Fwd: Article on Radical Universalism(Response to my message by Dr Morales)

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Dear Devotees,

I have gotten this message after emailing Dr

Morales.

How do you think we should respond ?

 

Regds

Vinay Mamidi

> --- " Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales "

> <fmorales wrote:

>

> > Fri, 03 Jun 2005 18:44:21 -0500

> > " Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales "

> > <fmorales

> > Re: Article on Radical Universalism

> > Prashanti Kandarpa <kprashanti

> >

> > Dear Vinay,

> >

> > Namaskar. Thank you for your kind message. I've

> > actually read everything

> > written by Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda

> > available in the English

> > language (yes: from " end to end " ). If you will

> > read my paper again, a

> > little more closely and slowly, you will see that

> I

> > do not malign either of

> > these great men in any way. Indeed, I even

> > acknowledge that Swami

> > Vivekananda accomplished many important things

> that

> > benefited Hinduism

> > greatly. The only thing that I do, in fact, do is

> > to offer an honest

> > assessment of their opinion on the issue of

> Radical

> > Universalism.

> >

> > In my critique, I say nothing that is untrue -

> > historically,

> > philosophically or factually. If you have some

> > counter evidence to prove

> > to me and the world that these two great saints

> did

> > not support Radical

> > Universalism, I would love to see it. I've been

> > looking for the last 30

> > years! I know of no Hindu leader or intellectual

> > (even including leaders

> > of the Ramakrishna Order!) who would deny that

> > Ramakrishna and Vivekananda

> > taught that " all religions are one. " I think this

> > is pretty common

> > knowledge, Vinay.

> >

> > While I know you mean well, Vinay, it's obvious

> that

> > your accusations that

> > I'm " maligning " anyone arises more from your

> > emotions than any objective

> > scholarship on your part. Take care.

> >

> > Jaya Sanatana Dharma,

> >

> > Dr. Frank Morales

> >

> >

> > At 12:41 PM 6/3/05, you wrote:

> > >Greetings Dr. Morales,

> > >

> > >I happened to read your article on Radical

> > >Universalism. While I commend the job you are

> doing

> > in

> > >promoting Hindu Religion you are maligning some

> > great

> > >teachers like Sri Ramakrishna and Swami

> > Vivekananda.

> > >First and foremost I feel you have not read the

> > source

> > >books of Sri Ramakrishna (The Great Master and

> > Gospel

> > >of Sri Ramakrishna) and the Complete works of

> Swami

> > >Vivekananda (end to end). You have a great

> > >responsibilty of an academician who represents

> > >Hinduism, you cant afford to not read these books

> > and

> > >still comment on Sri Ramakrishna's life and

> > Swamiji's

> > >teachings.

> > >

> > >By making statements like the below statement you

> > are

> > >doing a tremendous disservice by not recognizing

> > the

> > >power which rejuvenated India in the 19th

> century.

> > >Where were your Vamadeva Shastri, Prabhupada,

> > >Chinmayananda then ? Its Sri Ramakrishna and

> Swami

> > >Vivekananda who will live in Indian hearts

> always.

> > >Please try to meditate and reflect on teachings

> of

> > Sri

> > >Ramakrishna.

> > >

> > > " Throughout his remarkable life, Ramakrishna

> > remained

> > >illiterate, and wholly unfamiliar with both

> > classical

> > >Hindu literature and philosophy, and the

> authentic

> > >teachings of the great acharyas who served as the

> > >guardians of those sacred teachings. Despite the

> > >severely obvious challenges that he experienced

> in

> > >understanding Hindu theology, playing upon the en

> > >vogue sentiment of religious universalism of his

> > day,

> > >Ramakrishna ended up being one of the most widely

> > >popular of neo-Hindu Radical Universalists. The

> > fame

> > >of Ramakrishna was to be soon eclipsed, however,

> by

> > >that of his most famous disciple. "

> > >

> > >Regds

> > >Vinay

> > >

> > >Strength is life, weakness is death.

> > >- Swami Vivekananda

> > >

> > >

> > >

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