| Foundations of Hinduism. | | | | share of others, rather one should help and protect the |
| Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate. | | | | weak whose share is being snatched away by |
| If we trace history of the Hindus we would not find | | | | powerful people. |
| one founder of this Hinduism. That is the reason, some | | | | (14) They believe in charity and they had been helping |
| people believe that Hinduism is not a religion, but it is a | | | | the needy throughout the ages. |
| way of life which had been adopted by the people of | | | | (15)They have established and installed Gods and |
| this sub region and they had been getting guidance | | | | Goddesses and they are worshiping and praying |
| from old Rishis, Munnis, Avrtaras and the Gods and | | | | before them. |
| Goddesses. The important works of the great Rishis | | | | (16)They believe in penance and facing hardship and |
| who had been residing in jungles and had been | | | | that is the reason they had been living in jungles where |
| creating guidelines for the people are contained and | | | | nothing had been provided to them. |
| collected in four Veras. The name of four Vedas are, | | | | (17)They want to live in peace and it is on record that |
| The Rig Veda, The Yajur Veda, The Atharva Veda | | | | people of India had not been invading other countries. |
| and the Sama Veda. The Rishis had also been writing | | | | (18)They were not killing animals for eating purpose. |
| Upanishads, Purana and Simiriti. It is on record that the | | | | (19)They believe in simple life and high thinking. |
| two great epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata are | | | | (20)They also believe that if we do wrong with |
| also there and in Maha Bharata, we find the great | | | | another, we shall receive punishment even in this life. |
| book Bhagvad Geeta too. If we go through all these | | | | (21) They believe in blessing and in curse and |
| works of the Hindus, we shall find that they could | | | | therefore, they always want to have blessing from the |
| establish the following main principles which they | | | | others and they are afraid of curse, which they believe |
| directed that the Hindus must follow and it is on record | | | | shall work adversely. |
| that this community had been following all these | | | | (22)They believe that repentance shall free the man |
| principles through the ages and still they believe that | | | | from all the punishments which are prescribed for the |
| they are following the same principles. Let us have a | | | | sins committed by the man while on this earth. |
| look on the Hindu principles laid down in these great | | | | (23)They believe that a beggar should not go without |
| works of the Rishis and avtaras:- | | | | charity. |
| (1)God is one and one only and it cannot be divided into | | | | (24)They visit religion places and they believe that |
| parts. | | | | without these visits devotion of God is not complete. |
| (2)God never takes His birth nor He dies. | | | | (25) They sit all alone and close their eyes and try to |
| (3)God is present everywhere. | | | | have an image of God in heir mind and in their heart. |
| (4)No action in this universe without the will of God. | | | | (26)They believe in prayer and they had been inventing |
| (5)God sends all the men, women, animals and other | | | | so many method of offering prayer before God. |
| things having life on this earth and when He so desires, | | | | (27)They believe that one should not snatch away the |
| the calls them back and they die. | | | | share of another. |
| (6)God writes the luck and destiny of all of us and we | | | | (28)They believe that we should earn honestly. |
| live life as per such directions in those writings. | | | | (29)They do not believe in converting other people to |
| (7)God is like our parent and we all are members of | | | | their faith. |
| this family. | | | | (30)They do not hate people in other religions nor they |
| (8)There are 84,00,000 lives on this earth and people | | | | hate other religions. They believe that people in all |
| who commit crimes, sins and misconducts while in life | | | | religions are trying to meet God in their own way. |
| are condemned to this circle and they shall attain this | | | | (31)They do not take meat of a cow because they |
| manhood after completing this circle. | | | | have recognized her as their mother, because it gives |
| (9)They created the office of Dharam Raj where | | | | milk and its sons are utilized for farming purposes. |
| each soul shall give accounts of his past and shall be | | | | There are more beliefs and principles in Hindus and |
| awarded or punished as per record. | | | | some of the beliefs and principles are also available in |
| (10)They believe in the concept of Hell and Heaven. | | | | other religions too. The principles adopted by the |
| They believe that the people who had been doing | | | | Hindus are very good and if found useful people should |
| good works in life shall get Heaven and the people | | | | adopt these principles. These principles are available in |
| who had been doing bad deeds shall be given Hell | | | | religious books of other religions too though in different |
| where they shall suffer. | | | | form or language, because all the religions on this earth |
| (11)The believe in salvation 'mukti' and they say that | | | | are trying to make this man a right person and all are |
| people who had been feeling presence of God in life | | | | good guides, provided the man on the earth adopt all |
| shall get salvation and shall never come to this world | | | | these principles and turn a good person. So we should |
| once again. | | | | honour the Hindus who have given so much to the |
| (12)They believe that one should follow life of 'Dharma' | | | | people of the world. We should also be thankful to |
| I.e. the right path in life and one should not be leaving | | | | those Rishis, Munnis, Bhagatas, Gurus, Gods and |
| this path when the circumstances so compel him. | | | | Goddesses who had been laying down these |
| (13)They believe that none should snatch away the | | | | principles for the people of the world. |