a social being. The self is not catogorized primarily as a psychological being, but more of a (subtle body( that harbours the illusion of the material being. The polis consists not only of living members of the family and community, but of ancestrial spirits, spirit helpers, and the gods and godesses who populate the Indian cosmos(p. 113).
Hinduism(s great worth is in establishing a truly overarching outline of the universe and placing humanities relative position in the universe as reflective of, but no greater than the sum of the parts. Pragmatically speaking, this is also Hinduism(s greatest flaw. To inculcate a people with a strong relativistic view of the universe, and concurrently invest their belief system with a near eternal sense of malaise and lassitude is to invite and encourage all manner of poverties.
Familial Cycles
Nested within the sublime understandings of Hindu cosmology, are the cycles of family life which are indicative of the thresholds of mental and physical health in ind
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