If the sun and moon are balanced, which means if heat and cold are in equilibrium, the person is healthy. One full day means day and night time. If we dissect it roughly, 3 am to 6 am is the saatvik time represented by our middle meridian called the sushumna. The moon represents tamas or inertia and partial darkness or sleep and rules from 3 pm to 3 am—almost 12 hours, which is represented by the moon meridian.

The rest of the day, represented by the sun—6 am to 3 pm—is action or rajasic time. This is the time for 100 percent ‘terrestriality’ or the up-and-down swings of a ‘caged’ existence. Earth can be considered a cage or prison because our choices are limited to our available awareness and restricted elemental boundaries such as body, space, time, air, heat, water, and earth.

When we address one as a Hindu, it only means that the person is expected to be in perfect equilibrium. This is also the responsibility each ‘Hindu’ carries—the constant display of perfect objectivity and equanimity, also tolerance and commitment to non-violence at all times.

A true Hindu should solve differences through discussions, which maintain inner peace, and never through arguments, aggression, and violence or anything that destroys peace.

This means Hinduism is a mental state and not a religion. Anyone can be a Hindu if their operating level matches the state of perfect peace and non-violence within. It signifies that when the elements are in balance, the emotions and operations in the world are also in balance. There are no excesses in the system. There are no imbalances. Hence, when we say Hindu, it means we expect the person to maintain balance, equanimity, peace, and love.

When there is imbalance in the system, there is negativity, which means anger, hatred, and violence. When the elements are in balance, the expression is of love, kindness, and compassion. So, become all that and you will become a Hindu.

One who is predominantly saatvik—operating from selflessness, love, and kindness, one who has less selfish desires and expresses the qualities of Brahmn—is the one who gets close to the Supreme Consciousness. The nature of Supreme Consciousness is unconditional love. One who is aggressive and warrior-like is usually classified as a Kshatriya, the warrior or ruler class who possess the ability to protect all other beings.

Another type of people who possess skills of trade are called Vaishya. Those who are hunters and are used to working close to the earth were classified as Shudras. None of these classifications are superior or inferior to one another. They just signify the orientation of the individual. This is how classes originally happened. Then, they became castes. Then it paved the way to intolerance, apartheid, and untouchability to reservations and corruption.

Remove Ignorance
I believe that nothing is a birthright or an ornament. We should be humans, first and foremost. Individual constitution or orientation makes the person apart from other factors.

Nothing is high or low. Ignorance has degenerated operating methods. This is visible in classes and castes, too. Racism and casteism are blatant expressions of total ignorance.