My Lecture on Hindusim, Indian International Centre, N Delhi, May 22,2008

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends

You are most cordially invited to my lecture on Hinduism.

Please circulate the mail freely to your friends in Delhi through

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Kindly place a print out of the poster attached on the notice notice boards

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THE ATTIC

36, Regal Building, New Delhi

Presents

 

Hinduism: Diverse Forms of Worship

 

 

by

 

Dr Bharat Gupt

 

Thursday, 22nd of May, 2008

 

at 6:30 pm

 

The India International Center (Main

Auditorium)

 

Hinduism is a Realization based faith, where the individual's knowledge of

the Divine is the final aim It does not elevate a single founder or a

primary scripture but admits a line of teachers of various schools (matas).

Its earliest text, the Rgveda, is not its only or exclusive scripture, but

is followed by a series of primary texts (prasthanas) that have addressed

various existential problems and have taken diverse philosophic positions.

It recognizes, the Unity of Divine, which can it says can be realized

through the medium of morphic (icons,images, symbols, gods or goddesses) or

through amorphic (samadhi) means.

 

While it posits a pluralism of belief, it upholds One-ness, in

which the Other is not a reality but an illusion, hence it does not

recognize evil as an everlasting reality. After two millenniums Hinduism is

again reaching out globally and for this reason needs to develop a fresh

critique of other major faiths and civilizations.

 

 

 

ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

 

 

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with best regards,

 

Bharat Gupt

Associate Professor, CVS, Delhi University,

Founder member and Trustee

International Forum for India's Heritage.

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