How To Be an Ideal Hindu
- Rise up from bed before sunrise.
- Complete morning ablutions and bath.
- Pay homage to the family deity.
- Spend 10-15 minutes praying, meditating and reciting from the scriptures.
- Prepare breakfast and eat it only after offering the same to the family deity.
- Then throughout the day execute the tasks pertaining to one's profession with complete devotion, sincerity and honesty for the maintenance of the family.
- In the evening perform group prayers in the family shrine along with all the members of the family.
- This is followed by supper and obeisance to the family deity before retiring to bed.
- Besides this daily routine, an ideal Hindu is advised to visit the nearest Hindu temple once in a while.
- You should observe several important Hindu festivals with due reverence, and go on pilgrimage to a few holy places.
- A Hindu is expected to give charity, help the needy, respect the elders in society and scrupulously pursue the path of moral rectitude in both personal and social life.
- Compassion, consideration for others, love, sympathy, non-violence should be the ruling words in the life of an ideal Hindu.
Tips:
- Avoid the seven deadly sins of wrath, envy, pride, covetousness, gluttony, sloth, and lechery.
- Family deity can be any god or any saint whom you consider your own true god.
- Have faith in God and believe in yourself.
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