According to dictionary 'democracy' means a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state. It means freedom and equality. Freedom to choose one's way of life irrespective of religion, sex, caste or colour. The subjects choose what protocol to be followed. There is no 'one' ruler. Everybody have their say in the governance.
Similarly, Hinduism is a way of life which is influenced by all its subjects. That is the reason there are so many gods (there is no 'one' ruler). To qualify as God there is no restriction. Almost anybody or anything can be God. Colour, sex, living or non-living, animal or human nothing matters to qualify as god. it need not exist in any form even. It is a belief, an idea, which comes in 'form' as Avatar. Subjects has to feel it.
Here by subjects it means everything in the universe.Not just humans. Why should we keep democracy limited to men and women? Why not we extend it to all other living beings? Some people laugh at followers of Hinduism because they pray a tree, they pray a monkey. What actually means is , everything in universe has their part to play and they should have their rights as well. Just because one is powerful does not mean it can kill or exploit the not so powerful (eg killing of animals for food, exploitation of natural resources). Residence of god can be anything if not everything.
Now people who are a bit computer savvy can understand what linux has got to do here. Linux is an operating system which no 'one' person or company owns. Its the users who owns it. Anybody can come and build his/her own linux distribution. The number of different types of linux distribution is uncountable. There are people who like an authoritarian rule. But authoritarian rule is a great gamble. It can be either very good or very bad. Freedom is very limited. What is said for linux can be said for any open source software, Linux being the most popular one.
Similarly, Hinduism is a way of life which is influenced by all its subjects. That is the reason there are so many gods (there is no 'one' ruler). To qualify as God there is no restriction. Almost anybody or anything can be God. Colour, sex, living or non-living, animal or human nothing matters to qualify as god. it need not exist in any form even. It is a belief, an idea, which comes in 'form' as Avatar. Subjects has to feel it.
Here by subjects it means everything in the universe.Not just humans. Why should we keep democracy limited to men and women? Why not we extend it to all other living beings? Some people laugh at followers of Hinduism because they pray a tree, they pray a monkey. What actually means is , everything in universe has their part to play and they should have their rights as well. Just because one is powerful does not mean it can kill or exploit the not so powerful (eg killing of animals for food, exploitation of natural resources). Residence of god can be anything if not everything.
Now people who are a bit computer savvy can understand what linux has got to do here. Linux is an operating system which no 'one' person or company owns. Its the users who owns it. Anybody can come and build his/her own linux distribution. The number of different types of linux distribution is uncountable. There are people who like an authoritarian rule. But authoritarian rule is a great gamble. It can be either very good or very bad. Freedom is very limited. What is said for linux can be said for any open source software, Linux being the most popular one.
