Sep 20., 2018   /   My Journey

My Heritage and Culture

I was born and raised in India as a Hindu with a lot of traditions and rich culture. For some reason,  I was not able to touch the traditions from close but was just able to see them and feel them as life was passing by. Today I am in USA, sitting and wondering what all I missed. I don’t even know it enough to decide if it is “my” belief or “not my” belief.

A few days ago I decided to slowly familiarize myself with whatever i could lay my hands on….. Honestly I had no idea where to begin so I am trying to tap all resources available to me.

Durga mandir is a Hindu temple very close to my house. I was not sure if I believed in it or not and always went there with a skepticism. As I mentioned, a few days ago when I decided to learn about my culture and religion, there was no better place to start from than Durga Mandir. I went thru their curriculum for the remaining year.  Made a list of all the things in the upcoming month. Not bad. It might take me longer now, but at least there is a way.

I am so excited about the programs they have and the good work they are doing to spread the word. I realized faith and belief is very important for one to live, not exist. I see so much bhakti in the people visiting the mandir that I it just makes me want to have what they have. I am just glad I am exploring “my” religion which I was supposedly born with. There is so much to learn. So many great books like vedas and puranas are written which are waiting for me to get amazed by. I am just excited.

Today whether I believe its all Energy or its GOD, or its one and the same thing, I don’t know and I am not here to decide. I just want to know it all and start feeling everything inside me. One thing which I have started feeling already is, I feel much more loved and accepted on this journey than without it.

I am just so ecstatic by just realizing I am going somewhere ………

Thanks to our Ancestors and Gurus who created these rituals and traditions!