01-23-2006, 10:40 AM
Ben Ami and Acharya,
Why quote people who talk of Hindus as a race? Ignoring race (the existence of which seems to be somewhat contested), Hindus aren't a single ethnicity. Besides Indian Hindus, there exist Indonesian, Cambodian, Malaysian Hindus. They are no less Hindus. There are also recent converts to Hinduism in other countries.
We are no Aryan race. We are Arya (and that only if we live up to those high standards) only because we value and aspire to the lofty and noble states set by Hinduism.
And please, do not mention "Netaji" or whatever. He supported the Axis powers. I don't care that his goals were to gain independence for India. I do not support the idea that "the end justifies the means". In Hinduism, the means are as important, if not more so than the end themselves. "Do your duty without an eye on the fruits of your actions" - that's the Gita on Karma Yoga.
For Netaji to position himself on the side of the Axis powers (whether he was a secret spy for the opposite side has not been proven yet, and is irrelevant as I stated above) is enough for us to have to ignore him and not give him respect. The Axis powers included so many nazi countries as well as the evil Nazi-supporting mufti of Jerusalem - all of whom were anti-Jewish. The nazis genocided so many people. Even if Netaji did not know about this, we do. And our conscience does not allow us to give the slightest support for this man's actions. Remember, the nazis killed Romany by the millions too - so even if you can't quite grasp the magnitude of the evil that was committed against the innocent Jewish people and homosexuals, you no doubt comprehend that Netaji indirectly supported murder of Indians themselves.
Your admiration for Netaji is misplaced. He's an insult to our country, our people, our ancestors, our very religion. We have many great people who you can look up to. Sri Aurobindo is just one, but he's truly worthy of your respect and admiration.
Ben Ami, don't be angry for my interference, but the mention of Netaji in a positive light on this forum saddens me.
Ben Ami and Acharya:<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hindu Rashtra will be back<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I agree with this. But I have a feeling it will have risen before 2025 <!--emo&
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Why quote people who talk of Hindus as a race? Ignoring race (the existence of which seems to be somewhat contested), Hindus aren't a single ethnicity. Besides Indian Hindus, there exist Indonesian, Cambodian, Malaysian Hindus. They are no less Hindus. There are also recent converts to Hinduism in other countries.
We are no Aryan race. We are Arya (and that only if we live up to those high standards) only because we value and aspire to the lofty and noble states set by Hinduism.
And please, do not mention "Netaji" or whatever. He supported the Axis powers. I don't care that his goals were to gain independence for India. I do not support the idea that "the end justifies the means". In Hinduism, the means are as important, if not more so than the end themselves. "Do your duty without an eye on the fruits of your actions" - that's the Gita on Karma Yoga.
For Netaji to position himself on the side of the Axis powers (whether he was a secret spy for the opposite side has not been proven yet, and is irrelevant as I stated above) is enough for us to have to ignore him and not give him respect. The Axis powers included so many nazi countries as well as the evil Nazi-supporting mufti of Jerusalem - all of whom were anti-Jewish. The nazis genocided so many people. Even if Netaji did not know about this, we do. And our conscience does not allow us to give the slightest support for this man's actions. Remember, the nazis killed Romany by the millions too - so even if you can't quite grasp the magnitude of the evil that was committed against the innocent Jewish people and homosexuals, you no doubt comprehend that Netaji indirectly supported murder of Indians themselves.
Your admiration for Netaji is misplaced. He's an insult to our country, our people, our ancestors, our very religion. We have many great people who you can look up to. Sri Aurobindo is just one, but he's truly worthy of your respect and admiration.
Ben Ami, don't be angry for my interference, but the mention of Netaji in a positive light on this forum saddens me.
Ben Ami and Acharya:<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hindu Rashtra will be back<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I agree with this. But I have a feeling it will have risen before 2025 <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->