Instead of relying on quotes from Schopenhauer, Thoreau,
and Emerson, who knew little of actual Hinduism and
gathered what they did know from a selective and casual
reading of a few texts, why not probe the true spirit
of the religion by reading the philosophical works of
Sankara, Ramanuja, or Madhva, or by exploring the depths
of experience of saints such as Nammalvar, Manikkavasagar,
or Chaitanya?
Ironically, the same people who usually criticize the West
for being crassly materialistic look to Western thinkers
for inspired words on Hinduism.
Mani
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