karma and re-incarnation

[Guest guest]

Dear Shri Ram Chandran,

You have said:--

 

" Honestly speaking, one can be a Hindu and can deny

reincarnation and religious belief is nothing to do one's acceptance

or denial of reincarnation "

 

If you are referring to a person who, though born a Hindu, does not accept

Hinduism or the upanishads at all, what you say is correct. But if a person

accepts Hinduism as his religion, then should he not accept the upanishads

also?. The upanishads clearly speak of reincarnation repeatedly, e.g.:

Katha, 2.2.7- 'yonimanye---', ch.up. 5.10.6, Gita, 5.41 and 6.42. There are

many other places where it is said that a person is born again according to

his karma or his conduct or his desires. So how can rebirth be denied? Of

course this is all from the empirical standpoint.

 

S.N.Sastri

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Sastriji:

 

Pranams,

 

You are correct and my reference was with respect to those who just

claim that they are Hindus but don't have strong convictions in what

they believe. Thanks for bringing some important relevant points with

respect to a Hindu with faith and conviction.

 

With my warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

 

advaitin , " S.N. Sastri " <sn.sastri wrote:

>

> If you are referring to a person who, though born a Hindu, does not

accept

> Hinduism or the upanishads at all, what you say is correct. But if

a person

> accepts Hinduism as his religion, then should he not accept the

upanishads

[Guest guest]

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