Hinduism should not lose its USP, that is tolerance

[vgane]

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A good point for a debate..Our tolerance has been our bane especially in North India where generations after generations have been conquered /decimated by the religious wars be it North & West India by the Muslim invaders or by Portugese in Goa in the name of Goa inquisition..May be in TN we did not have Muslim invasion as in the scale of North

Appreciate Dushyant Sridhar's (not Sekhar) knowledge of our ancient scriptures and his ability to deliver in style

I like the following in his interview:

If science is questioning, religion is also equally questioning. That is what Hinduism is. In Sanatana Dharma, there is only questioning. Krishna tells beautifully to Arjuna, I am very happy that you are questioning.
But questioning should come after contemplation and that is what our predecessors did.
Parikshit questioned and Suka Rishi gave answers and that is Bhagavatham.
Valmiki questioned and Narada Muni answered and the compilation is Ramayana.
Yudhishtir questioned and Bhishma answered and that is Vishnu Sahasranamam.
Arjuna questioned and Krishna answered and that is Bhagavad Gita.
Maitreya questioned and Parasara answered and that is Vishnu Puranam.
So, in our scriptures, you see only questioning.
But today, if you question a religion, you are called communalist.

'Hinduism should not lose its USP, and that is tolerance' - Rediff.com Get Ahead

 

[renuka]

Only those who do not have answers do not allow others to question!

 

[prasad1]

Keno and Katha Upanishads also are questions and answers.
When one does not have answers, they ridicule the questioner, or call them Hindu haters or other names.
I agree with the op. Hinduism is based on very solid grounds and can survive on truthful answers.

 

[CHANDRU1849]

Questioning would have come to a grinding halt after the invasion of Muslims and British, in order to protect Hinduism.

If regular questioning / debate continues till date with the participation of public who follow Hinduism, the importance given to Gita, Bhagavatham would have come down to a large extent.

 

[vgane]

Questioning would have come to a grinding halt after the invasion of Muslims and British, in order to protect Hinduism.

If regular questioning / debate continues till date with the participation of public who follow Hinduism, the importance given to Gita, Bhagavatham would have come down to a large extent.

If you do not want Gita & Bhagavatham which Sanskrit scripture would you prefer?

 

[CHANDRU1849]

If you do not want Gita & Bhagavatham which Sanskrit scripture would you prefer?

Do you think only Sanskirt has religious scriptures and others not? Sanskrit has not been made as the religious language of all Hindus and made compulsory to learn.

 

[vgane]

Do you think only Sanskirt has religious scriptures and others not? Sanskrit has not been made as the religious language of all Hindus and made compulsory to learn.

Chandru Sir, I said Sanskrit from an all India perspective...In Tamil you have both Saiva & Vaishnava scriptures..If you want only Saiva then again we are losing our tolerance as a community...Smarthas as mentioned in this forum are worshippers of both Saivas & Vaishnavas...May be you are trying to create a new group of Brahmins ie Saiva Brahmins

 

[sarang]

In tamilnadu even tamil is not compulsory. Anyway in those days people learn those languages which helped them in their spiritual or loukika journey (as we do now with english). Azhwars and nayanmars and spiritual leaders have preached, quoted vedanta extensively, and must have either learn samskrit themselves or learnt the hidden truths from others who knew samskrit.

The other day, venkiah naidu said that he was anti hindi in his student days, but now he speaks hindi with apt and attractive alliterations.

The other day in puduyugam programme, I think, Mr Kandasamy said that he is against translation of literature/novels etc from one language to another, and one should learn the language to understand and enjoy the original, as not translation will capture the spirit.

Do you think only Sanskirt has religious scriptures and others not? Sanskrit has not been made as the religious language of all Hindus and made compulsory to learn.

 

[prasad1]

Yudhishtir had a question and he asked Krishna about it. Krishna very wisely directed Yudhistir to Bhishma. Krishna was wise and understood that Yudhistir would understand it better if he gets the message from Bhisma. So the person questioning, and the person answering, together with the subject, are all important.
There has to be real desire to learn from the questioner. Similarly the person answering must be well versed in the subject and willing to devote time.
All three have to be present for a meaningful discourse.

 

[auh]

If regular questioning / debate continues till date with the participation of public who follow Hinduism, the importance given to Gita, Bhagavatham would have come down to a large extent.

And why would that be, sir?

 

[a-TB]

Hindus like to live and let live so long others dont trample them, in which case they will apologize for them.
At least that is my experience

 

[CHANDRU1849]

Chandru Sir, I said Sanskrit from an all India perspective...In Tamil you have both Saiva & Vaishnava scriptures..If you want only Saiva then again we are losing our tolerance as a community...Smarthas as mentioned in this forum are worshippers of both Saivas & Vaishnavas...May be you are trying to create a new group of Brahmins ie Saiva Brahmins

Sir,

What is the harm in having a group of Saiva Brahmins. Already we have brahmins who sport Vibhudhi (to survive) but practice Vaishnavism, being proudly led by Mutt Leaders.

 

[JR]

Namaste Vgane ji,

Good thoughts on the OP. It is true that any sincere learning begins with questioning. If I am right, King Dhritharashtra asks Vidura about a lot of things wise and gets clarified on them, in the epic Mahabharata -- isn't this the so-called famous 'Vidura Needhi'? But unfortunately, King Dhritarashtra counter questions Vidura's advices -- such as when Vidura advices the king about doing one's share of good deeds and leaving the rest to god and the necessity to do good deeds (so that Dhritarashtra will make Duryodhana give away the Pandavas' share of Kingdom to them), Dhritarashtra questions him back, "Afterall it is said that god plays a role in each and every action of ours -- not an atom moves without his will. Therefore, the reason why I do not feel motivated to comply with your request is also because it is god's will!". So doing 'vidhandaa vaadham' is not appropriate for a learner, and when approaching a good guru, one should have genuine curiosity to learn from him.

I liked Prasadji's message earlier in this thread.

 

[sudeshwer]

subject started somewhere and going somewhere. Hindusim' tolerance is well established. If Hindusim stayed as that of Islam, no other religion cud have entered India. many religions came and cud not push away Hindusim fromIndia. that show its inner strength. Buddha was Hindu but his Buddhisim cudnt spread well within India. unless one question one will not get answer; that is it - srinivasan

 

[sarang]

Hinduism has two traits - tolerance and acceptance; when both these traits are considered as weakness and assaulted, it is necessary to fight the demonic forces which neither care for nor practice the two, to restore balance.