How can best principles and practises in religion guide us to Liberation?
Hindu Principles and Practices.
“Understanding Hinduism”, by Dr DC Rao, is an excellent treatise on best principles and practises in the religion that we call “Hinduism”. Much of which we can apply to our own lives, directly or indirectly, with some adaption. I publish the full text here un-edited, for our investigation of the Dharma. On four separate webpages, nested behind this one.
It was previously published by Inter-Faith Conference of Metropolitan Washington [www.ifcmw.org]
Unfortunately, many of Dr Rao’s references to Hindu scriptures are missing, or mis-copied, but I hope to rectify these soon.
There is another treatise of same name, author and themes but rewritten into Question and Answer style. Available at –
https://www.hinduamerican.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/UnderstandingHinduismBasicQuestionsAnswered-DC-Rao.pdf
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
It was previously published by Inter-Faith Conference of Metropolitan Washington [www.ifcmw.org]
Unfortunately, many of Dr Rao’s references to Hindu scriptures are missing, or mis-copied, but I hope to rectify these soon.
There is another treatise of same name, author and themes but rewritten into Question and Answer style. Available at –
https://www.hinduamerican.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/UnderstandingHinduismBasicQuestionsAnswered-DC-Rao.pdf
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Principles
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2. GOAL AND PATHS OF HINDUISM: AN OVERVIEW
Chapter 3. THE SCOPE OF SCRIPTURES
Chapter 4. PURUSHARTHA: THE GOALS OF LIFE
Chapter 5. MOKSHA: LIBERATION
Chapter 6. DHARMA
Chapter 2. GOAL AND PATHS OF HINDUISM: AN OVERVIEW
Chapter 3. THE SCOPE OF SCRIPTURES
Chapter 4. PURUSHARTHA: THE GOALS OF LIFE
Chapter 5. MOKSHA: LIBERATION
Chapter 6. DHARMA
Practice
Chapter 7. VALUES
Chapter 8. ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 9. KARMA AND REBIRTH
Chapter 10. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Chapter 11. PATHS OF YOGA
Chapter 8. ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 9. KARMA AND REBIRTH
Chapter 10. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Chapter 11. PATHS OF YOGA
The Sacred.
Chapter 12. GOD: IS HINDUISM POLYTHEISTIC?
Chapter 13. WORSHIP: ARE IMAGES IDOLS?
Chapter 14. SYMBOLS
Chapter 15. SAMSKARAS: SACRAMENTS
Chapter 16. GUNAS: A PATH TO SPIRITUAL REFINEMENT
Chapter 13. WORSHIP: ARE IMAGES IDOLS?
Chapter 14. SYMBOLS
Chapter 15. SAMSKARAS: SACRAMENTS
Chapter 16. GUNAS: A PATH TO SPIRITUAL REFINEMENT
Practicalities
Chapter 17. CASTE
Chapter 18. RESPECT FOR OTHER RELIGIONS
Chapter 19. FAITH AND BELIEF IN HINDUISM
Chapter 18. RESPECT FOR OTHER RELIGIONS
Chapter 19. FAITH AND BELIEF IN HINDUISM
