Guest guest Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Dear Kishore, Thanks for your mail. I appreciate your point of view particularly about individual Dharma vis-a-vis community Dharma However,the point I wish to convey was that we have lost touch with our roots.We are only clinging onto rituals without understanding the meaning behind them With the spate of terrorist attacks particularly in religious places,we can illafford to keep mum on the situation (when an individual is not safe at his place of worship,it is a sad state of affairs indeed) !! Though the need of the hour is to be agressive with regard to Hinduism,one most not get carried away by the politicians who are the real culprits fomenting this communalism/terrorism !! Hope I got my point across to you Regards, aavesh kishore patnaik <kishorepatnaik09 wrote: Dear Aavesh, I laud your comments but yet you are making the same mistake all of us making. Hindusim is not about being inclusive or being Satvic. It is being a human being and doing your ordained duty. If you are a brahmin and want to take up studies and preception, no doubt you ought to be satvic. But if you are a kshtriya, then which duty ordains to be a satvic? in fact, you should be as rajasic as possible. Similarly, a person who is involved in the menial work should be more tamasic to cultivate obedience and discipline? (Will any boss mark a technical circular to his substaff??) These are not my words. The param pujya Sankaracharya of Kanchi of yester years, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi has advised Gandhiji against Ahimsa movement. The individual Dharma is different from Community dharma. As a community, we can not become satvic soft puppets. Hope you will not mistake me. regards, Kishore patnaik 98492 70729 On 10/27/07, aavesh t <aavesh_s wrote: > > > Namaskar Lalitji, > > Very true Sir.The need of the hour is for all of us to introspect vis a > vis our religion (Hinduism) > > Hinduism is a way of life and it gives freedom to the > individual to worship the form of deity which is closest > to him (The Shaivities,Vaishnavities,Shaaktas,Ganapatyas > and Sauryas are the divisions which were formed by > Shankaracharya).No other religion offers this freedom to it's adherents. > > Sadly this all inclusive nature of Hinduism is grossly being misused by > self proclaimed 'Gurus' > > A very sad state of affairs indeed !! > > How many of us are taking time out during the day for meditation/self > enquiry (We do not have the time is the excuse).The same person will spend > endless hours in front of the 'idiot box' watching cricket !! > > Unless all of us make concerted efforts to be truly Sattvic,there is going > to be chaos in the name of Hinduism(charlatans like Sreenadh being a case in > point) > > > Regards, > > aavesh litsol <litsol <litsol%40>> wrote: > Dear Mr. Pati, > > Aadi shankaracharya has already established baudhism was not a fully > developed religion, if it was and it had no flaws in it's theories, > what he has won in numurous debates with bauddha scholars of his > time. We see, lord buddha is either confused or avoids questions > about life, soul , rebirth whereas dozens of stories of his own > previous birth's are prevalent in Jatak Kathaas in bauddha religion > only, there are clear contradictions. > > It looks good to read and it's also in favor of hormony but like > science, religions also evolve over the period and present their > theories, definitely, hinduism or sanatan dharam is much more eolved > than any other religions, but how much of it is practised is > altogather different. > > regards, > Lalit. > > <%40>, > venkatachala pathi <pathiav > wrote: > > > > Dear Mr. Kishore Patnaik, > > > > I beg to differ with your views. Hindus are no different to > others in other religions, and they follow many rituals blindly. How > many Hindus are aware of Vedas, Upanishads, and other religious > epics, while they claim they are staunch Hindus? Many would not know > the end of Lord Krishna. > > > > Religion: -means- the belief in a superhuman controlling power, > esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship. > > > > Every religion has many superhuman to form different cults, and > rituals. In Christianity there are many sects. Similarly, in Jainism. > > > > No religion is less to the other in comparison. Those who are > schooled to a custom of faith would claim to be privileged into being > in that religion. Put a dot on a wall, and claim that it is > super 'dot' embodiment of Godly powers, then you will find many > worshiping the dot. So Religion, cult, custom, etc. is their > privilege in which their faith falls upon, either follower of others > believed to have known more on that, or they themselves profess that > they identified the sanctity of their belief. > > > > The more you know about Hinduism in all its manifest, you will > claim that religion is superior to all religions in this world. No, > there could be equally glorious addition in spirituality in other > religions too. Others in other religions are not fools. You being > follower of another religion may differ, but they gather together. > > > > This is like that 'I know everything' attitude. I do not know > many things, yet. > > > > What I am surprised is that when you say some one had read two or > three books and go about with their knowledge in Hindu religion, how > many books many of us read to comment the salients in this. ( I have > a library of 657 Volumes of books on Hindu religion and Vedas, > collected over 38 years and I have not gone into them complete in any > of these volumes) > > > > I do not understand some using this forum for mudslinging. I > hope they stop this and respect each other. If you opine in > difference to the contents, the best thing is to neglect such > contents. Otherwise bring out more authoritative guide lines for > emancipating the commentator, and let that contribution be to the > benefits of other Hindus. > > > > First the person presenting his comments must sort them out, > equip with absolute undeniable knowledge and come in to deface the > other comment. I am sorry I come with this, as I am sure I am > running out of my patience. > > > > Regards to all > > > > Pathi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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