Hinduism and other religions

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Dear Bhagavathas,

 

Sri Hari Krishnan said:

>>> I once again want to lay emphasis on one fact.  I write this without the

least little trace of malice towards other religions.  I respect the Bible,

in fact have read it as zealously as a Christian. If at all one wants to

understand other religions - even one's own religion for that matter - one

should have a very open heart and mind.  That was why Mahatma Gandhi could

say, 'I read the Bible and my understanding of the Gita increased a

thousand-fold.'<<<

 

Hindus have embraced the noble thoughts from every source. It is not the noble

things found in other books that bother Hindus or Hinduism. What bothers both

are the NOT SO NOBLE TRUTHS (NSNT) found in all religious texts including the

whole body of hindu Scriptures. NSNT found in Hindu Scriptures have done most

harm to the Hindus themselves (and continues yo haunt us in the form of back

lash). NSNT found in other religions such as Christianity and Islam, have

also harmed Hindus (and continue to harm Hindus). Both Islam and Christianity

claim exclusivity to their faiths. Based on the Bible and Koran (I have read

both many times), we can readily conclude that the Hindus are infidels,

kafirs, and devil worshippers. They are guranteed to burn in hell for

etrnity. They are crop ready for conversion, or subjugation. Let us also not

forget what Jinnah said about Gandhi:

Gandhi is a good person, but any Muslim is better than him.

Honestly, people of other religions act as what they think of Hinduism based

on their scriptures and certainly not what we think of their religious books.

I think religious understanding also includes understanding other religions

from their point of view. Most Hindus (including Gandhi) have spent lot of

time understanding other religions with a Hindu mind. Which is good, but

half-baked. It is this kind of understanding that gave us a half-baked

partition of India for which we are paying dearly. Our understanding stands

incomplete, until we try to understand from their point of view as well.

 

Daasan,

 

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar