02-07-2009, 02:37 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Ms. Sandhya Jain,
Your letter addressed to Swami Dayananda Saraswati has been forwarded to me and after perusing it, I feel it is necessary for me to respond, as I am deeply saddened and at the same time, upset. There are factual inaccuracies.
I write to you with an abiding spirit that through an honest dialogue, we can resolve any differences. I do so, even though I normally steer clear of these things.
At the outset you need to be aware that the entire Hindu Jewish Leadership Summit's have been my idea and it is an Initiative of The World Council of Religious Leaders in cooperation with The Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha and The Chief Rabbinate of Israel with the support of The American Jewish Committee. Please refer to the entire report of the 1st Summit by using this link - http://FRFnet.org/1st-Hindu-Jewish%20Summi...eport-Final.pdf. Currently we are preparing the 2nd Summit's report.
If you have any queries or mis-perceptions, please ask me. The entire has been very carefully and diligently planned with the engagement of both the Hindu and Jewish leadership with clear mandates.
Sandhya ji, it seems you have been mis-informed. Swami Dayananda is a very devout Hindu as is my good friend Balbir Punj. They have never engaged in anything that dis-credits our sacred Hindu Heritage. The have and continue to do a lot for the cause of Hindus. I can bear witness to that!
I urge you to engage in a direct conversation if you have any issues, but to write a public letter with these allegations does nobody any good. We must, each one of us, work collectively to support each other and help build greater pride in our Heritage. We have to have an effective voice commensurate with our vast numbers.
We need a lot more to protect and preserve our Dharma. This is my commitment and for this, I have dedicated my life. I am always available to any one who wishes to have a talk.Â
I hope you will do more due diligence and refrain from these kind of letters. This is my humble request.
I do hope we can find ways to work together and support each other.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Bawa Jain
Bawa P. Jain
Secretary General
World Council of Religious Leaders
New York<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Bawa Jain
Namaste.
I am astonished to receive a reply from you, to a letter not addressed to you, that too, a letter with the specific objective of keeping non-Indians and nominal Indians living abroad from meddling in the affairs of Hindu Dharma in this country.
Hence I have no interest in discussing any substantive issue of Hindu Dharma with you, but as you have taken the trouble to write to me personally, I will say a few things:
r  As a Jain whose family went abroad with late Acharya Sushil Muni ji, you will be aware that there is a traditional belief that sants who travel abroad do not serve the cause of Dharma in any meaningful way. I personally did not have such strong views at that time, but time has taught me to respect the truth at the core of such orthodoxy.
r  You have kindly revealed that the American Jewish Committee is at the back of this initiative. This supports my own understanding that Israel, like Pakistan, is only another unfortunate piece of real estate used by the Anglo-Americans to run their global empire. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel, like Israeli polity, takes its cue from the US establishment, and their interest in India and Hindu Dharma exactly coincides with the American âlove affairâ with India and its so-called desire to âmakeâ India a superpower!
r  This is underlined by the fact that the Israeli Jews were never interested in India and her problems through three fratricidal wars. Like Pakistan, they served their American masters faithfully.
r  Today, at the American instance, they have spread rapidly across India, in each and every strategic location! There are probably more Chabad Houses and other Foreign Jewish establishments in India today than Indian Jews; and young Israelis are ruining the rural areas with their rave parties! Indian intelligence is not unmindful of their presence.
r  The substance of the Hindu-Jewish Summitry does not impress me at all, and I will not discuss it with a man who lives in America, serves an international body probably linked to the disgraceful United Nations, and may even have American nationality. I had voiced my extreme anger at what was going on in New Delhi the very same day, and that is why I was âpurgedâ from certain forums - a very monotheistic behaviour, very un-Hindu and very inexcusable.
r  The time is long gone when I will accept a private conversation or correspondence on the issues raised by me. They will have to be addressed publicly â to the satisfaction of the Hindu Indians. I may mention also that I take very ill to private âshut-upsâ, however politely or impolitely they may be worded.
r  Finally, it is of no consequence to me how you commit your life. You are completely unknown in this country. I own life is in my own country, and my perspectives are confined to my motherland.
Warm regards and thanks for writing
Sandhya Jain
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Your letter addressed to Swami Dayananda Saraswati has been forwarded to me and after perusing it, I feel it is necessary for me to respond, as I am deeply saddened and at the same time, upset. There are factual inaccuracies.
I write to you with an abiding spirit that through an honest dialogue, we can resolve any differences. I do so, even though I normally steer clear of these things.
At the outset you need to be aware that the entire Hindu Jewish Leadership Summit's have been my idea and it is an Initiative of The World Council of Religious Leaders in cooperation with The Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha and The Chief Rabbinate of Israel with the support of The American Jewish Committee. Please refer to the entire report of the 1st Summit by using this link - http://FRFnet.org/1st-Hindu-Jewish%20Summi...eport-Final.pdf. Currently we are preparing the 2nd Summit's report.
If you have any queries or mis-perceptions, please ask me. The entire has been very carefully and diligently planned with the engagement of both the Hindu and Jewish leadership with clear mandates.
Sandhya ji, it seems you have been mis-informed. Swami Dayananda is a very devout Hindu as is my good friend Balbir Punj. They have never engaged in anything that dis-credits our sacred Hindu Heritage. The have and continue to do a lot for the cause of Hindus. I can bear witness to that!
I urge you to engage in a direct conversation if you have any issues, but to write a public letter with these allegations does nobody any good. We must, each one of us, work collectively to support each other and help build greater pride in our Heritage. We have to have an effective voice commensurate with our vast numbers.
We need a lot more to protect and preserve our Dharma. This is my commitment and for this, I have dedicated my life. I am always available to any one who wishes to have a talk.Â
I hope you will do more due diligence and refrain from these kind of letters. This is my humble request.
I do hope we can find ways to work together and support each other.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Bawa Jain
Bawa P. Jain
Secretary General
World Council of Religious Leaders
New York<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Bawa Jain
Namaste.
I am astonished to receive a reply from you, to a letter not addressed to you, that too, a letter with the specific objective of keeping non-Indians and nominal Indians living abroad from meddling in the affairs of Hindu Dharma in this country.
Hence I have no interest in discussing any substantive issue of Hindu Dharma with you, but as you have taken the trouble to write to me personally, I will say a few things:
r  As a Jain whose family went abroad with late Acharya Sushil Muni ji, you will be aware that there is a traditional belief that sants who travel abroad do not serve the cause of Dharma in any meaningful way. I personally did not have such strong views at that time, but time has taught me to respect the truth at the core of such orthodoxy.
r  You have kindly revealed that the American Jewish Committee is at the back of this initiative. This supports my own understanding that Israel, like Pakistan, is only another unfortunate piece of real estate used by the Anglo-Americans to run their global empire. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel, like Israeli polity, takes its cue from the US establishment, and their interest in India and Hindu Dharma exactly coincides with the American âlove affairâ with India and its so-called desire to âmakeâ India a superpower!
r  This is underlined by the fact that the Israeli Jews were never interested in India and her problems through three fratricidal wars. Like Pakistan, they served their American masters faithfully.
r  Today, at the American instance, they have spread rapidly across India, in each and every strategic location! There are probably more Chabad Houses and other Foreign Jewish establishments in India today than Indian Jews; and young Israelis are ruining the rural areas with their rave parties! Indian intelligence is not unmindful of their presence.
r  The substance of the Hindu-Jewish Summitry does not impress me at all, and I will not discuss it with a man who lives in America, serves an international body probably linked to the disgraceful United Nations, and may even have American nationality. I had voiced my extreme anger at what was going on in New Delhi the very same day, and that is why I was âpurgedâ from certain forums - a very monotheistic behaviour, very un-Hindu and very inexcusable.
r  The time is long gone when I will accept a private conversation or correspondence on the issues raised by me. They will have to be addressed publicly â to the satisfaction of the Hindu Indians. I may mention also that I take very ill to private âshut-upsâ, however politely or impolitely they may be worded.
r  Finally, it is of no consequence to me how you commit your life. You are completely unknown in this country. I own life is in my own country, and my perspectives are confined to my motherland.
Warm regards and thanks for writing
Sandhya Jain
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