08-12-2006, 01:07 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Singhi Kaya+Aug 11 2006, 03:15 PM-->QUOTE(Singhi Kaya @ Aug 11 2006, 03:15 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Let me ask has Snatan Dharm gained strenght from the RKP movement or has the RKP weaken the Dharma?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'll answer. It has!!
Impact has mainly been cultural and intellectual. Bhava vada and Universalism rapidly spreading in hindu mind in Bengal and outside can be dirrectly attributed to some extent to RKM movement. But that point has been discussed already in the main article quoted.
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I have heard from a sannyasin who has spend decades to counter missionary conversion activities on how RKM activity made jobs of missionaries easy. This was an incident in early part of his karmic life. He was woking in a remote tribal area where missionaries were active. RKM also had a very big mission there. RKM's services were best and it had the only good hospital in the area. RKM generally has potraits of Christ hanging in their buidlings and prayer halls. Missionaries used this oppertunity to take sick tribals to RKM service and say that these facilities were christian. They will point to potraits of christ as an example. RKM monks never bother to actually have contact with the poor tribal living in his hut unless someone comes to them. Neither they bothered how missionaries were using their facility to carry on their own work.
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This is a funny story that I have heard...but I thinks it points how universalims works in real life.
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Let me just say that you are talking about NE where Christian missionary hospitals refuse to serve hindu patients.
I have a sanyasi friend who has served 4 years in NE working with RKM hospital /dispensaries/ambulances before moving to Ranchi and i can assure you they are every much aware of Missionary activities and are in fact onlee one keeping Snatan Dharam alive in that part of India. I have some medical stuff sent to them from time to time whenever need arise.
Undemining RKM force in NE is nothing but to grant victory to missionary on a platter. Yours and yoyr story teller friend's apprehensions are unfounded.
I'll answer. It has!!
Impact has mainly been cultural and intellectual. Bhava vada and Universalism rapidly spreading in hindu mind in Bengal and outside can be dirrectly attributed to some extent to RKM movement. But that point has been discussed already in the main article quoted.
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I have heard from a sannyasin who has spend decades to counter missionary conversion activities on how RKM activity made jobs of missionaries easy. This was an incident in early part of his karmic life. He was woking in a remote tribal area where missionaries were active. RKM also had a very big mission there. RKM's services were best and it had the only good hospital in the area. RKM generally has potraits of Christ hanging in their buidlings and prayer halls. Missionaries used this oppertunity to take sick tribals to RKM service and say that these facilities were christian. They will point to potraits of christ as an example. RKM monks never bother to actually have contact with the poor tribal living in his hut unless someone comes to them. Neither they bothered how missionaries were using their facility to carry on their own work.
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This is a funny story that I have heard...but I thinks it points how universalims works in real life.
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Let me just say that you are talking about NE where Christian missionary hospitals refuse to serve hindu patients.
I have a sanyasi friend who has served 4 years in NE working with RKM hospital /dispensaries/ambulances before moving to Ranchi and i can assure you they are every much aware of Missionary activities and are in fact onlee one keeping Snatan Dharam alive in that part of India. I have some medical stuff sent to them from time to time whenever need arise.
Undemining RKM force in NE is nothing but to grant victory to missionary on a platter. Yours and yoyr story teller friend's apprehensions are unfounded.