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Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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From: vivek@cs.rice.edu (Vivek Sadananda Pai)
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Date: 6 Sep 1996 17:19:25 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Hindu Students Conference, Rice Univ Chapter
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References: <ghenDx64FJ.1D6@netcom.com> <ghenDx7vqz.5qJ@netcom.com> <ghenDx9t1p.BzG@netcom.com>
In article <ghenDx9t1p.BzG@netcom.com>,
Dhruba Chakravarti <dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu> wrote:
>If I may, let me state the main theme of your arguments in two lines:
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>GauDiya vaishhNavas are the only ones who are following sanAtana dhrama,
>an exclusive religion. The rest of us are following 'who knows what'.
Dear Dhrubaji,
If I may say so, such attempts of putting words in your opponents
mouth are really unbecoming, especially when there's evidence to the
contrary.
The whole point of Gaudiya Vaishnavism is that it is _not_ exclusive -
anyone can join, regardless of caste, birth, social status, race, etc.
Non-hindus were becoming Gaudiyas back when the concept of "becoming"
a Hindu was considered impossible. Even if you want to consider
Gaudiya versus non-Gaudiya, then a look at Gaudiya literature will
show that the claims regarding "exclusivism" are without basis.
-Vivek
