tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116259194112701133.post2495465031737150158..comments2024-02-27T10:13:43.437-05:00Comments on Self Realization: Is there really tolerant religion?Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01809381214735615158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116259194112701133.post-16819988342103293692013-08-29T08:44:36.222-04:002013-08-29T08:44:36.222-04:00Lovely comment Avi, specially I loved last para wh...Lovely comment Avi, specially I loved last para where you explain difference between faith and belief, you have explained it so nicely. I wish everyone tries to look at these things this way and be more tolerable towards each other, our world will become more beautiful than already it is. Thanks a lot for sharing and caring. Vinayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809381214735615158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116259194112701133.post-6652496402660900562013-08-29T00:16:16.918-04:002013-08-29T00:16:16.918-04:00Many say the etymology of religion lies with the L...Many say the etymology of religion lies with the Latin word religare, which means “to tie, to bind.” Maybe that is the reason we say “That guy/girl does that thing religiously”<br /><br />I was trying to find the dictionary meaning of the word “religion” and in most of the places it is combined with “God or super-being”. In a few places where it is not, it says “the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices”, “something a person believes in and follows devotedly”. Then I checked for the dictionary meaning of word belief and it says “conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence”. Please note “Based on examination of evidence”. <br /><br />So Religion or Dharma according to me is more of a “way of life” (like we say “This is Raj Dharma” meaning this is what we expect a King to be like) that evolved in different parts of the world. Some academics and many practitioners refer to Hinduism, using a native definition, as “Sanatana Dharma”, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law" or the "eternal way".<br /><br />I think the complication arises by the frequent use of the term "faith" as a synonym for "religion". Belief may or may not imply certitude in the believer . Faith almost always implies certitude even where there is no evidence or proof.<br /><br /> <br />Avinash Adhavnoreply@blogger.com