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Falling out of Hinduism (my journey so far)
As a kid from the UK, I grew up visiting the temple very very often. I enjoyed the atmosphere, the chanting, the praying, the peace. Id meet my friends there, family members and enjoy a little moment of happiness. I struggled a lot with depression growing up and I remember a period of my life (between 14-15 years of age) I visited the temple almost every other day with one of my parents. I grew to enjoy the various stories about the deities, and recognised their own individual teachings. I bought and read books to further understand the religion, all the while fully believing in God. As i grew older, naturally i stopped going to the temple as often, and my interest shifted. I became somewhat of a truth seeker. I never claimed god didnt exist but i became unsure and that led to the opinion of, i dont really care whether god exists or not. I developed the viewpoint that our lives being short and finite, meant that we need to live in a way that that we can never regret. Be in service to others, live your life tothe fullest, explore the planet we were born on, and fully explore what it means to be a human. In essence, live as if tomorrow was your last day, and nothing exists after. Be remembered for something, either for an achievement or just simply by your loved ones. I once heard Brian Cox, a professor of cosmology at the University of Manchester in the UK, once say that the only place in the universe (as far as we know of) that has meaning, is Earth. We are the only beings capable of giving our own lives a meaning. There might be nothing after we die, just as there might not have been anything before. Everything might be random, but for some reason i find that to be more beautiful than a creation of god. We have only got one chance at life. Naturally the idea of even staying in touch with hinduism faded completely, and i came across this subreddit randomly and it got me reminiscing about the past. For me now, praying has changed to self reflection. I think about my wins and losses, my successes and my mistakes and i think it has made me a better person. I dont talk to god, i just talk to myself. I would like to kmow if anyone has had similar journeys, or if you are religious right now and how that has specifically given you peace. My intention of this post was to understand how a deep belief in god has led you to peace. I fully believe everyone is on their own paths but the destination can be the same :)2
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