Doubts cleared??

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HARI AUM

 

Smt Veena, Smt Dr.Saroja Ramanujam, Shree Chnadra

Menon, Shree G.Raman, Smt Syamala Nair, Smt Sunita,

ShreeKVG, Shree Krishna Prasad, Shree C P Sreedhar and

others…. have cleared quite a bit of the muddy

thoughts on this issue;and have highlighted the

following as salient features of Hinduism :

 

1. It is ETERNAL hence not to worry of losing it.

2. It is better for an individual to PRACTISE Hinduism

than preaching.

3. ‘Bhgavad Gita’ has the roadmap to secure a sure

shot deal in all matters related to Mind, Matter and

Spirit.(So grab a copy, study it and be BLISSFUL).

 

Let us hear more on these from others too.

 

(Knowledge is the wealth that grows on sharing.)

 

Regards

 

Balagopal

 

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

 

 

 

 

 

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Om Namo Narayanaya!

Regarding religious tolerance, I do think tolerance is seen more

among Hindus than others and I attribute this to the way the

religions have evolved. For example, when other religions evolved,

the preachers of that religion condemned other existing religions to

propagate their own religion. This is not true for Hinduism for

obvious reasons. For example, Islam believes Allah has no form and

they preach that any religion which worships Idols is not a true

religion. We have several examples of this, where the idols in

several temples were broken by the muslim rulers. It is true that

GOD or Brahman of the Advaita philosophy is attributeless, but we

all understand the significance of idol worship and know that it is

a means to the end and not the end itself. So though what has been

initially preached in Islam is right, people of later generations

have contorted it.

Similarly in Christianity, they preach Jesus is your only savior. We

would interpret it as God is your only savior, which is true. But

several Christians believe that acknowledging any other form of God

is disrespect to Jesus. Again here, due to the nature of Hinduism,

most of us would say " Sarva deva namaskaram keshavam prathi

gachati " . So it does not matter which deity you pray to. I used to

regularly watch Christian television in the U.S couple of years ago.

I believe, religions may be different, but the essence of

spirituality is the same in all religions. On one such occasion, the

preacher was giving the example of a man who accidentally falls in

to a pit and doesn't know what to do. He gives several examples and

then says, if a Buddhist monk comes near the man in the ditch, he

would just say you fell in to ditch due to your own karmas, hence

keep chanting OM. But when a Christian monk would come there, he

would pray to Jesus and Jesus would save him. And again as I said

earlier, I think slightly more tolerance exhibited by Hindus is

because of the nature of the religion. I do not mean to say Hindus

are not fanatics. I am sure all of us have come across Hindus who

would say their chosen deity is the only form of GOD. In fact, each

Purana would say that, I guess. But overall, the polytheism in Hindu

culture has given rise to more tolerance among us.

I see Hinduism more as a path to spirituality rather than a

religion. It is a philosophy proposed by ancient seers and not a

religion propagated by a preacher. It is however, sad to note that

due to its complex nature, an average person is unable to understand

the essence of the same. To top it, most of the hymns are in

Sanskrit, which is a language understood by few. The Vedas, which is

considered to be the essence of the Sanatana dharma has been

restricted to less than 1/8 of the Hindus for several generations,

until recently. When a poojari comes home to perform a function, how

many of Hindus can understand what he is doing, let alone the

significance of the same? This, results in lack of interest and most

people prefer to sit behind and chit chat. The situation is surely

better in South-India where the participation of people in religious

activities is more. It is interesting to note that, though the Vedic

civilization started in the North, it is prevalent more in the

South. Of course, I do not mean to say everything is in the south,

nothing in the North, but comparatively, I believe South India is

more religiously active. For the Sanatana Dharma to survive,

awareness among people has to increase. For people who hardly know

anything about the greatness of the Sanatana Dharma, it is easy to

accept huge amounts of money from the missionary in return of

conversion, especially given the economic status of the people who

are targeted for conversion. Just by saying the religion has

survived several thousands of years and hence cannot be destroyed is

the easy way out. Sri Paramacharya in the Hindu Dharma book says

that Sanatana Dharma was initially practiced in several parts of the

worlds. He also gives several examples to corroborate the same. Now

it is confined to parts of India and Nepal. The North-east for

example has around 90% Christianity. So we have to realize that the

size is shrinking......

 

 

guruvayur , GANAPATHY RAMAN <agraman62

wrote:

>

> Dear KVG,

>

> I fully endorse your views.The so called 'isms' within Hindus

are the problem areas.That makes people getting themselves disunited

and make them adopt

> different deities according to the 'ism' they belong.It is

something like differnt castes that pollute the society.In that case

the Krishna devotees do they feel to which caste He belongs?Then why

we worship Him?The simple fact is we never bother abt His caste or

creed but as the Omnipotent God and that is the prime reason.Why

people quote from Gita because the same is supposed to come from Sri

Krishna,the Greatest Teacher though He taught His teachings to only

arjuna still all adopt as the same have come from Bhagawan

Krishna.Is there difference of opinion on this? If we go bythe

theory of casteism then perhaps His teachings might not hv been

accepted.So when we accept all Deities as the manifestations of the

One Cosmic Power certainly we shuld respect all the castes and

creeds which are man made only and which is the major cause of all

the problems we face.

> In one of my mails I hv said that whatever be the religion one

follows the primal theory that God is One can't go without

acceptance.Your practice of worshipping the temples,churches,mosques

of course is very laudable as you hv not found any difference in the

Oneness of God though the followers of various religions

> prefer their own methods because of ignorance.This is cleverly

exploited by the

> leaders of the various religions.Just like you think that Hindus

are not fanatics there are also people who belong to other religions

can't be said to be fanatics en masse despite the facts there may be

some incidents here and there which are not the creation of the

peace loving people but bya minority who bent to create troubles so

that they can catch fishes out of troubled waters.This will continue

for some more decades and then all will be ok.If we consider there

are fanatics in other religions even in Hinduism there are and

thesame can't be

> disputed.This I covered in one of my earlier mails.But how to

achieve the oneness and unity among various religions and followers?

Only Time can tell.So

> as I hv already said love of Hinduism shuld not be made a tool

to hate other religions.Man by nature is an animal and that

instincts will be there but the same shuld not be exploited by the

religious and political leaders and when that time comes there will

be all round peace and prosperity.Let us hope that time may dawn

after some years though not such a thing is a possibility in the

near future.

>

> agraman.

>

>

> " K.V Gopalakrishna " <gopalakrishna.kv wrote:

> Dear Krishnadasaji and Chandraji and other friends,,

>

> This is exactly what I have been telling everyone in this group

and Krishna Bhagawan group that all these " isms " should vanish and

only Bhakti should take deeper roots. The more " isms " we have, we

stand disunited. Vaishnavism, Saivism, Dwaitism, Advaitism,

Buddhism, Jainism, and any more isms? Let everyone have the

freedom of worship to one's own Ishta-devatam, Sri Krishna, Siva,

Devi, Murugan, or any other God, which are all manifestations of the

same Nishkala-brahman, who can stop ? But let them not divide

society of devotees into various groups and break Hindus into

pieces. We, Hindus are not fanatics like other religions. I

pray before all Gods, whether I come across a church, temple or

mosque. The other day, when I was on my routine walk after my

Pooja and all, it was a sunday and I heard the prayers inside the

church I stood there for a while with folded arms and was

praying. Some Christians who passed that way looked at me, clad in

Vibhuti and

> Chandan etc., and praying before the church, they laughed and

walked off. I smiled at them and they got the message.

>

> So our prayers should be for " Viswapeedapahathye " , for the

eradication of all woes afflicting this troubled universe,

irrespective of class, creed or religion.

>

> Regards

> KVG.

>

>

>

> krishnadasa77 wrote: Yes Chandra Sekharanji, You are

absolutely right here. All the

> different " isms " if not understood from the Spiritual point of

view

> that we are all part and parcels of the same God who can be called

by

> different names like Krishna, Allah, Jehovah etc. will only strive

to

> create disunity between people.

>

> And actually it is unity which will bring peace and happiness, not

> disunity. So, if we understand the Spiritual angle then the

fanatics

> will not have any say and will bow down to the Spiritual vision

> of " Lokah Samastaa Sukhino Bhavantu " !

>

> Shree Guruvayurappa Sharanam!

>

> ~Krishnadasa.

>

> guruvayur , Chandra Menon

> <chandrasmenon2002@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear Balagopal and Gopalakrishnaji,

> > Very well said. I too underscore the same.

> > When we utter Lokaha Samasthaha Sukhino Bhavanthu we do mean

> every thing in this world. Not Hindus alone!!! What isms the

plants,

> birds, animals etc belong to??

> > Our faith has withstood many an onslaught and strived so far. It

> will strive in the future too since this faith is still following

the

> root concept, though explained differently by so many Acharyas.

We -

> I firmly believe - are told to do good to others, and if unable,

> atleast do no harm. That include manasa, vacha, and karmana. Let

us

> practice that sincerely. While praising our faith let us not

ridicule

> other faiths and create some uneasiness in others.

> > We all have our Guruvayoorappan to concentrate upon and pray for

> the well being of all in this universe.

> > Ohm Narayanaya Namah

> > Pizhayakilum Pizhakedakilum Thiruvullam Kaniyuka Bhagavane

> > Chandra Sekharan Menon

> >

> > " K.V Gopalakrishna " <gopalakrishna.kv@> wrote:

> > It is not just wishful thinking. Hinduism has stood the

> test of time and it will, in future also. Passing phases need not

> worry us. Those who go today will repent and come back.

> > Love

> > KVG.

> >

> >

> > balagopal ramakrishnan wrote: HARI AUM

> >

> > Smt Veena, Smt Dr.Saroja Ramanujam, Shree Chnadra

> > Menon, Shree G.Raman, Smt Syamala Nair, Smt Sunita,

> > ShreeKVG, Shree Krishna Prasad, Shree C P Sreedhar and

> > others…. have cleared quite a bit of the muddy

> > thoughts on this issue;and have highlighted the

> > following as salient features of Hinduism :

> >

> > 1. It is ETERNAL hence not to worry of losing it.

> > 2. It is better for an individual to PRACTISE Hinduism

> > than preaching.

> > 3. `Bhgavad Gita' has the roadmap to secure a sure

> > shot deal in all matters related to Mind, Matter and

> > Spirit.(So grab a copy, study it and be BLISSFUL).

> >

> > Let us hear more on these from others too.

> >

> > (Knowledge is the wealth that grows on sharing.)

> >

> > Regards

> >

> > Balagopal

> >

> > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

> >

> >

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