04-19-2007, 09:37 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-sengotuvel+Apr 19 2007, 08:58 AM-->QUOTE(sengotuvel @ Apr 19 2007, 08:58 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Apr 19 2007, 01:23 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(acharya @ Apr 19 2007, 01:23 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->5 Hinduism never state it has monopoly on truth or God. According to Hinduism, God & truth are universal.
Rig Veda states: 'ekam sat viprah bahudaa vadanti' â¦meaning Truth or God is one but learnt men describe it in many ways. Â
6   Hindu scriptures state, âSathya meva Jayatheâ meaning âTruth alone triumps, never falsehood.â  So Hindu scriptures allow FREE FLOW OF THOUGHTS.
Hindu authors knew that by allowing absolute free of expression, every one will finally end up attaining truth. They preached, "Ignorance is the root cause of all evils and knowledge eradicates ignorance.'
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I will utilize this post to pen down thoughts that occurred to me late night when I was trying to get back to sleep after a midnight emergency call.
1) Islam says that all children are born Islamic but are misled, so non-Muslims need to be "reverted" to Islamic belief in one God called Allah, who had one final Prophet, Mohammad, and requires you to follow some set rules.
2) Christianity it seems does not lay claim to all humans at birth and humans require to be initiated into Christianity by a rite called Baptism, after which one is presumed to show allegiance to father, son and holy ghost.
3) What does Hinduism say? It says what Acharya has quoted above. Hinduism does not insist that a person should follow Shiva or Allah, as long as he realizes that it makes no difference.
However some Hindus insist that a following of Shiva or Vishnu rather than Allah or Yahweh are sure-fire signs that a person is Hindu. Or they insist that a following of Allah or Yahweh makes a person non-Hindu. As per the definition of Hinduism above, these Hindus are wrong and they are themselves ignorant of Hinduism.
Please post opinions on this conclusion.
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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 .
Rig Veda states: 'ekam sat viprah bahudaa vadanti' â¦meaning Truth or God is one but learnt men describe it in many ways. Â
6   Hindu scriptures state, âSathya meva Jayatheâ meaning âTruth alone triumps, never falsehood.â  So Hindu scriptures allow FREE FLOW OF THOUGHTS.
Hindu authors knew that by allowing absolute free of expression, every one will finally end up attaining truth. They preached, "Ignorance is the root cause of all evils and knowledge eradicates ignorance.'
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I will utilize this post to pen down thoughts that occurred to me late night when I was trying to get back to sleep after a midnight emergency call.
1) Islam says that all children are born Islamic but are misled, so non-Muslims need to be "reverted" to Islamic belief in one God called Allah, who had one final Prophet, Mohammad, and requires you to follow some set rules.
2) Christianity it seems does not lay claim to all humans at birth and humans require to be initiated into Christianity by a rite called Baptism, after which one is presumed to show allegiance to father, son and holy ghost.
3) What does Hinduism say? It says what Acharya has quoted above. Hinduism does not insist that a person should follow Shiva or Allah, as long as he realizes that it makes no difference.
However some Hindus insist that a following of Shiva or Vishnu rather than Allah or Yahweh are sure-fire signs that a person is Hindu. Or they insist that a following of Allah or Yahweh makes a person non-Hindu. As per the definition of Hinduism above, these Hindus are wrong and they are themselves ignorant of Hinduism.
Please post opinions on this conclusion.
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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 .