Faith: 40 Insights In to Hinduism

1. What axe Vedic values, or the Indian ethos of Hindus?
2. How did the world come into being according to Hinduism?
3. Why do many non-Hindus refer to Hinduism as mythology, not religion?
4. Can I be a Hindu and still an atheist?
5. Who is a guru?
6. Can rakshasas or asuras be called the Hindu devil?
7. Is Hinduism feminist or patriarchal?
8. Is a yogini a female yogi, or a wild, erotic witch?
9. What are Hindu views on death, and suicide?
10. Does Hinduism have anything to say about cognition?
11. Is karma fatalism?
12.Is Buddha an avatar of Vishnu?
13.Is Hinduism's Narasimha like Hollywood's Wolverine?
14.Why are Brahmin and Kshatriya, even Vaishya, aspirational for most, but not Shudra?
15.Is yoga a Hindu concept?
16.Why are Hindus so ritualistic?
17.Why do Hindus worship idols?
18.Do Hindus worship the phallus?
19.Why do Hindus light lamps?
Contents note continued: 20.Is a Hindu prayer different from a Christian or Muslim one?
21.Is the Hindu thread ceremony the same as the Christian baptism?
22.Why do Hindus prefer celebrating birth anniversaries over death anniversaries?
23.Is divorce permitted in Hinduism?
24.Why do Hindus worship cows?
25.Are Hindus vegetarian?
26.Is Holi celebrated everywhere in India?
27.Is there such a thing as a Hindu Halloween?
28.Do Hindus lose their caste when they travel abroad?
29.Why is conversion not a practice in Hinduism?
30.What are the Vedas?
31.What is the Tamil Veda?
32.What exactly is the Manusmriti?
33.Does the Law of Manu sanction the caste system?
34.What do the Manusmriti and the dharma-shastras have to say about homosexuality?
History
35.Is Hinduism an Aryan religion?
36.Was the Harappan civilization Vedic or Hindu?
37.When did the events of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata actually occur?
Contents note continued: 38.Were Hindus always casteist?
39.Did the arrival of Muslim invaders 1000 years ago destroy Hindu culture?.