http://www.swadharma.org/2009/05/01/the-social-aspect-of-religion/ The voice of Dharma Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.swadharma.org/2009/05/01/the-social-aspect-of-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Priya Sat, 09 May 2009 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.swadharma.org/?p=1523#comment-199 Gauri, I really don't think that loving the social aspect is bad in any way! To me, religion is more of a guide for finding stability and happiness in my life rather than understanding divinity. In addition, I feel like when you do have stability and happiness in life, it gives you a better foundation for becoming more spiritual when you want to head down that path later in life.  P.S. I'm sure Rohan would love to hear this since he cherishes Dharma "bonding times" =) Gauri, I really don’t think that loving the social aspect is bad in any way! To me, religion is more of a guide for finding stability and happiness in my life rather than understanding divinity. In addition, I feel like when you do have stability and happiness in life, it gives you a better foundation for becoming more spiritual when you want to head down that path later in life. 
P.S. I’m sure Rohan would love to hear this since he cherishes Dharma “bonding times” =)

]]> http://www.swadharma.org/2009/05/01/the-social-aspect-of-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-187 aneesh Tue, 05 May 2009 00:23:15 +0000 http://www.swadharma.org/?p=1523#comment-187 At a Dharma discussion not too long ago, someone said that Dharma should do not only "Hindu activities", but more generally "activities that Hindu students are interested in", even if they don't involve Hinduism directly.  Insomuch as Dharma is a student organization, I agree with that statement.  While furthering our spirituality is certainly one goal, the social aspect is also important. At a Dharma discussion not too long ago, someone said that Dharma should do not only “Hindu activities”, but more generally “activities that Hindu students are interested in”, even if they don’t involve Hinduism directly.  Insomuch as Dharma is a student organization, I agree with that statement.  While furthering our spirituality is certainly one goal, the social aspect is also important.

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