The book
The Hindu Mind written by Bansi Pandit reveals the essential features of the vast and varied Hindu Heritage. The style of the book is simple and easily understandable. The book is very interesting, useful and meaningful for all ages. In this book Bansi Pandit fully explores all the important aspects of Hindu Religion.
The aim of this book is to present the fundamental concepts of all aspects of the Hindu religious, philosophical, and cultural heritage, the world?s oldest living tradition, in a simple and straightforward language for the readers of all ages. Thus, the basic concepts are exhaustively discussed and illustrated with the hope that once the reader has attained an understanding of the fundamentals of the Hindu heritage, he (or she) can proceed on his own accord to gain a better understanding of the higher teachings contained in other advanced books.
Accordingly, this book includes the following features:
The book is divided into five parts respectively dealing with (1) Hindu Religion and Philosophy consisting of an account of Hindu religion, scriptures and different schools of Hindu philosophy, (2) Symbolism of Hindu deities, such bas Lord Shiva, Goddess Durga, Goddess Lakshmi, Hindu Trinity and the importance of ?Om?, (3) Hindu Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, (4) Other topics such as four goals ? Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha, three debts - debt to God, debt to the sages and debt to one?s own ancestors and four stages of life ? Brahmacarya, Grahastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa, Samskaras from Garbhadhana to Antyesti and Hindu Religion ? the religion of World Brotherhood, and (5) Table of references and their relevance to modern times such as History of Hinduism with dates, concept of God in Hinduism, and Christianity, comparative principles of Hinduism Christianity and Judaism etc. All the five parts are oriented with interesting and highly rational questions and the relevant answers. In addition to these, there are three appendices in the book consisting of the subjects ? how to meditate, sacred pilgrimages (tirthas) and Arati (Om Jaya Jagadeesa Hare). At the end of the book there is a useful glossary connected with Hindu religion, culture and literature.
Additionally, this text includes explanations and transliterations of many of the most popular mantras, succinct but detailed suggestions for meditating, transliterated and translated Arati prayers, and enough historical highlights to fill the mind of the inquiring fact addict. A student who receives questions from his classmates such as "Why do you worship idols?" will find clear, accurate answers in Question and Answer sections at the end of each subject area.
On the whole the book The Hindu Mind relating to Hindu culture with simple language, modern writing and communication skills, clarity of thought for easy comprehension, is an asset for the readers of modern age.
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