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			'''"Introduction to Hinduism: From Ancient Origins, Spiritual View of Evolution to Swami Vivekananda's Definition"'''

	== Opening Prayer ==		== Opening Prayer ==

Vamsimarri at 00:51, 26 October 2025

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	Do Hindus have that? Yes, we also worship. It is a peculiar idea. You see it many times. We call it—not only our ancestors are worshiped, they are also regarded, regardless of whether they are scoundrels, crooks, rogues. After death they will become great. They will go to a Loka called Pitṛ Loka (father's land), and there they remain forever, demanding from some people—if they are good children, then monthly worship, monthly offerings. If they are not such good children, at least annual worship. If even still more worse children, at least once after death, give some offering, whatever you can give.		Do Hindus have that? Yes, we also worship. It is a peculiar idea. You see it many times. We call it—not only our ancestors are worshiped, they are also regarded, regardless of whether they are scoundrels, crooks, rogues. After death they will become great. They will go to a Loka called Pitṛ Loka (father's land), and there they remain forever, demanding from some people—if they are good children, then monthly worship, monthly offerings. If they are not such good children, at least annual worship. If even still more worse children, at least once after death, give some offering, whatever you can give.

	It is their ancestor worship. And has it disappeared? No, it hasn't disappeared. How		It is their ancestor worship. And has it disappeared? No, it hasn't disappeared. How do we know? Here is a very peculiar idea which I also don't understand.

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	do we know? Here is a very peculiar idea which I also don't understand.

	Take, for example, Śrī Ramakrishna's father. He went to Gayā. What was the purpose? He wanted to offer his worship to his ancestors. And what did he see? He saw, after all the worship was done, that all his ancestors were present in the temple. And then he had the vision of Gayā Viṣṇu, who said, "I am going to be born as your son."		Take, for example, Śrī Ramakrishna's father. He went to Gayā. What was the purpose? He wanted to offer his worship to his ancestors. And what did he see? He saw, after all the worship was done, that all his ancestors were present in the temple. And then he had the vision of Gayā Viṣṇu, who said, "I am going to be born as your son."

Vamsimarri at 22:27, 25 October 2025

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			== Opening Prayer ==
			ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय

			तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय

			मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय

			ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः

			हरिः ॐ

			Asato mā sadgamaya,

			Tamaso mā jyotirgamaya,

			Mṛtyormā amṛtaṃ gamaya

			Hari ḥ Om

			Lord, lead us from the unreal to the real.

			Lead us from ignorance to illumination.

			Lead us from death to immortality.

			Om, peace, peace, peace be unto all.

			== The Question of Hindu Identity ==
			There are many here. If asked whether you are a Hindu, they will say definitely yes. And further, if we ask why do you think you are a Hindu, various answers will be given: because I was born to Hindu parents, because I worship a particular Hindu deity, or I was born in a particular caste, or I believe in some scriptures, etc. Some of the answers are definitely right. Some are not.

			Many of the people who claim they are Hindus, accepting and claiming that they are Hindus, know very little about Hinduism. There are three main reasons why this is so.

			=== Three Reasons for Limited Understanding ===
			'''The first reason''' is that there is no centralized body, no central authority, to define, to fix and say, "this is what Hinduism is, and this is what Hinduism is not."

			'''The second reason''' is that Hinduism is so vast that, as I humorously mentioned many times, it is like a supermarket. You can worship any god, any name, any way you like. You can follow any particular system of yoga. You can belong to any particular school of philosophy. You can do any number of weird things and be proud that "I am a good Hindu."

			Part of this reason is also that until recently, until almost the 19th century, there was no such religion called Hinduism. There was only some type

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