I just want to know whether our religion is becoming commercial now-a-day. Art of living Rs 500 ; Sahaja samathi yoga Rs 750 ; Transidental meditation Rs 500 ; Sahaja stithi yoga Rs 750 etc., How can a poor hindu then learn mediation ? My aim is not to hurt anybody, but want to know are we on the right path ?
2007-03-13 06:25:28 · 13 answers · asked by RANJANI 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-03-13 06:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hinduism is not a religion. It is a custom, tradition, cultural and way of Hindus' lives in Hindustan (India). No well known Hindu scholar, philosopher, jurist, leader, priest, book or script claimed it a religion but insisted it a culture, tradition, custom, etc. The Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiva Sena, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and all other famous organisations too claimed as such. The word Hindu is never used in any sacred ancient Hindu book or script. It is a Persian word, which meant "black" and was used for residents beyond Sindhu river.
Organisations need funds and finances and they collect it to meet their expenses, house rents, water, phone & electricity bills, employees' salaries, etc.
2007-03-13 08:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Until the time you some how meet a true saint, do not , even in your dreams, think of joining any organisation such as, ISKCON or Sai Baba or Mata or Swami or Power of --- etc.
This is my sincere advice, if at all you are serious in seeking your aspirations. It is better to wait for ages than to waste your this precious human life, at the doors of these self styled institutions, who only confuse the naive people.
Believe me, if you wait for the saint with tears flowing out uncontrollably from your eyes, he will appear and bless you.
2007-03-13 19:27:41 · answer #3 · answered by Vijay D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I can understand your point... it is true that they are becoming commercial and all junk is presented to the public in the name of Yoga and kundalini, by these commercial saints.
I have yet to see a person who got enlightenment through these commercial religious shops
But our common herds do not give respect to saint unless he is a big name and to be a big name you need money, which is also required to run the establishment
But still I must say there are many saints who are doing it free of cost. you have to search for them
A commercial sadhu will find you to sell his meditation
You have to find a real sadhu to find enlightenment
After all enlightened souls do not roam on the streets finding buyers
2007-03-13 21:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One needs to pay a price for all that one desires, if you wish to learn something you also need to pay for it, and infact its so good that in kaliyuga you can do away with simply paying by money, think of the times when things were not commercialised, and people had to pay by slogging through their lives to learn a little bit!
Now-a-days you get to learn so much only for few rupees!
2007-03-13 18:50:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many centres. Ramakrishna Mission, Vipassana, Ganeshpuri, and many others. It dependsa where u r based. I have personally found Vipassana to b the best. If u look for them u will find them. Remember all d meditation centres r not run by wealthy organisations so they need help to run them.
2007-03-13 06:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion starts at home. Meditate at home. It's true- religion is becoming all about money in Hinduism.
2007-03-13 21:38:51 · answer #7 · answered by TrueWOW 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They charge not for teaching you to meditate but for the survival of their organization...
2007-03-13 17:01:08 · answer #8 · answered by Prabhakar A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i remember correctly iskcon (international society for krishna consciousness) does have meditation sessions free of charge...
2007-03-13 06:33:21 · answer #9 · answered by maverick_youth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to swami Ramdev Ji, he will tell you nicely.
2007-03-13 09:42:44 · answer #10 · answered by larry G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Hinduismtoday.com they might have links to help you out.
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2007-03-13 06:31:16 · answer #11 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋