It is interesting to watch various forums which are rooted in Hinduism, but most notable are the samskaras that one...
It is interesting to watch various forums which are rooted in Hinduism, but most notable are the samskaras that one brings from their own traditional upbringing which appears to result in a negation of various Hindu traditions, and a variety of opinions that have little to do with Hinduism or Hindu teachings/texts, in this forum the Vedas fir example. Interestingly, it is often Hindu's that appear to be the catalyst for this dynamic as they seek western converts/neo-Hindu's, and rarely do Hindu's stand against the defamation of their own ancient traditions. Just an observation on my part.
that is because basically Hindus accept different views and perceptions even if it is diametrically opposite to his. my own views and philosophy is not going to differ just because somebody is opposing it.
ReplyDeleteI would concur that Hinduism is accepting of different views, but I think one needs to examine does accepting different views allow for distortions, inaccuracies or repackaging of Hindu or Dharmic concepts reintroduced to Hinduism. The simplistic example of this would be yoga, as the west has watered down yoga to mere asana, it is being 'reintroduced' to India in a watered down state void of actual teachings that accompanied yoga. This will have a long-term and damaging effect on India. Even India's pandering to the Yoga Alliance standards of 200 hours for certification is already changing yoga and sampradayas in parts of India. An auto mechanic receives more training than 200 hours, certainly someone teaching the path to union should have more than 200 hours or 500 hours in study. Should they not have achieved 'union ' to some degree inorder to teach union to others? We expect our doctors, engineers, and others to know their craft and to have mastered it to some degree, yet in spirituality/Hinduism/dharma our criteria seems to be minimal. On almost a weekly basis I see people proclaim something is in the Vedas, that when questioned it simply is not there, even under the most liberal translation. This deludes the masses. The Vedas taught to stand up against adharma. This is illustrated with King Sudas in the Vedas, and the stories of the conflicts between the Brighus and Angirasas. A Hindu should stand for dharma and against adharma. I am not sure accepting of anything one wishes to claim is dharma or Hindu. Even Krishna warns of the teachings degrading which requires an incarnation to restore dharma, but it does not suggest humanity should just wait for an avatar to incarnate to straighten things out, it is our duty to protect and preserve dharma, at least that is my opinion.
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