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Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On attempting to define Hinduism)
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On attempting to define Hinduism)
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 04:59:25 GMT
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References: <ghenDwHznC.9A0@netcom.com> <ghenDwLMnu.392@netcom.com> <ghenDwt2DA.MCt@netcom.com> <ghenDwuynE.My@netcom.com>
dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu (Dhruba Chakravarti) wrote in article
<ghenDwuynE.My@netcom.com>...
> Thank you for following up. Sri Aurobindo, whom I truly admire has
> indicated this verse as one of the central verse in the RigVeda,
Aurobindo was not a scholar either. First he was a bureaucrat, then he
was a terrorist. His later actions may be "admirable" but that doesn't
make them any more relevant. I truly admire comedian Jerry Seinfeld. I
certainly wouldn't be very interested in any opinion of his on the central
verse of the Rgveda.
It is not enough to quote someone who has an opinion. Opinions are two a
penny. Try quoting someone who is part of our tradition (which dates back
further than the 19th century you know.) or someone who meets the
standards of critical scholarship. (I don't accept Indology as being
authoritative even if it agrees with tradition but at least I can respect
it as being intellectually honest.) If you really believe what you say
this will require just a little mental effort. No problem for someone who
has the courage of their convictions.
> You are saying tha different Viewpoints make different religions.
Yes.
>This would be true if religion were a man-made thing, something that
social
> anthropologists argue. But as you must surely know that in our
religion,
> it is expressly said that religion is given to us by God.
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I don't see what this has to do with anything. Dharma has a viewpoint.
You can be for it or against it. In some cases there are grey areas but
that doesn't mean it is all grey. And incidentally it is by no means
unanimous that religion is given to us by God. The Mimamsak belief is the
Veda is self-evident and uncreated by any being even Bhagawan.
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