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Re: Daddy, why don't we call ourselves 'Hindus?' You CAN!
In a previous article,
dasanu@interaccess.com (Dasanudas Adhikari) requests:
>
> Dear Dr. Jai Maharaj,
>
>> Actually all Vaishanvs are Hindus while one is aware
>> that some divisionist ISKCON members claim otherwise.
>> I have many ISKCON friends who are proud to be Hindus.
>> - Jai Maharaj
>
> The problem here, and it is a difficult one, is that the practices and
> philosophy of Vaisnavism are included within most definitions of
> 'Hinduism,' while many if not most of the practices and philosophies
> embraced by 'Hinduism' are actually outside of Vaisnavism, for example,
> demigod worship and impersonal philosophical speculation.
>
> [... philosophical speculation by Dasanudas Adhikari
> deleted to save bandwith...]
>
> So Dr. Jai Maharaj, I put to you the question: What would you do in
> our shoes?
The "problem" you perceive comes from your labelling of Gods, Goddesses,
concepts and principles you may not be familiar with -- or do not choose
to be associated with -- as "demigods." The solution lies in
transcending the personal favoritism, unilateral stands and arbitrary
divisionism.
*-=Om Shanti=-* Jai Maharaj
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