12-17-2008, 02:48 AM
[quote=G.Subramaniam,Dec 17 2008, 06:55 AM]
The Ajmer Sufi - Attn Kishore
To be fair to Advani, he has not been the only BJP leader to rub his nose before the Khwajaâs tomb (incidentally, tomb-worship is a very un-Hindu practice; it is Abrahamic faiths that make a morbid fetish of their dead).
Dear Subramaniam,
May I draw to your attention to the fact that We as hindus have also practice the tradition of detification of the samadhis of our acharyas or pontifs.Be it the Shankaracharya mutt or the gauda brahims in Bengal or the madhava brahmins in the south or the lingayats
We not only rub our forehead and nose at the samadhi of the gurus but also worship the sthala as a temple no less than the kwajas dargah.
Mantralayam in present day Andhra Pradesh, close to the Karnataka border, is the abode of Raghavendra Swami. The Raghavendra Mutt in Mantralaya (previously known as Manchale) is visited by millions of devotees every year. Raghavendra Swami attained samÄdhi at Brindavan (sacred tomb) which is located at Mantralaya. Sri Raghavendra Theertha is also known as Guru Rajaru and Rayaru lovingly by his devotees.This has been going on from last 800 years.
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Your statement
Then, sensing that there was an even chance of finally ascending the PMâs gaddi, netaji is grabbing every opportunity to shed the undeserved appellation of a hard-line Hindu leader - a designation he assumed to fool Hindus while flirting with secularists, and one with which secularists have in turn been taunting him with.
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Any leader who is not clear in his principles or ideology will face this kind of situation. people who practice this pseudo secularism not only make a fool of themselves but also the nation. Alas!! The followers remain confused lot unable to fathom what is the right judgement.Either a leader can be completely a secular person or completely fundamental but these characters are neither on this side or the other and change side s to suit the situation and convenience of politics.
Can these characters be even called true leaders? A leader is one who is not averse to change and thinking differently but must work from the place of strong conviction. But these people not only change sides but also lead enmass a lot of individuals to confusion and then chaos ......then make a complete U turn on their stand .......thatâs why we have a toothless leadership in India currently.
People who have risen purely on the bases of ideology, betterment of the people, the nation, and clear judgment are the leaders to be chosen on merit and not opportunistic leadership who rise not because they are true national leaders but leaders of sectarian or fragmented thinking who not only mislead people but themselves also .They are tribal leaders who project an image of nationalism and at some point of time get exposed to their inadequacies.
I think personally the old man is repenting his earliar actions and passing through a confused phase of his life ......but refuses to give up his ambition to place himself in history at the pivotal level.
This is the reason we have no strong leadership at the centre stage today and cannot replace charismatic leaders like Mr Vajpayee with such a great cultivated mind .In the absence of the lions only the jackals and hyenas thrive.
The Ajmer Sufi - Attn Kishore
To be fair to Advani, he has not been the only BJP leader to rub his nose before the Khwajaâs tomb (incidentally, tomb-worship is a very un-Hindu practice; it is Abrahamic faiths that make a morbid fetish of their dead).
Dear Subramaniam,
May I draw to your attention to the fact that We as hindus have also practice the tradition of detification of the samadhis of our acharyas or pontifs.Be it the Shankaracharya mutt or the gauda brahims in Bengal or the madhava brahmins in the south or the lingayats
We not only rub our forehead and nose at the samadhi of the gurus but also worship the sthala as a temple no less than the kwajas dargah.
Mantralayam in present day Andhra Pradesh, close to the Karnataka border, is the abode of Raghavendra Swami. The Raghavendra Mutt in Mantralaya (previously known as Manchale) is visited by millions of devotees every year. Raghavendra Swami attained samÄdhi at Brindavan (sacred tomb) which is located at Mantralaya. Sri Raghavendra Theertha is also known as Guru Rajaru and Rayaru lovingly by his devotees.This has been going on from last 800 years.
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Your statement
Then, sensing that there was an even chance of finally ascending the PMâs gaddi, netaji is grabbing every opportunity to shed the undeserved appellation of a hard-line Hindu leader - a designation he assumed to fool Hindus while flirting with secularists, and one with which secularists have in turn been taunting him with.
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Any leader who is not clear in his principles or ideology will face this kind of situation. people who practice this pseudo secularism not only make a fool of themselves but also the nation. Alas!! The followers remain confused lot unable to fathom what is the right judgement.Either a leader can be completely a secular person or completely fundamental but these characters are neither on this side or the other and change side s to suit the situation and convenience of politics.
Can these characters be even called true leaders? A leader is one who is not averse to change and thinking differently but must work from the place of strong conviction. But these people not only change sides but also lead enmass a lot of individuals to confusion and then chaos ......then make a complete U turn on their stand .......thatâs why we have a toothless leadership in India currently.
People who have risen purely on the bases of ideology, betterment of the people, the nation, and clear judgment are the leaders to be chosen on merit and not opportunistic leadership who rise not because they are true national leaders but leaders of sectarian or fragmented thinking who not only mislead people but themselves also .They are tribal leaders who project an image of nationalism and at some point of time get exposed to their inadequacies.
I think personally the old man is repenting his earliar actions and passing through a confused phase of his life ......but refuses to give up his ambition to place himself in history at the pivotal level.
This is the reason we have no strong leadership at the centre stage today and cannot replace charismatic leaders like Mr Vajpayee with such a great cultivated mind .In the absence of the lions only the jackals and hyenas thrive.