Many world religions are based on teachings of one leader or sermons of "Revealed words of God" to be followed by all men in their group. Some, like the Ancient Egyptians, prayed to their King as the incarnation of God, whose words are taken as law "That is the way it is written and that is the way it shall be done". Questioning them was irreverent and was considered a blasphemy. Many of them were punished with death for questioning the king's words. Others, like the Ancient Greek, had only mythology and some rituals, without any philosophy and that may be one of the reasons it did not survive the modern revolution of thinking and reasoning. Semitic religions that originated in the Middle East like Judaism, Christianity and Islam are guided by the Sermons, teachings and commandments of the Messengers of God, their Messiah, Prophet and Incarnation or Son of God. These teachings are accepted and believed to be revealed Scriptures as the Divine words of God given to their Prophets. They, certainly, are not to be ever questioned by their disciples.

While most of the ancient religious teachings told about the miracles of "God" and frightened people of the punishment for not following His commands, Hinduism teaches a sound philosophy and a positive way of pious living. It guides the individual and the family with certain ethics and proper living standards through their teachings. This is well exemplified through examples in the stories about incarnation as in the Ithihasas and Puranas. It teaches the right way of living and performing ones duty without looking for the fruits of the action. It allows doubts and questioning and accepts every one. Hinduism accepts the reality that there are varying intellectual and spiritual levels in understanding the faith among people and all cannot take the same path though the goal to reach is the same. Therefore, it offers different approaches to different individuals as it permits the greatest of freedom of worship. Each person is being guided by his own reasoning and spiritual experience and not by any dictatorial religious guidance by a dogma.