Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 <Correct understanding of our cultural past will....> I agree with this statement, in principle. However, it is an unfortunate aspect of our current renaissance that many factors beyond objective quest for understanding (both conscious and subconscious) seem to be coloring our discussions. Many of us are (justifiably) swayed by historical anger, by a need to preserve the integrity of Indic/Hindu culture, do not wish to see Indic culture as a mosaic of different culuturally enriching factors, but simply as one unified whole arising from a single (Vedic/Sanskritic) source, striving to eradicate the distortions and misinterpretations of outsiders which we would look upon as arising from sinister motives, rather than from honest misunderstandings, etc. Under these circumstances it is difficult to get a clear picture of ALL aspects of our past, especially the ones relating to such touchy issues as meat-eating, sacrificial rituals, the caste-system, widow burning, etc. I fear there may never be unanimity of such issues among Hindu scholars because we are unwittingly torn between accepting what cold facts reveal and what we need to believe in for our cultural comfort. Best regards, V. V. Raman February 1, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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