08-06-2009, 01:46 AM
Rajan Zed is a good guy. He works with a Jewish Rabbi in Reno, Nevada. I especially liked the way he asked the Pope to speak out against the untouchables of Christian Europe, the Roma "Gypsies". He is trying to counter the Pope's propaganda campaign against Hinduism. He is also the first Hindu chaplain to open the U.S. House of Representatives. (Some Xtian nuts shouted him down)
Let me tell you what is going on. In many parts of the West now, it's "uncool" to be "Religious" because they think all Religions are like Abrahamic religions. She has been conditioned to be scared of calling herself a Hindu. (Look at the Racist venomous hatred that pours out of the Western media against Hinduism).
But the fact of the matter is that Vedic techniques do work, whether it's Yoga or Kirtan. They ideas were conceived over thousands of years specifically to calm the mind. Note how even a Non-Hindu acknowledges how Kirtan stabilizes the Mind. Hinduism's and Vedic technology's primarily goal was this. This Contrasts sharply with the rantings of Islamic and Christian preachers who use anger to destabilize the mind. In summary the key difference between Hinduism and Abrahamic religions can be seen. One disturbs the mind, the other stabilizes it.
As an optimist, I also think that Hindu concepts are accepted only very slowly now because rightly or wrongly, Hinduism is associated with the poverty of India. Now, as India Industrializes, the wealth and power of India will automatically be associated as a strength of Hinduism (hence the growing popularity of Hinduism).
A Big reason why the next 20-30 years are critical in putting as many obstructions as possible to Christian Missionary activity.
Let me tell you what is going on. In many parts of the West now, it's "uncool" to be "Religious" because they think all Religions are like Abrahamic religions. She has been conditioned to be scared of calling herself a Hindu. (Look at the Racist venomous hatred that pours out of the Western media against Hinduism).
But the fact of the matter is that Vedic techniques do work, whether it's Yoga or Kirtan. They ideas were conceived over thousands of years specifically to calm the mind. Note how even a Non-Hindu acknowledges how Kirtan stabilizes the Mind. Hinduism's and Vedic technology's primarily goal was this. This Contrasts sharply with the rantings of Islamic and Christian preachers who use anger to destabilize the mind. In summary the key difference between Hinduism and Abrahamic religions can be seen. One disturbs the mind, the other stabilizes it.
As an optimist, I also think that Hindu concepts are accepted only very slowly now because rightly or wrongly, Hinduism is associated with the poverty of India. Now, as India Industrializes, the wealth and power of India will automatically be associated as a strength of Hinduism (hence the growing popularity of Hinduism).
A Big reason why the next 20-30 years are critical in putting as many obstructions as possible to Christian Missionary activity.