cats are very gentle and cute creatures.....but why Hindus treat them as devils and symbol of bad luck??
in Egypt they worship cats,but why they hate in India??
cats are very gentle and cute creatures.....but why Hindus treat them as devils and symbol of bad luck??
in Egypt they worship cats,but why they hate in India??
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There are superstitions which says that if a cat across
you path then nothing good will come out of that trip.
Thus people try and avoid cats and to some extend hate them.
In reality cats are trying to tell you that there are some
obstacles on you path and you need to be care full. However
they are unable to communicate this so they try to walk
across your path to slow toy down.
It so happen that India is full of superstitions and truely believe them.
Too bad for the cats.
Where did you hear this?
Have you read somewhere or just talking when you /your family members talk about it.
In Hinduism many myths exist and we are just trusting and following.
But if you on in deep details, you will know the reality.
Hinduism says nothing about cats being evil. Hinduism is not Dualistic like Christianity with a good side and an evil side
Just read some information, which is not done in INDIA and in Hinduism but it is done in Western countries and eye opening for you:
For British animal lovers, the most distressing culture clashes will occur overseas. You must understand that dogs and cats are legitimate menu items in some countries and are not considered, not treated as, family members. The British are seen as unnecessarily sentimental about animals which are seen elsewhere as disposable. In some Mediterranean areas, newborn kittens are dumped in rubbish bins or in streets or fields as food for stray dogs or carrion birds. Elsewhere, workers find female cats whose nipples have been removed (without anaesthetic) so that their kittens cannot suckle and will starve as a form of population control. In numerous places, stray and feral cats are routinely poisoned when the population becomes troublesome. Even where neutering is not against religious or cultural beliefs, it may be considered a waste of time and effort; hence much effort is spent on treating the symptoms (unwanted cats) and not the cause (feline fertility).
This is very much in keeping with attitudes towards cats in the India and Pakistan where the majority of cats are street cats pursuing an existence termed in Britain as "semi-feral". Any cats which belong to individual households live and are fed outdoors. Food is generally household food scraps including meat rinds, chapatis, milk and cooked rice and this supplements whatever the cats themselves catch. Historically, feral cats in such areas were mostly fed by non-Asian residents although some Asian families (often those with children who have picked up on traditional "soppy") are also providing food and even shelter (boxes, crates) for small groups of cats adjacent to their property to encourage the cats as rodent killers.
The cats were not generally kept as house pets, but some have been handled by children as kittens and tolerate human contact and handling. Most of the cats are totally wild.
The Hindu religion teaches that it is extremely bad karma to kill or harm a cat. Hence it is unlikely that residents will complain about street cats to the local council or demand that they are controlled or removed. Some people will feed the cats little realising that this contributes to the population explosion. It is likely that no-one has seriously considered neutering the cats.
Hurting or killing cats is forbidden in Hinduism.. If a Hindu kills a cat, they have to travel to the city of Kashi and donate a cat made of gold... So yeah.. no clue where you got the idea that we have superstitions about cats being evil..
From what I know, this has come from the Western beliefs of witches being reborn as black cats and has been reinforced in Hollywood horror movies.. the ones that typically show black cats emitting high-pitched meows while arching their backs..
In Hinduism cats are not disliked. Superstition about cat has come to us from western christian belief.In Hinduism there is Village Deity called Shashti. Her Vahana or vehicle is cat. Usually she is depicted as a motherly figure standing on a cat with two children; one breast feeding and the other holding her hand.She is Goddess of food grains and also bestower of progeny especially male child. In many places she is Equated to Goddess Devasena the consort of Skanda(subramanya).
Where did you hear this? Hinduism says nothing about cats being evil. Hinduism is not Dualistic like Christianity with a good side and an evil side. In Hinduism, good has evil, and evil has good in it. The cats as bad luck were either mythology, folklore or studying of coincidences.
why lie about that cats in hinduism being bad luck!
Where in the hindus scripts does it even talk about cats?
You know what if this is you're way of converting people into you're faith and makeing other faiths look bad then you are liveing a lie in you're self
I own a cat and im a hindu!!!
Infact i love cats, i think you will find it was the chrsitians that stated cats where bad luck as this whole witch craft crap came into England.
Not only cat but all the creatures that dwells at night & can see at night are treated as symbol of good luck.the other famous creature is owl.The people who practice black magic always worship these creatures.If you want to become a magician in black magic you should worshiping cat & owl too.
Hinduism is a Science
- Only Our Religion Stated about 9 planets and the existence of Sun at the Center, millions of Years ago, and Hinduism is the only religion which supports the existence of life on other planets. Hinduism is the only religion which has Stated about many other Solar systems and Universe above us in space.
Hinduism has stated all of them in their Scared scripts Millions of years ago.
It has taken another Million Years for the human to prove them.
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1 The Vedas
2 The Upanishads
3 Post-Vedic Hindu scriptures
4 The Bhagavad Gita
5 The Puranas
These Sacred Books will teach you Every Sacred thing on Earth and in Universe.
It will take Life time to read & understand the Original Scripts.
So It is not easy to find out about CAT or COW & how they are treated lucky or how they are treated unlucky.
So just Follow your Instincts. rather than blaming a Sacred Religion.
Its just a superstition!!!!
Cats are not symbol of bad luck!!
You are wrong.... Completly wrong with your taught... Hinduism doesnt tell cats as devil. I dont know much about this but. I hope someone answers it . Ty