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Why I said what I have said. The reason being having lived and grown up
with westerners I have noticed that they do use the word "myth" to mean
exactly what it means. I have seen both Christians and Muslims trying to
undermine our faith and to say it is false. I see no reason why they should
not be corrected.
>Spoken like a true fundamentalist.
Is a person who talks of the Laws of Physics a "Fundamentalist" ? etc. Is
it wrong to believe that the Word of God is truely a word of God ? Or is it
better to let those people who get awared Phd's for speculating and writing
falsely about other peoples faith ?
>From childhood these people are taught that we are believers in a "false
God" and the things these ignorant people write makes you wonder at times.
They spent 200 years in India and learnt nothing but only how to plunder,
rape and mistreat others. About time they stopped to think about what they
are saying.
Sunil
Daly de Gagne <ambika@mbnet.mb.ca> wrote in article
<ghenE78w56.DKI@netcom.com>...
> Namaste.
>
>
> Sunil Sethi wrote:
> >
> > Hi Christoper,
> >
> > We do not have myths a myth is defined as :
> >
> > "Tale with supernatural character or events., invented story; imaginary
> > person or object".
> >
> > Our faith is none of the above !!!! Perhaps Christianity is a myth !!!
>
> This indeed is news to me that in Hinduism there are no myths and no
> mythology. It seems we have many stories which involve
> characters/events who/which can be described as supernatural. We have
> stories which may well have been invented, and which contain imaginary
> elements.
>
> It's because of our elaborate mythology that we can often convey some of
> the most sublime and meaningful insights and truths about the essence of
> existence.
>
> Sunil, when you say "our faith is none of the above," I fear you have
> fallen into the same trap that many fundamentalist Christians also fall
> into, namely the idea that myth equals untruth or lie. Therefore, it
> becomes very important to distance oneself from anything to do with
> mythology. The irony is that in the process, one often becomes
> distanced also from an understanding of the truths conveyed by the myth.
>
> Your statement "perhaps Christianity is a myth" is a gratuitious insult
> which says little for the Hindu concept of tolerance. It also makes no
> sense since you have accepted a definition of myth based on story, and
> now you suggest that an actual great tradition of the world is itself a
> myth. Christianity is actually a rather well established historical
> fact. Perhaps the Christian tradition has some myths of its own, but if
> you were to suggest that, you'd soon be dealing with the Christian
> fundamentalists who believe, as you appear to, that only that which is
> historical fact can be considered to be true in any meaningful sense of
> the word.
>
> > If you want books of reference then I would recommend the following:
> >
> > Bhagvad-Gita As It IS by His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami
> > Prabhupada. ISBN book number 0-89213-134-9.
> >
> > Higher Taste, Back to Godhead, Coming Back.
> >
> > These books will give you the insight that you are looking for and not
> > doubt the facts will enable you to see the truth.
>
> Spoken like a true fundamentalist. Read the right books, get the right
> facts, and you shall know the truth.
>
> When people open themselves to the power of Hindu myth and story, it
> becomes a powerful channel for spiritual experience which transcends
> specific systems of belief and philosophy. Such experience cannot be
> defined or contained by human beings who say this way or that is _the_
> way.
>
> Daly
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