Enlisting American Hindus

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Enlisting American Hindus Posted by: "Ashok Joshi" joshiap (AT) sancharnet (DOT) in Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:37 am (PST) I recently read that there are about one million practising American Hindus.

This figure may be an exaggeration but undoubtedly the number is quite

large. It also appears to me that several of them could have become Hindus

after persuing yogic disciplines in depth

 

Sadly our Hindu movements have completely neglected this large and

influential native American sector which should be used to shape Western

public opinion as well as raise funds. It is now high time that we approach

them in a big way and enlist them in our struggle for the revival of Dharma

in Indian Union. They have to be educated on the dubious means emloyed by

the Western Christian churches in carrying out proselytising activities as

well as the demographic and terror threat posed by Islam. It appears that

the best way to approach them would be through yoga channels since it is

those which have attracted them to this dharma

 

But these efforts should not be in a random fashion. Perhaps it will be a

good idea if orgnisations like FHRS and GFCH prepare simple manuals

providing guidelines and other material on how they should be approached and

what should be told to them.

 

The next question to be addressed to is how do we use their cooperation in

our struggle. For unless we work to a plan and devise proper strategies,

individual efforts alone will not produce the desired results

 

Ashok Joshi