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Re: ARTICLE : Becoming Hindu
After pointing out that Vivekananda didn't have much
knowledge of Vedanta,
In article <ghenDzABpC.L49@netcom.com>, shrao@nyx.net says...
that his
>writings are considered great because of their having been co-opted by
>the modern Hindutva movement, is another matter.
This is what Bon Giovanni would call electing a guru by
popular vote.
For instance, I have
>heard that Vivekananda claimed that there is no support for heaven and
>hell in Vedic literature.
Here are some more favorites:
"Fish are the fruit of the Ganga."
"Why go and worship the Tulasi? Better to pull up the Tulasi
and plant eggplants."
"As many notions there are, so many paths there are."
-m
