Religion has evolved over time as human beings experience religious and cultural changes in the society. However, some of the fundamental practices remain the same across the majority of the religions and cultures. The following are some of the ancient Hindu rituals that are currently being practiced in modern day religions and cultures.
First, most current cultures and religions focus on private or home practices as a significant part of their daily rituals. Traditionally, the Hindus practice Pooja that involves morning devotion after bathing, dressing, but before taking food (Karsten Tadie, 2012 p. 12). The morning devotion is typical in most of the modern religions where religious members every morning perform regular morning devotions to their God.
Meditation has also become a standard practice across cultures. Many religions believe that one has to meditate so as to understand various aspects or seek divine understanding or interpretation faith issues. In Hinduism, the Hatha Yoga, the meditative moves were common. It is basing on these principles that some cultures emphasize on meditation
In addition, Hindus practiced devotion to God who took different names such as Shiva, Brahman, and Shakti or even other gods. The Hindus sculptured the images of these gods and kept them in home shrines. Most religions have certain sculptures of either their leading prophets or other considerable people who had a significant role of their faith. For example, in Christianity, homes and churches have images of Jesus Christ, the cross or even Mary mother of Jesus. The places with these images are holy, and people visit them for prayers.
Moreover, the Hindus emphasizes on the fulfillment of one’s duty depending on their position and stage of life. In this respect, one has well spelled out duties to perform throughout one’s life. These practices are almost universal in the modern cultures and religions. These changes are essential to the community and, therefore, signify a permanent cultural shift.
Works cited
Tadie Karsten. Hindu Processions & Rituals and their Complexities. 2012. PDF. Web. Accessed April 26, 2015 from <http://rudar.ruc.dk/bitstream/1800/7853/1/Hindu%20Processions%20%26%20Rituals% 20and%20their%20Complexities.pdf>
