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Name: Sem
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Rosales
Professor: Rev
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Alwen Jimenez
Subject: Ancient Philosophy
Title: Reflection on Hinduism

Over 330 million gods the Hindus have
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Honestly and obviously, I do not believe in the Vedas, the Upanishads and all that goes by
the name of Hindu scriptures, and therefore on reincarnation or rebirth
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I do not believe in the Hindu taboo of not eating beef
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Why? Because I am a Roman Catholic Christian
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I eat cooked meat and etc
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Nevertheless, certainly, if I am a Hindu, I will believe on my 330 million gods we have
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I will believe in our supreme being, the Brahman,
who is the source, operator, creator of everything in the world
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I will stand firm and defend my religion and our beliefs
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Indeed, thru
these things, it is good to ask; what is the true religion? Is there a true religion? How
important religion is? Does religion save? Is it possible to have dual religion or many
religions like a dual citizenship?
Human existence is very profound, too deep that even brilliant thinkers cannot fathom
because it entails a lot, so many that seldom impossible to understand
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indeed, one of them was Aristotle and his mind will
tell us that man has three concerns in his existence in this world, to wit; the concern in
physical existence, the food, shelter, even cravings and etc
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It is being clear to us that physical and intellectual concerns of man are manifested
and obvious but what is not obvious is about the soul
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Putting in this perspective that man really has a soul and the goal of the soul is to be
with the Divine which is I guess one of the beliefs of every religion in this world
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As the Bible
says, I am already saved (Rom
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2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor
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2:15, Phil
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5:9–10, 1 Cor
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Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil
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5:2, 2 Tim
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" In our belief,
man is already saved by Jesus Christ, the savior and by baptism man is cleansed by his sins
and become a participant of heaven however, he must also work for his salvation in order to
fully attain heaven and must have faith in God that he will be saved
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For them, man is
coming from Brahman, the unchangeable reality but since man is borne in the vulnerable
world, the world of change, he must strive to be with the Brahman, the fullness of joy or
essence of man, the real happiness
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In this sense of attaining True Happiness or be in Heaven, two religions have different
concepts and ways that lead us to ask, which is which? Which is true? Why there many
religions? Are these religions correct or wrong? Or perhaps, only one got it right
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However, if I am the other
person, and belong to other religion, I would say it is my religion that got it right
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A person belonged to a certain religion will believe that
he or their religion has the real truth about God and how to acquire true happiness and the
others are wrong or a little bit wrong
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Contrarily, definitely, God spoke to each one of us through all the ages
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But, did God never speak to the prophets on what religion we
should belong? Did God not speak that Christianity is the right religion? Or Hinduism? Or
Islam? Or what? So that, there might be commonity of belief and everybody will be saved
and acquired true happiness
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Indeed, religion is just one way for man to help him in attaining his goal in life
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No matter what religion a person belongs as long as it goes toward God, inductively,
nothing is wrong about it

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