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Hinduism as a Gift to Humanity and Mother Nature

September 3, 2021

Author: Dr Seema Sharma

Hinduism and its Philosophy

Due to its core philosophies, Hinduism as a religion is a gift to humanity. This is the religion which embraces women and her power, mother nature and all forms of life on planet earth unlike other religions. In other words, this is the only religion, which intrinsically serve the purpose of mother nature and humanity in a unique sustainable way. In contemporary India, this can be understood by the common practices Hindus practice in their day-to-day life. Such as celebration of Durga and Kali at household level, worship of various forms of women goddesses across, worship of various kinds of trees and plants, animals etc.

All it’s philosophies and practices are deeply enrooted and ingrained towards balancing the nature to keep humanity survive on planet earth. For instance, worship of goddesses is not only to embraces the women power but also to keep reminding the humanity that for balanced life respect women and never take her granted. She is the one who can reproduce and nourish the future generation with all-specific characteristic features which are important for the humanity to survive on earth. As we always say, mother is the first teacher and home are the first school for any child. In other words, through her services intrinsically she gives purpose to the humanity to live their life sustainably on this planet earth.

Women and Hinduism

When we say purpose, it implies with the fact that why we are here on this planet earth and what we are supposed to do and how? How one can live a sustainable balanced life with wisdom, empathy and full of respect for all forms of life on this planet? Because to survive on planet earth and not to become extinct like dinosaurs these are the basic criteria. Women by her services and being first teacher of child impart all these wisdoms, knowledge, understanding including empathy in her future generation and make future generation ready to live sustainable life in alignment with humanity and mother nature.

On this earth, women are intrinsically the form of mother nature and they inherently align with humanity and mother nature. Women does, because that is her basic nature. There services to the humanity are immense and it cannot be repaid in any form other than how Hinduism acknowledges it through its worships and celebrations across. Hinduism as a religion, understands it and value it that’s how it’s different from any other religion.

Women and indoctrinated religion

Treating women with law like sharia is insane and against the humanity and mother nature. Ill treatment of women brings imbalance in the society and in turn make future generation incompatible and purpose less. Purposeless and empathy less future generation is burden on this planet earth. This whole act is unsustainable and can lead to mass extinction of humans soon.

In current context, what is happening in countries with indoctrinated religion are the aftereffect of ill treatment of women since ages. In turn, the future generation has become wisdom less, empathy less and purposeless. In indoctrinated religion, the original purpose has been replaced by wisdom less purposes like you will have to die, if you want Jannat in your next life etc. Convert the whole world into indoctrinated religion etc.

This whole act of indoctrinated religion followers and their practices are unsustainable and against humanity and mother nature. This will soon lead the world towards end. If things will keep going this pace, it will not be the climate change which will lead to mass extinction of humans, rather, it will be due to indoctrinated religion. Nevertheless, whatever happens and happening on ground, credit also goes to-

The world superpowers who have time and again been using indoctrinated religion as a tool to keep themselves in the race of world superpower. Recent rise of Taliban in Afghanistan is the newest addition in their long history to serve their own purpose.
The social studies scholars, who has been singing the same song in support of world superpowers in their own vested social/political/individual interest and directly indirectly promoting and protecting law like sharia and Halala etc.

Indoctrinated religion and its problem

There are three things which has made indoctrinated religion the way it looks like today

Poor doctrine with full of things against their own women and humanity which puncture their own social set-up
Exploitation of indoctrinated religion as a tool to keep economies poor, chaotic and democracy less by developed economies/superpowers
Since ages women ill treatment and lack of real educational institutions has made their followers wisdom less, empathy less and purposeless.

There are two things which need to be done

Reform of indoctrinated religion, and in current scenario, it cannot be a choice, its mandatory and in the interest of their own followers and mother earth
Stop ill-treating women in the interest of their own future generation and humanity

Now, the question is with punctured social set-up, wisdom less, empathy less and purpose less future generation, how indoctrinated religion followers can even think of even reform. How to convince this set of population that live your current life at least with full alignment with humanity and mother nature and don’t think of dyeing or Jannat after life.

Developed economies in the race of becoming superpowers are insanely responsible for making indoctrinated religion retrogressive the way it is in its current form. Christianity and Judaism themselves got reformed by starting treating their women equal and giving them rights. But unfortunately. others couldn’t manage to do that. Later, their poor doctrine got utilized by developed economies to keep them the way they are. In its current form, it is next to impossible to reform them.

Women and reformation of indoctrinated religion

However, it can only be possible, if women in indoctrinated religion can understand this and take this initiative. Well women can do this, because they are intrinsically the form of mother nature and inherently align with humanity and mother nature. That is their basic nature or characteristic. Its just the matter of time and realization by themselves.

In this regard, we can now see that how women in Afghanistan have started raising their voices against Taliban’s. This act of women followers of indoctrinated religion was long due, it had to happen and now it has started. Flag bears need to be acknowledged and will always be remembered and their contribution is immense.

The point is, if women can save homo sapiens on this planet earth from getting extinct, they can do anything. They are the most powerful form of life on this earth. It’s time for women to make their future generation future ready. Teach them the lesson of wisdom, empathy and real purpose of life.

Needless to say, that for reformation of indoctrinated religion, education is the key and this can only be achieved with the help of women. Because no matter how underprivileged and uneducated a woman is, she inherently aligns with the purpose of humanity and mother nature. And to start with, this will be enough for making future generation future ready for humanity and mother earth.

Well, the fight for reformation of indoctrinated religion has been started and credit goes to women of Afghanistan. However, this fight is not going to be easy and definitely change will not happen overnight. But the good news is the long due process has been started and this will be done soon!