The short answer to the question “why am I a Hindu” is simply because I was born to a Hindu family. That’s generally the case for all Hindus because one cannot convert to being a Hindu. That distinguishes the Hindu dharma from religions.
Here I have to distinguish between religions and dharmas. There are three major world religions. They are Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the order they arose. That’s the monotheistic family. They all arose in the Middle East. Judaism oral tradition goes back over 4,000 years and the written texts around 3,500 years. Christianity is around 2,000 years old and Islam only 1,400 years old. Continue reading “Why I am a Hindu – Part 1”
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