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Hinduism is less a singular religion and more a vast collection of loosely related spiritual, cultural, and philosophical traditions that were grouped under one umbrella term by the British and now used by politicians to consolidate a religious identity for votes
There are different sects with completely different beliefs. Some people follow Vedic rituals, others are into philosophical schools like Vedanta or Yoga and many worship local village gods or tribal deities that aren't even mentioned in mainstream scriptures. Many people worship cows, others eat them.Yes there are many Hindus that eat beef. You can even completely reject all the mainstream hindu gods/teachings and maintain a seperate identity as Nastika in Hinduism too. The Aghoris focus on mysticism, black magic stuff that's completely different from the temple-going, ritualistic Hinduism many others practice. The Bhagavad Gita doesn't have a single mention of any kind of commandments or rules or laws that someone has to follow. It just mentions the action and their consequences.
Every region has their own versions of it. Unlike Abrahamic religions Hinduism has no single founder, no centralized religious authority, and no universally accepted scripture this is the reason why you often see people referring to the Hinduism they follow as santana dharma to not be associated with the aspects of religion that they don't ascribe to.
Aghoris hindus in particular believe in black magic and the central parts of their beliefs involves mysticism and animatism also often encouraging drug use which is what attracts rebelling hippies from the west who are attracted to the idea of a religion so different to the traditional Abrahamic ones. Hinduism as a whole never was a religion in the first place. It was a more of a political identity if anything.
There are different sects with completely different beliefs. Some people follow Vedic rituals, others are into philosophical schools like Vedanta or Yoga and many worship local village gods or tribal deities that aren't even mentioned in mainstream scriptures. Many people worship cows, others eat them.Yes there are many Hindus that eat beef. You can even completely reject all the mainstream hindu gods/teachings and maintain a seperate identity as Nastika in Hinduism too. The Aghoris focus on mysticism, black magic stuff that's completely different from the temple-going, ritualistic Hinduism many others practice. The Bhagavad Gita doesn't have a single mention of any kind of commandments or rules or laws that someone has to follow. It just mentions the action and their consequences.
Every region has their own versions of it. Unlike Abrahamic religions Hinduism has no single founder, no centralized religious authority, and no universally accepted scripture this is the reason why you often see people referring to the Hinduism they follow as santana dharma to not be associated with the aspects of religion that they don't ascribe to.
Aghoris hindus in particular believe in black magic and the central parts of their beliefs involves mysticism and animatism also often encouraging drug use which is what attracts rebelling hippies from the west who are attracted to the idea of a religion so different to the traditional Abrahamic ones. Hinduism as a whole never was a religion in the first place. It was a more of a political identity if anything.
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