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Re: What is Hinduism ?
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Subject: Re: What is Hinduism ?
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From: RAMACHANDRA.KAMATH@spcorp.com (RAMACHANDRA KAMATH)
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Date: 15 Dec 1995 00:39:02 GMT
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Approved: srh <srh@rbhatnagar>
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Article: 722 of soc.religion.hindu
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Namaste:
This is what was said.
> Organization is not in the Hindu tradition. In vedic days, such
> organization were not there. Now in the INTERNET DAYS, we don't
> any organization to preach what we should and what we shouldn't.
Is Chaos in the Hindu tradition? Does success lie in distortion?
Do empty vessels make more noise ?
There cannot be further distortion of Hindu tradition than this.
Should we practise such distortion of Hindu tradition as Sati,
untouchability, demonizing inter-caste marriages, the evil caste
system, cow slaughter, child-marriage, minority pandering,
bride-burning for dowry?
Wake up and act. Individually your contribution to tackle such issue
is zero or negative. Only when you support and participate in action
by broad-based Hindu organizations will this distortion disappear.
This is what can be called Pseudo-Intellectualism, which is a poison
that has weakened Hindus(specifically those with big degree but less
knowledge and contribution to society) and created slave mentality in
them. This is the type of distortion of Hinduism, which has weakened
Hindus in the last one thousand years and turned Bharath, once a world
leader and a center for Jagadgurus, to a Jagdbhikshuks(third largest
Beggar of the world today, after Brazil and Mexico).
We are not living in Vedic days. We are in Kaliyug. In Kaliyug, the
only strength is unity. "Sanghatan me Shakthi, Vighatan me Maran". All
Hindus are great individually(so are many from other religions). But
as group, Hindus cave into slave mentality, unlike people from other
religions, and this is because of distortions of Hinduism, as
mentioned above.
We definitely need organizations, not to preach Bhagavadgita, but DO
Karma with faith in Dharma. Unfortunately we have millions of
Pseudo-Krishnas and business-like temples and organizations, but have
dearth of Pandavas. The five pandavas themselves were a great
organization. Krishna was a great organizer. The Vanara Sena was a
great organization. Ramachandra could even organize Vanaras. Chanakya
created a great organization. For more info please start reading
History. If one thinks Ramayana and Mahabharath is a story of Heroes
and Heroines and not truth and reality, please continue to live in
your fools paradise.
To clean up distortions of Hinduism of Ph.D DAYS, like Sati,
untouchability(practised by Pseudo-intellectuals who want to develop
individually and not as a nation as one family)do-nothing talking,
etc., we need strong organizations with dedicated people, who think in
totality. In absence of organizations, which are doing work such as
helping nation when there is natural disaster or calamity, prevent cow
slaughter and protect economy, revive Hindu Samskrithi through revival
of Samskrith, reconstruct temples destroyed by agressors and recreate
swabhiman in Hindus, prevent infitration of filth from across the
borders, Swadeshi Jagran in the days of Global destruction, the
disease of individual greed will develop and lead to slave mentality
and eventual self-destruction. So you need a broad-based
organization(not parochial or sectarian or divisive), such as RSS, to
tell you how you have distorted Hinduism and put distortion into
action and weakened people and nation.
Knowledge is one step before the first step. Putting knowledge into
action is the first step.
Subhashitam:
Pustakastathu ya Vidya Parahastha gatham Dhanam
Karyakale Samuthpanne Na sa Vidya Na tha Dhanam
Meaning:
Knowledge from books is useless unless that can be used when required.
So is money lent for interest useless, unless repaid when liquidity is
a problem.
Regarding the way some temples function in US, less said the better,
because it is a shame that one Hindu temple in New Jersey is
stretching begging bowl to a Muslim for temple finance and working
against Hindus. Let Dwarkadish give them wisdom to help Hindus.
The article on Hinduism was good, but the above dis-organized comment
deserves correction.
"Hinduism is distorted by the confused and strengthened by the
organized"
"Change yourself before changing the organizations and the world"
"Open your heart before opening your mind for Hinduism"
Ramachandra V. Kamath
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