Hinduism helps give meaning for the follower’s lives. Like many religions, Hinduism has many influences and so it is difficult to satisfy all believers from one point of view. Religion needs to be a process of transformation to a sacred comfort for our basic human needs. Transformation is a large part of Hinduism. People need a sense of attachment in order to feel significant; much of Hinduism does this. Hinduism can describe phenomena, it can answer the great questions of life, why am I here, where am I going, what is the meaning of life and so on. Hindus feel life is not completely self-sufficient, people can only reach their full potential when they find something with a deeper and wider context, (religion). Different people are involved in Hinduism for a number of reasons; outside influences such as society may be the contributing factor to why a person becomes immersed in religion. Hinduism permeates in everything in India, and therefore it is almost impossible to not be influenced by it. Religion is life in India.
“If we look a little more closely at the religious situation in India, we discover that Hinduism and Indian culture (including its caste system) are almost one and the same. Hinduism is a comprehensive religion in the sense that there is really nothing that the Hindu does of a cultural nature-whether brushing one’s teeth, preparing food, encountering people in the street, or any other act-that does not have religious significance and some kind of religious prescription wrapped around it. ‘Hinduism is a culture and a religion at the same time?.religion and life are synonymous.’”