Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Sadly or Gladly Hinduism is not a compact religion like Islam, Christianity or even Budhism. The very word Hinduism is a misnomer created by British rulers to distinguish themselves from the local populace. In fact it is the Sanatan Dharma which is not a religion but the very fact/truth of life. Read the definition of Hinduism in the Time Almanac 2005 as the most liberal and syncretic religion in the world. It is like an ocean where people in spite of practicing different faiths, Gods/Godesses, Gurus come like rivers and still be a Hindu. An ocean never loses its identity. That's the reason why Hindus can never come togather and be a fanatic like other religions. As a Hindu I can keep pic of Jesus, Nanak, Buddha go to a church, dargah and still be a Hindu. A religon which encompasses all living being, which defines God as the sum total of all positive 'Jivas' energy in a given time on this earth in all its being. It doesn't even distinguishes between humans and animals, probably only philosophy where almost every animal is closely linked to Gods and which advocates vegetarianism. India was a vedic land where th Sanatan Dharma flowed. Unfortunately a parallel can be drawn between the condition of the river Ganga and India. Just like Ganga today is so unpure and polluted similarly the Sanatan Dharma has been engulfed by the overwhelming TAMAS (darkness) due to foreign influences, twisting of its principles, secular propoganda, colonialisation and the most important of all denigration of the all encompassing Sanatan Dharma by the Hindus themselevs. We have forgotten and are in a state of "Vismriti' and don't even know our true self. What it is that inspite of thousands of years of holocaust, genocide, murders, plunders, attacks, conversions, Hinduism still survive as a vibrant and pulsating reliogion or all encompassing Sanatan Dharma. Hindus don't even believe that Gods like Krishna and Rama truly came to India. They were the only human manifestations of Narayan or God Himself. We are told that these are part of mythology. Yes , so long the man didn't fly it was a myth, so long we didn't use Cell phones it was a myth, so long we didn't use internet it was a myth. Now we know that these are real and true.But somebady has to disover them...and bring them in a practcal state... Unfortunately there may never be a Hindu orthodox country or even the Hidnu society may never ever come togather and become a compact and aggresive group like some of the other religions. But there is not need to get disheartened as the Sanatan Dharma can never die, it can never disappear from the face of the earth because all empassing Sanatan Dharma is the soul of the mother earth and soul never dies...we know from Bhagawat Gita. Sri Aurobindo said long back "“India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples. And that which must seek now to awake is not an anglicised oriental people, docile pupil of the West and doomed to repeat the cycle of the occident's success and failure, but still the ancient immemorable Shakti recovering her deepest self, lifting her head higher towards the supreme source of light and strength and turning to discover the complete meaning and a vaster form of her Dharma.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maadhav Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 welcome! please use a good username. << As a Hindu I can keep pic of Jesus, Nanak, Buddha go to a church, dargah and still be a Hindu. >> sure, but that does not mean a real hindu is wishi washi. there are many vedic paths, and one has to choose one for his sadhana. you cannot walk on two paths at the same time. Hinduism is what is in gita. and gita has not changed. so hinduism has not changed. the circumstances and foolishness of the hindus have made them not know it and not practice it. HK's know it a lot better than the Hindus. just keeping the photos of the leaders of confliciting paths does not help any one. it is not worth it, when you get serious about living per dharma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Oh no... what I meant that Hindus are a liberal lot. I agree that you want to grow spiritually then you have to follwo one path and follow it diligently whether it is SriKrishna, Rama, Shiva, Buddha, .... Bhagatwa Gita is the epitome of Sanatana Dharama and if any one can uderstand it then there is no need to follwo anything else. It as true as air , water, sun, mother earth... It is the nectar of life! Best Regards, Gautama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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