re the Resilience of Hinduism

[Guest guest]

Dear Omtatsat!

 

you took the words right out of my heart..my heart warmed to read

this posting of yours. Absolutely does it sound not only

reasonable...it sounds as if VIvekananda Himself spoke every word!

my pranaams to you.

jairam

>

> Peace and Blessings to all ! Please excuse my erratic postings of late, as I

have been, by necessity, away from the computer and have

> been neglecting my dear friends on the Ramakrishna Digest Mailing

> List.

>

> Although away from the communications medium, my mind has been

> engrossed with the 'Hullaballoo' caused by the recent declaration by the

Southern Baptist Convention [concerning their position on Hinduism],and also the

Holy Father's visit to India.

>

> Let us step back and look at the whole picture. A tiny Albanian

> girl of eighteen comes to India as a Roman Catholic Nun. She learns

> the 'ways of the land' and eventually blends what she has learned from this

ancient culture, together with the 'newer' dispensation

> of her own faith, and creates a world-wide INDIAN RELIGIOUS ORDER of selfless

social workers, clad in saris and following strict monastic rules of conduct.

>

> Is this good for the world-image of India ? Is this good for Hinduism ? The

answer must ne a resounding YES !!!!

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> Whether these are Roman Catholic Nuns & Brothers or not, in the eyes of the

world, this is a Hindustan Organization, and therefore Hindu.

>

> Hindus are BIG ENOUGH to absorb all faiths into their land. They have

> no fear of being dominated. History has proven, time and time again,

> the resilience, the self-invigorating power of Sanatana Dharma, forever

modern, forever learning and absorbing. Not mired in ancient

> dogma, but rather searching for new ways to respond to the urgent demand of

our very own Sri Swami Lord Vivekananda of Bengal:

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> " This is the great ideal before us, and every one must be ready for it - the

conquest of the whole world by India - nothing less than that, and we must all

get ready for it, strain every nerve for it> Up, India, and conquer the world

with your spirituality ! Aye, as has been declared on this soil first, 'love'

must conquer hatred, hatred cannot conquer itself. Materialism and all its

miseries can >

> So, my dear brothers and sisters in tapasyA, let us encourage the

> Christian sects to make new converts on the subcontinent. How else will India

and Hinduism be able to help her brothers and sisters

> worldwide? Any religion practised in the spiritual environment of India, will

produce beneficial effects and increase levels of tolerance, which may then be

shared with the rest of humanity.

>

> Does this sound reasonable ?

>

> om shanthi om

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