Atheism in Hinduism

[Antibush5]

Could someone explain this to me? How do they live their lives? How does it make sense to them, are there any here?

 

[Satyamavejayanti]

Could someone explain this to me? How do they live their lives? How does it make sense to them, are there any here?

i think if you are Atheist, you would not associate your self with a religion. That is the whole point of Atheism isn't it.

 

[nameless]

i think if you are Atheist, you would not associate your self with a religion. That is the whole point of Atheism isn't it.

Among the six Astika schools of Hindu philosophy, the Samkhya do not accept God, and the early Mimamsa also rejected the notion of God

Atheism in Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[atanu]

AstikA however means faith in Veda, which teaches of Ishwara.

 

[Riverwolf]

I was reading the Kena Upanishad once, and it occurred to me that the stories could easily be interpreted as illustrating great wisdom, and didn't necessarily have to be taken as literal accounts. So I do believe atheism is possible within Hinduism.

 

[atanu]

I was reading the Kena Upanishad once, and it occurred to me that the stories could easily be interpreted as illustrating great wisdom, and didn't necessarily have to be taken as literal accounts. So I do believe atheism is possible within Hinduism.

I would say that Atheism is very much a part of philosophy that emerged in India. But the hindu dharma is Astika and not nAstika.

Even the ajAti vAda, which denies creation is not nAstika.

 

[ShadowsAndDust]

Athiest are often buddhist. The principles of Dharmic religions are actually just philosophies and withhold very strong moral principles. Athiest use it as a moral code often and it is very common.

 

[jg22]

But the hindu dharma is Astika and not nAstika.

Technically, the Samkhya and Purva Mimamsa philosophies were Astika, because they accepted the validity of vedic authority, even though they were atheist.