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The One good thing about Hinduism is it teaches to be openminded where I didn't
find in other religions.(Note that the concept of God is almost same in all religions, it might have evelved out of suffering, pain , fear or for the need for
a superior power then human being, or God might actually be existing(that is what I believe) or for redifing human values).
Being open minded itself has many positive effects for being closed minded is
confinement or restriction. Confinement is lack of freedom in thought and it
is slavery of thought, from which we all try to get rid of.
(No one prefers slavery do we?).
The other greatest Idea which existed in Hinduism is Universal oneness
(preached more but practised less). Ofcourse ordinary human beings cannot practise it but there are many great souls who did practise it.
Regarding unity or perfect unity existing in Hinduism at any one time is not possible. (Nature itself doesn't permit). For if there exist a perfect unision
in one idea amonggst all the people practising it it would lead to resonace
which is harmul for the nature itself. And there cannot be anytime where
nature would let it happen.
Regarding Swami Vivekananda preaching that all paths are one, (Upanishads, Vedas and every ancient lore declares it in a differnt manner), he might be meaning
that though we are practising different religions we are trying to reach the same god.
It doesn't matter from which direction you climb a pyarmaid? does it?
He reified the ideas in a most lucid manner.
Regarding the statement whether all religions are contained in Hinduism,
it is possible that some of the Ideas might be borrowed from Hinduism(Since it
is the oldest religion) or it might be a cliam that all religions are one which is again the essence of universal oneness which is the concept of Hinduism.
Each one of us is biased in our own manner so I leave the rest to you.
Thanks.
--Prasad
: PS: I originally wrote it as e-mail, but finally decided to send
: it to newsgroup, too, for others to be able to correct my
: errors if there are any - my view on Hindu is via few points
: I know and others people here surely have much wider horizon.
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