Encyclopaedia of Hindu Civilization Customs and Traditions
Shailendra Sengar
India is one of the Ancient Civilization of the world. The underlying Efficiency of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization is remarkable. The ancient Indus Valley Civilization was quite clearly advanced, to a great extent. The Vedic civilization is the culture associated with the people who composed the Religious Texts called the Vedas, in the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is the Religion of the majority of the Population of India. The Holy Books of the religion namely, the Vedas and the Upanishads clearly explain the rituals and their mystical contents. They also explain in detail the observance of sacrificial and purification rituals. Hinduism is another name for what is known as Sanatana Dharma. The objective of this book is offer directly the analysis of Indian Civilization, the great Indian Traditions and the unique Indian customs.
I have been asked many times, Why do you laugh so much and make so many jokes? I become serious sometimes--when I have a stomachache! The Lord is all blissfulness. He is the reality behind all that exists. He is the goodness, the truth in everything. You are His incarnations. That is what is glorious. The nearer you are to Him, the less you will have occasions to cry or weep. The further we are from Him, the more will long faces come. The more we know of Him, the more misery vanishes.
-Swami Vivekananda