This by no means justifies the practice of Sati, but it also does not mean that only Indian culture had stupid traditions, all cultures have some bad practices.

In fact Mughal emperors Akbar, Jehangir and Aurangzeb took actions to ban Sati practice.

If you look at Ramayana and Mahabharata you can see many pious women who lost their husbands and did not perform Sati.

There was never an institutional system in place to enforce the practice of sati; it was mostly a cultural practice that gained prominence by itself.

Also we must understand that the practice was not generalized all across India, instead it was confined to just few specific regions in the country and isolated to specific groups of people.

In the old times people were not just concerned with their affairs in this world, but also the next and therefore people were always worried about their actions and its consequence in the next world

In this video let us think about this question more deeply.

In the Mahabharata, if you were a citizen of Hastinapur, on whose side would you have been?

You see your religion depends on more than just, which God do you believe in, it is an entire belief system based on which you conduct your behavior.

Therefore Muslims find their values more misaligned with the values of the nation than the Hindus.

This is clearly a sign that the Muslim are feeling alienated in India and that is not good for the stability of India.

The character of Bhishma Pitamah portrays this beautifully.

Why do Indians have an Inferiority Complex:

Last thousand years of Indian history has been very rough.

Traditional social practices such as caste system, child marriage, dowry and Sati practice do not help the matters either.

It is of course not their fault, in fact should be thankful to the British for the wonderful gift of the modern education system, it has served us really well.

It is the indifference for the achievements of our ancestors that result in the Indians thinking that everything great came from the west.

This follows lack of self-esteem and our confidence dwindles.

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You can take this story literally and appreciate it just like any modern superhero type story and of course it makes up a great story in itself.

However, the true beauty of this story lies in the underlying meaning.

For this we will have to jump a little bit into understanding the physiology of human brain.

It is a well know phenomenon in psychology that we have two levels in our brain.

When we do thing on autopilot based on our instincts, we use system 1 or lower brain, while when we put an effort into a mental task, we use system 2 or higher brain.

When any living creature in the group live, they have a hierarchy. This animals along with the humans is prevalent. Whether the balloons of the group or the Wolf of a pack, even when the living beings live in groups so a social hierarchy is automatically comes into existence. In fact a society, the hierarchy efficiently without might not work. This kind of hierarchy are present in all cultures; the still existing societies in the present and in the future in existence will remain.

Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishya and out of the caste system such as hierarchy. Elsewhere similar hierarchy were. In Europe, kings, nobles, nights and surf the hierarchy was. Japan Shogun, does, more, one, farmers and merchants of the hierarchy. These systems our caste system similar to were the same. So was thinking that only in India the caste system is totally wrong. In all cultures the caste system, just with a different name.

The Rig Veda of the time only two castes were the Aryans and slaves. The Aryans the word in the Vedic words, which were themselves used to do were, while slaves native inhabitants were for. Bern time until we are Brahmana, Kshatriya, Glo and out of the four characters there are. The original slave to the Shudra was involved in and the word slave of slaves was used for. In the ancient texts there is no evidence that such a Varna system was. It's mostly the birth of individuals rather than on the possession was based. Since old time a son, usually the father similar to the business it was in it from birth connected and later become rigid.

It is this system the stiffness of which is the problem. However, again it is our culture to some is not unique. In Europe the feudal system too harsh. A surf Knight could not. The only difference is that in western Europe the feudal system the 14th from the 15th century until the fell, but not in India. Kyun?

In Europe the feudal system why the failure has been but the caste system in India remained

Powerful people their power for the greater good leave in sometimes are not interested. So this talk of no notion that European culture was better and this kind of rigid hierarchies of diseases felt. This 1350 the bubonic plague the population of the jerk who was in western Europe the feudal system passed away.

Ramayana is a great Indian Epic poem, which along with Mahabharata forms the Hindu Itihasa.

Although considered a Hindu religious text, this is a great story everyone should read including the people who have no association with Hinduism.

In India of course everybody knows that Ramayana is an entertaining story.

Especially with numerous retellings now available, you can read it just as any other mythological novel such as Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter.

Considering the fact that a text has survived for such a long time, clearly shows that there is something valuable that this story offers because of which it has survived for such a long time.

This will help you in appreciating your culture more and also make you appear more learned.

Well see that them one-by-one. Before starting I have some rules of offer let.

For any society to survive and to be healthy, it is very important that children take good care of to, so that they healthy person can become and the welfare of society in the direction of positive contributions.

A human child to raise is very difficult; there parents on the side of the nearly 20-year commitment involved.

A child who his mother and father both from the attention, she is a parent of a child with a healthy and more intelligent expected to be.

So

in this society a man can only have one wife, while a woman can have multiple husbands

Society D allows polygamy for both men and women.

Well let’s see consider them one by one.

For any society to survive and be healthy, it is very important that it’s children are taken good care of, so that they can grow up to be healthy individuals and positively contribute towards the welfare of the society as a whole.

Raising a human child is very difficult; it involves almost 20-year commitment on behalf of the parents.

A child who gets attention from both his mother and father is expected to grow up to a healthier and more intelligent compared to a child with single parent.

In most cultures, the god who created this world is worshipped extensively, however Hinduism is a little strange.

In Hinduism Brahma is said to have created the world and yet this god is rarely worshipped by Hindus.

In the Hindu trinity of Gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Brahma is the creator of this world, Vishnu is the sustainer and Shiva is the destroyer.

The western Judeo Christian tradition looks at world on the outside, while Hindu tradition looks at the world on the insi de.

All of you must have seen the movie matrix, if not then please watch it, it is a great movie and portrays this aspect beautifully.

In other words the world that these humans experience is only inside their brain.

In this video though, I want to look at caste system with a global perspective and explore if thing such as caste system unique to only our culture?

Whenever living beings live in groups, they form a hierarchy.

The Caste system of the Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra is such a hierarchy.

By the time of Atharveda we do see the four varna, of Brahmin, Kshtriya, Vaish and Shudra.

Why Feudal System Fell in Europe but Caste System Remained in India

The powerful are never interested in relinquishing their power for the greater good.

When asked for your what is the first, your religion or your nation, most Indians react to it that of course is that their nation, their religion comes first. But ahead of ourselves, not stepping up, the answer to this question is not so easy. In this video we about this question more in-depth than you think. What your country is really your religion comes up?

Most cultures in this world that make up the God of mass is worshiped, though Hinduism is a little strange. In Hinduism it is said that Brahma, the world is made and then also by the Hindus, this worship of God rarely is. Kyun? You have this video until the end of the answer to this question.

The gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva of the Hindu Trimurti, Brahma to this world, are the creator, Vishnu Panta and Shiva exterminator. Vishnu and Shiva dedicated to many temples, but the Brahma for a lot less. The only famous Pushkar in Rajasthan, Brahma Temple. It's rather bizarre that dedicated to Shiva in Hinduism is far more the temple which are in this world to destroy are the ones and Brahma to almost nothing, which is the manufacturer. Western Judeo-Christian tradition, according to the no Shiva freaks like expected, will, whom avoided and must be Brahma, the God must be, who gives life, but for some reason The Hindu contrast seem! Kyun?

In order to understand the cause, you the Hindu religion to see the world the way to understand the requirement. Western Judeo-Christian tradition out side of the world to perceive, while the Hindu tradition world the tutorial math de on perceive. I think it's a little confusing so let me elaborate. You all liked The Matrix movie viewed will, if not then please see it, it's an excellent film and this aspect is beautifully painted. Film us in the world of the future is shown where the machines had taken over the world and humans slave. Machines humans computers attached to a pod inside the holds. This computer is for humans, creates an illusion that they have a normal are living in a world, while in fact they just are dreaming. In other words, the world these humans experience only their brain inside the same. Hinduism to the world at the same from the perspective sees.

European culture is the dominance of reason in modern times, the worldview of the external world, and it can appear that the Hindu worldview only mysticism and fantasy, but discard it so quickly to do not be. In this perspective, much knowledge. The same thing different people for very different can appear, for example, a painting a person beautiful and the other ugly looking. A person a person good and another look bad. That is why in Hinduism the world of Maya is called, because we don't see reality, instead we are the world just from your perspective. Since our approach our own desires, prejudices and ideas of the affected, so for us in reality know very difficult.

Therefore the world we experience are actually our brain inside the present, from the real world. I Akira Kurosawa by Film Room see the advice of the convey, it is this event beautifully painted, where the same event to different people, from the perspective of the time-bar is painted. The Hindu religion of the real world from being out does not deny, it cautions you that the world you experience let him complete the truth do not treat.

Right now we have this difference of understanding, there are a movie on The Matrix lets go back, where the protagonist Neo a blue pill and a red pill is given. Blue pill reality to understand your dreams in the stage of neo The Will, while the Red Pill him see and realize the truth. Brahma blue pill and Shiva the Red Pill think of it as. Brahma new to this elusive world of the construction will, while Shiva is in this world to destroy Will and new truth to realize know. That is why in Hinduism, Shiva is worshipped and the Brahman is not.

If you Brahma worship if you are in your own world want to live, your desires, prejudices and ideas, who are grappling with this world, try to control the are, while if you worship Shiva, you can destroy your illusions will and this world through the lens will see the reality, without any prejudice and prior belief.

This by no means justifies the practice of Sati, but it also does not mean that only Indian culture had stupid traditions, all cultures have some bad practices.

In fact Mughal emperors Akbar, Jehangir and Aurangzeb took actions to ban Sati practice.

If you look at Ramayana and Mahabharata you can see many pious women who lost their husbands and did not perform Sati.

There was never an institutional system in place to enforce the practice of sati; it was mostly a cultural practice that gained prominence by itself.

Also we must understand that the practice was not generalized all across India, instead it was confined to just few specific regions in the country and isolated to specific groups of people.

In the old times people were not just concerned with their affairs in this world, but also the next and therefore people were always worried about their actions and its consequence in the next world