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1 Shailesh Tiwari-2021100302 HUMN200: World Religions: A Comparative Study (23W-C-ON_2B_Z) Research & Reflection Andrew Fuyarchuk Yorkville University January 29, 2023

2 Hinduism The third largest and oldest still-practicing religion in the world is Hinduism. More than one billion people follow it. Hinduism is a group of rituals and beliefs that originated in India and were practiced for thousands of years before to the birth of Christ. Hinduism continues to be the largest practiced religion in both India and Nepal today. Hindus view their religion as an all- encompassing way of life with a thorough system that consists of beliefs and traditions, a complex ethical framework, important rituals, philosophy, and theology. In contrast to other religions, this. It varies from the so-called Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, according to Professor Julius Lipner. Hinduism is a far more global religion. There are many different Hindu faiths, some of which could share characteristics with other religions. This fits the definition of polycentrism, in his opinion. He added, Hinduism is a very visually oriented religion. All the many deities are expressed and made apparent via color, different forms, different sizes, and diverse attributes in the temples, holy texts, and pictures of Hinduism. Particularly in its regional variants, polycentrism exhibits and displays itself in many ways. As a result, a deity or God may be described or expressed in one manner in north India but another in south India. As a result, Hinduism is mostly an oral culture, despite its well-known visual component. And the Vedas were in use when this first happened. The holy books of Hinduism are known as the Vedas. They are considered canonical because they form the basis of the tradition. And they are referred to as ruti. The word "sruti" in Sanskrit refers to what the wise men and women of old heard. The Tamil Vedas are totally distinct scriptures that are also known as Vedas and are meant to provide you with life-saving information. So, this is what he means when he referred to polycentrism. You have two texts that, on the surface, appear to teach quite different topics and look extremely different from one

3 another. However, in the hands of theologians who are genuinely tasked with imparting the same collection of salvific literature. Tushar Shah from University of Cambridge said that The Bhagavad Gita is unquestionably one of Hinduism's most well-known religious writings. In a nutshell, Arjuna is going to engage in combat with his relatives; the conflict is between two sets of cousins. It's sort of a good versus evil tale, but there are a lot of grey areas in between; it's not all black and white. And as he prepares to battle, he kind of has a moment of uncertainty. “How can I fight,” Arjuna asks lord Krishna. How can I defend myself from my own cousins? An entire family will be destroyed by this. The planet will be destroyed because of this. Essentially putting down his weapons, he then realizes that he is helpless. His Lord, Krishna, then commands him to engage in battle. He kind of preaches an entire sermon on the human condition, explaining why people are here, what they must do with their life, and the dedication they must provide, all while telling him to fight and urging him to do so. Consequently, he draws a connection between his current state and both his current obligations and the state of humanity ( British Library , n.d.). The topic of human awareness fragmentation and its devastating effects at the societal and individual-psychological level is one that is not sufficiently well-outlined and reflected in our modern society, despite being of critical importance for the future of mankind. My judgement is that this topic, which is very significant from a philosophical standpoint, is topical, offers a dual interest, and has a dual stake. Quantum mechanics, whose essential premise is that the universe is a cohesive whole that cannot be understood in terms of separate realities - as the classical, atomist-Newtonian physics implies - is responsible for the most important "cognitive revolution" of the 20th century. As a result, "no system can be examined in portions whose attributes do not rely on the state of the complete

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4 system – quantum nonseparability". The world appears to be a dynamic "cloth" of interconnected events, each of whose attributes is influenced by the sum of its constituent parts. David Bohm shows that if a person believes they are different from the rest of mankind, they will be inclined to defend their own "egointerests "'s against those of another "ego". Further, if someone identifies with that form—a group, nation, ethnicity, religion, philosophy, etc.—they will often protect its interests in a similar manner, which will continue conflict and fragmentation. (The Problem of Human Consciousness Fragmentation, 2013). Therefore, in my opinion, it is necessary to clarify the relationship between the content and process of thinking from the standpoint of their wholeness, which is, as J. Krishnamurti made abundantly apparent, from the perspective of the "observer" and the "observed". In order to do this, one must overcome a non-fragmentary and non-accumulative vision, which is the state of total attention and passive receptivity that allows things to disclose from their innermost states without "the intervention of thinking, memory, desire, willingness, or choice" of the subject. Accordingly, I do think that the philosophical tenets of quantum physics, which gave rise to the great "cognitive revolution," entail a "psychological revolution" that would stop the fragmentation of human consciousness caused by the separatist-conflictual structure of the Ego.

5 References British Library . (n.d.). The British Library. https://www.bl.uk/sacred-texts/videos/hinduism The Problem of Human Consciousness Fragmentation . (2013). ProQuest. Retrieved January 28, 2023,https://www.proquest.com/docview/1496064783?accountid=142373&forcedol=true