04-19-2007, 12:21 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-prem+Apr 19 2007, 09:37 AM-->QUOTE(prem @ Apr 19 2007, 09:37 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Following Shiva or Vishnu are not the onlee criteria.
Following Allah and Christ mean no freedom of thought as well as super claim on Ultimate Truth thus making this Universal truth limited to human shortcomings.
This is a major essential difference between Snatani understanding of Supreme and that of Non Snatani God Deity. The Monotehsitic God deities need to grow and start exhibiting Universal qualities ,then they can be accomodated as part of Snatan Dharm family, till then we cannot endorse their followers following Hindu way of realization.
As per Vedas, Onlee ignorant indulge in following and worshipping .
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Thanks for attempting to answer my question.
I'm not really bothered about the Gods' characteristics but about human attitudes.
For example - a man praying at a Shiva temple would automatically be taken as Hindu while a man praying at a church would be dubbed Christian, not Hindu.
However, if the same Hindu were seen to be praying at a Church on the basis of the higher gyan that all Gods are one and the same because truth and God and oneself are all the same, then would the man be a real Hindu, or perceived to be traitor.
If the Christian above went to Tirupati stating the same reasons - about the identity or name of God being unimportant in the face of the truth, would he get the benefit of being called Hindu.
If we started looking for real Hindus in India would the number be 800 million, or closer to 100 milllion or less. But if real Hindus are defined by their propensity to reject Allah/Jehovah in favor or Shiva/Vishnu then are they really knowledgeable about what their own Hindu philosophy tells them?
Should Hindus me more inclusive, or more exclusive, throwing out "bad eggs" and their narratives for lack of purity. Using such rules, how large is the community of real Hindus in India? I'm not betting on 800 milllion by a long shot.
Following Allah and Christ mean no freedom of thought as well as super claim on Ultimate Truth thus making this Universal truth limited to human shortcomings.
This is a major essential difference between Snatani understanding of Supreme and that of Non Snatani God Deity. The Monotehsitic God deities need to grow and start exhibiting Universal qualities ,then they can be accomodated as part of Snatan Dharm family, till then we cannot endorse their followers following Hindu way of realization.
As per Vedas, Onlee ignorant indulge in following and worshipping .
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Thanks for attempting to answer my question.
I'm not really bothered about the Gods' characteristics but about human attitudes.
For example - a man praying at a Shiva temple would automatically be taken as Hindu while a man praying at a church would be dubbed Christian, not Hindu.
However, if the same Hindu were seen to be praying at a Church on the basis of the higher gyan that all Gods are one and the same because truth and God and oneself are all the same, then would the man be a real Hindu, or perceived to be traitor.
If the Christian above went to Tirupati stating the same reasons - about the identity or name of God being unimportant in the face of the truth, would he get the benefit of being called Hindu.
If we started looking for real Hindus in India would the number be 800 million, or closer to 100 milllion or less. But if real Hindus are defined by their propensity to reject Allah/Jehovah in favor or Shiva/Vishnu then are they really knowledgeable about what their own Hindu philosophy tells them?
Should Hindus me more inclusive, or more exclusive, throwing out "bad eggs" and their narratives for lack of purity. Using such rules, how large is the community of real Hindus in India? I'm not betting on 800 milllion by a long shot.