Where Is The Focus Of Hindus?

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Every religion has three main functions Inspire the public to believe in god, called Bhakti. Inspire the public to work for god, called Karma. Inspire the public to understand the nature of God’s creation and God. This is Gyan, Darshan, and Philosophy.

Christianity has focused their more energy in the Karma aspect. So they created many missionaries, uplifted the education, and health of their people. How did they do? whom they benefited? why they did etc, all will become too much complicated and political so avoiding in this article. But the truth is their Karma brought some physical comfort to individual human beings.

Islam focused on Bhakti more. They taught Kuran in Madarsas to all their followers. So the output is believers. What did they teach? What did people understand? Why did followers fail to understand? What is the impact of that again that is a topic of big debate.

Hinduism got mixed up and remain unfocused with all these aspects. Organizations like Ramakrishna Mission focused on Karma, Organizations like Patanjali Yoga Peetha on Swadeshi and business, Organizations like Sringeri Matham on Philosophy and Darshan, Organizations like ISKCON and many others on Devotion, Bhakti.

Hence when it comes to infrastructure, Like created by churches, Hindus are nowhere. When it comes to believers, fortunately, Hindus couldn’t create hardcore believers as well. They try to apply their mind and even do trading and negotiation with God. What is in it for me if I give my ten rupees to god?

When it comes to philosophy Hinduism has given many philosophers of the highest order to the world. It may be different that not many people around today but still situation is not that bad.

Now if we blame that poor Dalit or backward class getting converted into other religions then it is not because of Hindu philosophy or too much torture on low caste people. Even high class but poor people also getting converted. And suffering is across the Jati and Varna of the entire Hindu system.

It is because our focus was not building infrastructure to serve. Everything is fine, but for some time if we reduce preaching philosophies and performing Katha Keertan and focus that energy on creating infrastructure then this conversion problem and politics can be addressed.

Do you think this right path for Hindus? Do you think there are people who can understand this gap and channelize their energy to build the community in this way? Do you think that those who have money and network power will use that for this purpose?

Finally, the government should not be controlling temples in the secular state and there must strict guidelines for temples so that they use their funds for community and infrastructure building and not in corruption and self-serving.

Hari Om Tat Sat Yours Truly Hari