Hinduism is a major world religion, not merely by virtue of its many followers (estimated at more than 700 million) but also because of its profound influence on many other religions during its long, unbroken history, which dates from about 1500 BC. ... Most Hindus chant the gayatri hymn to the sun at dawn, but little agreement exists as to what other prayers should be chanted. ... One of the "four goals of humanity- (along with pleasure, profit, and release), dharma represents the belief that the way things are (descriptive law), for example, the sun rises in the east, is inseparable from the...

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In these highly competitive times where the other is increasingly perceived as someone who competes with me for a place in the sun, values ​​such as altruism, generosity and gratuity tend to disappear. ... An individual does not converse him or herself into history but he or she is destined to unite with God after death in a state of happiness which tends to be eternal. ...

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Education, science and religion would never be the same after the reformation - It was not long before the theory of the sun being at the centre of the universe was introduced by Copernicus, a theory which also defied the Roman Catholic Church. ... Ultimately, Martin Luther's criticisms of the theology and sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, the behavior of popes and the use of Indulgences, changed the course of history forever by influencing people in such a way as to not only create a new religion, but also a new way of thinking and a new view on life and society. ...

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