Personally What does religion mean to you and how important is it to you?

Here is my view point. Religion is not necessary as it is not going to help me in any sphere of life. I remember a movie song, "Aao, Mehnat Ko Apna Imaan Banaaye..." Work and hard work is my religion.

rambabu wrote:

Here is my view point. Religion is not necessary as it is not going to help me in any sphere of life. I remember a movie song, "Aao, Mehnat Ko Apna Imaan Banaaye..." Work and hard work is my religion.

 

However, one simply cannot wish away the religion into which one is born into since that's what becomes your identity, so that extent religion does become important to an individual...am I right?

usha manohar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Here is my view point. Religion is not necessary as it is not going to help me in any sphere of life. I remember a movie song, "Aao, Mehnat Ko Apna Imaan Banaaye..." Work and hard work is my religion.

 

However, one simply cannot wish away the religion into which one is born into since that's what becomes your identity, so that extent religion does become important to an individual...am I right?

 

Sorry. I beg to differ with you. I'm of the opinion  religion and caste have split the society. I also believe that when man was born,there was no religion. Still he survived. A person may get a seat in a college by virtue of his reservation  on the basis of his religion.But not a degree. Where religion fails hard work succeeds. It's my experience . And in this regard my opinion on religion remains unchanged.

Religion has not given identity but my merit achieved through hard work gave me an identity in the society.

 

rambabu wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Here is my view point. Religion is not necessary as it is not going to help me in any sphere of life. I remember a movie song, "Aao, Mehnat Ko Apna Imaan Banaaye..." Work and hard work is my religion.

 

However, one simply cannot wish away the religion into which one is born into since that's what becomes your identity, so that extent religion does become important to an individual...am I right?

 

Sorry. I beg to differ with you. I'm of the opinion  religion has split the society. I also believe that when man was born,there was no religion. Still he survived. A person may get a seat in a college. But not a degree. Where religion fails hard work succeeds. It's my experience . And in this regard my opinion on religion remains unchanged.

 

That is your personal view but practically and broadly speaking every individual in the present day society is identified through his religion and caste whether he or she likes it or not..

 

 

usha manohar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Here is my view point. Religion is not necessary as it is not going to help me in any sphere of life. I remember a movie song, "Aao, Mehnat Ko Apna Imaan Banaaye..." Work and hard work is my religion.

 

However, one simply cannot wish away the religion into which one is born into since that's what becomes your identity, so that extent religion does become important to an individual...am I right?

 

Sorry. I beg to differ with you. I'm of the opinion  religion has split the society. I also believe that when man was born,there was no religion. Still he survived. A person may get a seat in a college. But not a degree. Where religion fails hard work succeeds. It's my experience . And in this regard my opinion on religion remains unchanged.

 

That is your personal view but practically and broadly speaking every individual in the present day society is identified through his religion and caste whether he or she likes it or not..

 

True it's my personal  view. Religion has not given me an identity, but it's my merit achieved through hard work gave me an identity.

 

 

 

To me religion is something that I gives me an identity yes, but to follow it or not is upto me. But I sometimes think that without following religion how would my life be...religion does not imply fervently praying or keeping fast etc. it is a way of life. It dictates how a person should observe certain rules without which we will all become uncivilized. Religion is something that holds people, community, a nation together. We really cannot do away with it completely can we?

For me personally, religion is important to me since it gives me my identity and is also responsible for my social conditioning. Also, I would like to add that I try to follow the basic rules of my religion, that is, tolerance and kindness to all others around me, I try to be a good human being and am not at all ashamed to say that I belong to a particular religion. What we see and hear nowadays about religion being a poison and that it has created a rift in our society, have I or you done it personally? Aren't the politicians responsible for it?> So why should shun it when I know I am a good human being!

Religion is a belief system or a methodology created by man, to approach his another creation, God. Its plus point is that it teaches us ethics to be followed in our life.  Its negative side is that it has become a business and just an instrument to fight each other. I believe in Freedom. I believe that to realize God, no religion is necessary; because God has no religion. But, whether I believe in it or not, my religion (that is, the religion endowed to me by my birth) is my identity in the society where I live and it has become a necessity for my survival. So for me, religion is just an outer sheath to convince the crowd that I am also a part of it!

For me religion is nothing. Humanity is my religion.  I don't believe much on God as we have made them different for different religion otherwise there is only one power which has created this world. People who think praying God 4-5 times a day make them religious then they are wrong. Serving others is what religion teaches us which we all don't want to understand.

Mousumi Ghosh

To me religion is something that I gives me an identity yes, but to follow it or not is upto me. But I sometimes think that without following religion how would my life be...religion does not imply fervently praying or keeping fast etc. it is a way of life. It dictates how a person should observe certain rules without which we will all become uncivilized. Religion is something that holds people, community, a nation together. We really cannot do away with it completely can we?

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

For me personally, religion is important to me since it gives me my identity and is also responsible for my social conditioning. Also, I would like to add that I try to follow the basic rules of my religion, that is, tolerance and kindness to all others around me, I try to be a good human being and am not at all ashamed to say that I belong to a particular religion. What we see and hear nowadays about religion being a poison and that it has created a rift in our society, have I or you done it personally? Aren't the politicians responsible for it?> So why should shun it when I know I am a good human being!

 

It is good to see you back Mousumi...I agree with both your views because each of us see religion differently !

I agree that religion need not be what form it has taken now after several centuries of manipulations..

Religion as I perceive is an institution that came into being because there was a need to regulate human behavior and for Hindus it is an extension of nature itself since our gods are part of our life with the three main gods representing birth, life and death and the Ashta dikpalakas representing the eight directions of the earth..

I have seen a few members expressing their view point that religion helps in leading a righteous life.

In my opinion for leading a righteous life religion is not necessary. I have donated blood 17 times till date  without knowing in to whose body my blood entered and cured them.Philanthropists  like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett donated for the noble cause of Polio vaccines and education to the under privileged all over the world. They did not mention specifically, "Only for Muslims " or only for Christians.

This world will be better if people understand that religion is not much important. :-)

Sanjeev Gupta wrote:

This world will be better if people understand that religion is not much important. :-)

 

Exactly. To attend an ailing neighbor or to quench the thirst of passerby in the hot sun doesn't need a Religion. What all you need is a human heart.

As the thread is talking about personal opinion religion, so here, am talking my viewpoint on this mentioned subject. I hardly read any religious scriptures. I do not search on religion when using computer. I go to temple and reach near to Lord and try to find out the inner force that surfaces from Him. Religion provides me calmness, concentration and self less goals to follow. For me religion to reach near idol of Lord and try to take awayh some of good forces from Him so that it will help me to come good in life. 

Well said. You aired your personal opinion on religion. Kudos to you.

Religion is important to me, at least I do not want anyone to interfere in my personal beliefs. However, I feel the same for every other religion but if anyone tries to look down at my faith or religion I will not tolerate it. Incidentally, I do not mean being religious has anything to do with going to temples or sitting in front of Deities and statues praying for hours. I have everything in my own heart and mind.

I agree with you. No one has the right to interfere with your personal choices. And religion is purely a personal matter.

There are some distinct aspects of religion. first, it is a philosophy and set of beliefs and customs.  In this respect, religion means nothing to me. I do and adopt what suits me not bothering about any particular religion.  Second aspect is that religion is a community based on accident of birth with some rules of inheritance, marriage, divorce etc.  In this respect, religion is significant.  I am a Hindu. But I believe in what ever I consider right and suitable- irrespective of religion. But I am bound by Hindu law that is about marriage, divorce, inheritance and other community functions/ rituals on birth, marriage and death. 

I agree with you. Doing what you think is good and helpful to the society without violating the societal norms is what I too consider as true religion. I would like to add that for doing right things and to live in a righteous way no religious affiliations are necessary.

rambabu wrote:

I have seen a few members expressing their view point that religion helps in leading a righteous life.

In my opinion for leading a righteous life religion is not necessary. I have donated blood 17 times till date  without knowing in to whose body my blood entered and cured them.Philanthropists  like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett donated for the noble cause of Polio vaccines and education to the under privileged all over the world. They did not mention specifically, "Only for Muslims " or only for Christians.

 

That is their personal perception and we cannot contradict that since religion has helped them...

What is important is being humane which is what all religions teach but it can again be interpreted or misinterpreted depending on the believers and their own mental make up.However, sociologists term religion as a necessary institution that came to being with a purpose.we need to remember that it is very old and people and times were different and probably there was a need for a regulatory body to control and discipline human minds and their actions..