Hinduism My reaction to this movie was a mix of two things; confusion and curiosity. I wondered about several things concerning the practicality of this specific religion. Before seeing this film I did not understand why the practitioners of Hinduism bathe in the Ganges, worship numerous gods and goddess’, or why they have some of their ceremonies. I also began to understand that the the mystery associated with their religion is something that is common. Bathing in a filthy river did not seem like a religious practice to me before understanding why the Hindu people do it. I understand now that they worship this body of water as if it where a god or a gift from them.
The bathing is almost like a church service or a daily baptism that they perform to feel closer to their creator. I think that when Hindus perform this they feel closer as a community also, because it is a communal bathing place. The worshipping of numerous Gods and Goddess’ also seems odd to me. How can they really know all of those symbols in their religion and understand them enough to worship them. It seems like such a obscure idea to worship a single icon for each aspect of life instead of concentrating on one.
The aspect in Hindu religion that expresses you must please the Gods and Goddess’ must be very difficult because there are so many that exist. Overall this religion is still a mystery to me, hopefully with more study I will understand it better and will be able to really know its purpose. Some of the aspects of Hinduism seem strange to me because I am not familiar to them, but surely Christianity seems foreign to a Hindu.
The Essay on Why Religion and God Are Not Necessary in Modern Day Society
88% of us claim to be religious. Religion has been around since 223,000 BCE. The world would be nothing without it. You can’t get a sense of history or the language of Britain without having to study religious texts. But is religion necessary in the 21st century? The simple answer is no. No, we don’t need to believe in religious stories to feel comforted, no we don’t need to believe in an ...
