Religion. Hinduism

The cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital/very important to the region in which it originated is that in the old days, about thousands of years ago, the metaphysical beliefs in the Vedas were elaborated into various schools of thought by philosophers and sages. These beliefs were brought forth experientially by various methods of spiritual discipline. People who practice the Hindu religion try to spread their religion by teaching their children or others about Hinduism. This helps keep the religion strong. There are many sacred teachings that thought Hinduism; the earliest is called Samhitas which were hymns of praise in the worship of deities, then there was Brahmanas which were directions about performances of the ritual sacrifices to the deities, and the last one was the Upanishads which was the consisting of teachings from highly realized spiritual masters. This teaching explained the personal transformation that results from psychic participation in the ritual process (Fisher, Ch.3). The Sanatana Dharma honors the divine in so many forms that almost every day a religious celebration is being held in some part of India. There are sixteen religious holidays that are honored by the central government so that everyone can leave work to join the festival of worshipers. Most of the Hindu festivals express spirituality in its happiest parts. These festivals also help keep the religion alive. Almost every individual that practices Hindu usually finds to place him or her self to a "Guru", also known as a spiritual teacher. The title "guru" is applied to venerable spiritual guides. Gurus do not declare themselves as teachers; people are drawn to them because they have achieved spiritual status to which the seekers aspire. Gurus are often regarded as enlightened or "fully realized" individuals. A guru does not provide academic instruction. A Guru gives advice, example, and encouragement to those seeking enlightenment or realization.

Hinduism usually beliefs in freedom, and has a saying that you need freedom for earthly existence (for earth to exist). The reason why there needs to be liberation/freedom needs to exist in the world is because without freedom people would not be able to express themselves, live the way they want, practice their religion or religious ways of life, and enjoy life to the fullest. Long time ago people did not have as much freedom as they do now. Especially in countries that were not as civilized, and were controlled by rulers who didn't care about people's wishes, and just wanted to make everyone the same and make everyone believe in the same thing. For example, "In Armenia (who were mostly Christians), people were being controlled by communism, and were being forced to turn into Judaism. I don't think it is fair that people have to follow rules and beliefs of someone else. I think every individual should have the freedom to believe in what they