Radical Universalism

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Greetings & Namaste, Everyone,

I've just completed a major paper on the question of whether or not

Hinduism actually teaches that all religions are the same, an idea that I

call Radical Universalism. This issue has become the most

paralyzing and crucial philosophical issue that Hinduism has faced in the

last 200 years.

The on-line version of the paper is located here:

http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

The paper takes an in-depth philosophical approach to the issue, delving

into the historical origins of the idea, as well as the immediate impact

that it has had on Hinduism for the last two centuries. While the

paper is certainly meant to be read by each and every concerned Hindu, it

has been especially created with Hindu leaders, Hindu intellectuals and

Hindu activists as its main audience. The hope is that this paper

will quickly become the definitive statement on this important

issue.

If you find the paper helpful and informative, I would ask that you

please assist me in distributing it to as large and wide an audience as

possible. Please forward this information to any friends or lists

that would find it interesting. If you have a web site, please

consider placing the paper on your site, or providing a link. In addition

to the web format version, please feel free to contact me if you would

like a Word version of the paper. I'll be following up this message

with a text format version of the paper. Thank you, all, and take

care.

Jaya Sanatana Dharma,

Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales, Ph.D.

www.dharmacentral.com

http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">Dr. Frank

Gaetano Morales [fmorales (AT) dharmacentral (DOT) com]

Saturday, December 18, 2004

12:35 AM

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Radical Universalism

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Greetings & Namaste,

I've just completed a major paper on the question of whether or not Hinduism

actually teaches that all religions are the same, an idea that I call Radical

Universalism. This issue has become the most paralyzing and crucial

philosophical issue that Hinduism has faced in the last 200 years.

The on-line version of the paper is located here:

http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

12.0pt">The paper takes an in-depth philosophical approach to the issue,

delving into the historical origins of the idea, as well as the immediate

impact that it has had on Hinduism for the last two centuries. While the

paper is certainly meant to be read by each and every concerned Hindu, it has

been especially created with Hindu leaders, Hindu intellectuals and Hindu

activists as its main audience. The hope is that this paper will quickly

become the definitive statement on this important issue.

If you find the paper helpful and informative, I would ask that you please

assist me in distributing it to as large and wide an audience as

possible.

Please forward this information to any friends, lists or discussion groups that

would find it interesting. If you have a web site, please consider

placing the paper on your site, or providing a link. In addition to the web

format version, please feel free to contact me if you would like a Word version

of the paper. Thank you, and take care.

Jaya Sanatana Dharma,

Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales, Ph.D.

www.dharmacentral.com

http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

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Dear Yves,

Namaste. Your message is, unfortunately, a prime example of why

it's important that a person actually bother to read an article before

trying to criticize the article. No where in my paper did I ever

make the claim that Srila Prabhupada was a Radical Universalist. He

very clearly was not. If you had bothered to actually read the

article long enough to make it to the section called "Beacons of

Hope", you would have seen that I went so far as to actually include

Srila Prabhupada in a list of legitimate and bona fide gurus who I

consider anti-Radical Universalists. Please take the time to

actually read articles in the future!!

>From my paper (page 39):

"Beacons of Hope

Fortunately, by no means have all present-day Hindu leaders allowed

themselves to thoughtlessly succumb to the mind-numbing influence of

Radical Universalism. Indeed, in the present generation we have

been blessed with the sagacious guidance of many truly authentic

traditionalist Hindu gurus and teachers. These gurus,

many of whom represent some of the most ancient lineages

(sampradayas) of classical Hinduism, have spoken out compellingly

and courageously against both Radical Universalism and the neo-Hinduism

from which it took birth, and have articulated the urgent need for the

restoration of genuine and traditional Hinduism. Among the many

Hindu leaders in recent decades who have openly repudiated Radical

Universalism and neo-Hinduism can be included: Swami Chinmayananda,

Pujya Swami Dayananda Sarasvati, Shivaya Subramuniya Swami, Srila

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Sri Vamadeva Shastri, Sri Chinna Jeeyar

Swami, Sri Rangapriya Swami, among many others. We need to help

facilitate the work of such truly genuine Dharma leaders if we wish to

witness the renewal of authentic Hinduism."

READ, READ, READ. Otherwise, there is always the risk of making a

fool of oneself in public.

Your Servant,

Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales

At 11:52 AM 12/29/04, you

wrote:

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:19:13 +0100

"YVES FRANCES" Re: FW: Radical Universalism

"So often has this notion been thoughtlessly repeated by so many

- from the common Hindu parent to the latest swamiji arriving on American

shores yearning for a popular following - that it has now become

artificially transformed into a supposed foundation stone of modern Hindu

teachings."

Dr Morales

Where Srila Prabhupada said only once that all religions lead to the

same goal? The one who is actually making a hodge podge of religions in

India is this mere Doctor Morales. Sanatan dharma is not

"hinduism", a label emanating from dark sources and buy back by

academies. In Bhagavad Gita Sri Krsna said: sarva dharman parityajya ... Krsna

said to give up all kind of religion, leading to so many different

conception of truth :Brahmeti , paramatmeti , bhagavan it sabdyate. This

is what "our swamiji" is teaching to the people with no

distinction of races, creeds or social statut, Doctor. So, very few quotes to

declare that your paper has no value

particularly when it attacks the most valuable preacher of the "two

ultimate centuries" . Your knowledge is an exemple of mayaya parita

jnana. There is nothing more to speak about this paper because this

"in-depth philosophical approach" is completely false or

aproximativ. What a strange statement after so many readings and studies

of yours!! Better to read Bhagavad Gita to clear all misconception about

religions. But envious people cannot receive teaching from the pure

acharya and this is why you get confused.

And what is the purpose of World-vedic to allow any mundane so-called

scholars in safron disguise offending publically Srila Prabhupada? Whose

side are you on? Please , answer or erase me.

Vrajananda das

- Krishna Maheshwari ''Krishna Maheshwari'

Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:46 AM

[world-vedic] FW: Radical Universalism

 

Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales

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fmorales (AT) dharmacentral (DOT) com] Saturday, December 18, 2004 12:35 AM

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Radical Universalism

Greetings & Namaste,

I've just completed a major paper on the question of whether or not

Hinduism actually teaches that all religions are the same, an idea that I

call Radical Universalism. This issue has become the most paralyzing and

crucial philosophical issue that Hinduism has faced in the last 200

years.

The on-line version of the paper is located here:

http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

The paper takes an in-depth philosophical approach to the issue,

delving into the historical origins of the idea, as well as the immediate

impact that it has had on Hinduism for the last two centuries. While the

paper is certainly meant to be read by each and every concerned Hindu, it

has been especially created with Hindu leaders, Hindu intellectuals and

Hindu activists as its main audience. The hope is that this paper will

quickly become the definitive statement on this important issue.

If you find the paper helpful and informative, I would ask that you

please assist me in distributing it to as large and wide an audience as

possible.

Please forward this information to any friends, lists or discussion

groups that would find it interesting. If you have a web site, please

consider placing the paper on your site, or providing a link. In addition

to the web format version, please feel free to contact me if you would

like a Word version of the paper. Thank you, and take care.

Jaya Sanatana Dharma,

Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales, Ph.D.

www.dharmacentral.com

http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

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