10 words which are wrongly used by Hindus regarding Hindu Dharma

Hindu Dharma which is older than any other civilization in the world has been systematically being attacked by changing the very basics of the dharma. The situation can be changed only by the hindus themselves by identifying and using the original words relevant to Hindu Dharma

01. Please stop using the term “God fearing” – Hindus never ever fear God. For us, God is everywhere & we are also part of God. God is not a separate entity to fear. It is integral.

2. Plz do not use the meaningless term “RIP” when someone dies. Use “Om Shanti”, “Sadhgati” or “I wish this atma attains moksha/sadhgati/Uthama lokas”. Hinduism neither has the concept of “soul” nor its “resting”. The terms Atma & Jeeva are,in a way, antonyms for the word “soul”

03. Please don’t use the word “Mythology” for our historic epics (Itihaas) Ramayana & Mahabharata. Ram & Krishna are historical heroes, not just mythical characters

04. Please don’t be apologetic about idol worship and say “Oh, that’s just symbolic”. All religions have idolatry in kinds or forms – cross, words, letters (calligraphy) or direction. Also let’s stop using the words the words ‘idols’, ‘statues’ or ‘images’ when we refer to the sculptures of our Gods. Use the terms ‘Moorthi’ or ‘Vigraha’. If words like Karma, Yoga, Guru & Mantra can be in the mainstream, why not Moorthi or Vigraha?

05. Please don’t refer to Ganesh and Hanuman as “Elephant god” and “Monkey god” respectively. You can simply write Shree Ganesh and Shree Hanuman.

06. Please don’t refer to our temples as prayer halls. Temples are “devalaya” (abode of god) & not “prarthanalaya” (Prayer halls)

07. Please don’t wish your children “black birthday” by allowing them to blow off the candles that are kept on top of the birthday cake.

Don’t throw spit on the divine fire (Agni Deva). Instead, ask them to pray: “Oh divine fire, lead me from darkness to light” (Tama soma Jyotirgamaya) by lighting a lamp. These are all strong images that go deep into the psyche.

08. Please avoid using the words “spirituality” & “materialistic”. For a Hindu, everything is divine. The words spirituality & materialism came to India through evangelists & Europeans who had a concept of Church vs State. Or Science vs Religion. On the contrary, in India, sages were scientists & the foundation stone of Sanatan Dharma was science.

09. Please don’t use the word “Sin” instead of “Paap”. We only have Dharma (duty, righteousness, responsibility & privilege) & Adharma (when dharma is not followed). Dharma has nothing to do with social or religious morality. ‘Paap’ derives from Adharma.

10. Please don’t use loose translation like meditation for “dhyana” & breathing exercise’ for “Pranayama”. It conveys wrong meanings. Use the original words.

Remember, the world respects only those who respect themselves! Please pass it on so that people can understand about Hindu Dharma.

Thanks to Mr. Mayank Jindal to bring out and permit to use the text regarding the Hindu Culture and how the words are wrongly got into the mainstream Hindu culture