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“Not all. We do not know or                                 “Is it just Hindu tradition?”
      understand many things today. Lot of
                                                                 “I don't think so. I have noticed that in
    things have changed. Since Vedic
                                                                 Islam and Jainism, Buddhism and
    Sanskrit is different from today's Sanskrit                   Sikhism, it is a practice to remove
    we do not even understand the meaning                        footwear. To best of my knowledge, the
    of many things mentioned there. Some                         Japanese also remove their footwear
                                                                 before entering ANY home or place of
    some rituals may look irrelevant today.
                                                                 worship. Footwear is removed before you
    Most of our rituals are scientific.                           enter temples in Thailand too.”
    However, removing your footwear is NOT
    a ritual. It's a precedence. But you can
    easily find acceptable universal reason or

    logic behind it. So when you teach your
    children about our tradition explain it in a
    logical and scientific way. Please do not
    use fake science like positive energy…” I
    requested to him.



    “Yes, I understand. In fact, whenever we                               Udaylal Pai
    cannot explain we will put in some
    positive energy or negative energy…Now
    I understand…Is there any mentioning                         Freelance Journalist, writer and Author

    about not wearing footwear inside
    temples in Vedas?”                                           He writes mostly about the human
                                                                 experiences and how it can be useful
    “There were NO temples during Vedic                          for the young generation to lead a
    times. I am not an expert in Vedas.                          happy, peaceful and blessed life,
    According to my memory, Angiras Smriti                       founded upon our dharma taught by

    also says it is better to remove footwear                    our ancestors. He shares his
    before entering the house in which you                       experiences in life in various blog sites
    have lighted lamp in pooja room or in the                    site like Times of India's Speaking
    presence of a Deity, or a Brahmana                           Tree. But now he is focused only in his

    (reverend scholar), and before taking his                    website and his blogs.
    meals, or reciting the Gayatri. However,
    an Agnihotri (i.e., who maintains the                        Book: Why Am I a Hindu (The Science
    Sacred Fires), an ascetic, one who has                       of Sanatan Dharma). For kindle and

    completely-studied the Vedas; these may                      international paperback, please visit:
    go there with [their] sandals on,” I said.                   h ps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9PAGL
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