Preface |
Arise Arjuna |
| The Preface which
was given by the Author "David Frawley" regarding this "Arjuna" [More...] |
The
world, perhaps as usual, is in a state of crisis. And in this extremity no nation has yet
arisen as a defender of the Truth.
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Hinduism In Crisis |
Misrepresentations of
Hinduism in the Press |
The recent movement has an opposite intent-to embrace Western
materialist culture and abandon traditional Hindu culture and spirituality perhaps
altogether.
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Hindus
have a history of tolerance and respect for all religions, which is almost unparalleled in
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Hindu Fundamentalism:
What Is It? |
Leftist Scholarship in
India |
Fundamentalism is an easily discernible phenomenon in
belief-oriented religions like Christianity and Islam which have a simple and exclusive
pattern to their faith.
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We
have learned that the real truth has been that Marxism was the opiate of the
intellectuals, as it has been called, not that religion itself is an illusion.
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India and the Concept of
Nation-State |
Religious Persecution in
Pakistan |
India has been criticized for not succeeding in becoming a unified
and disciplined modern nation-state like Japan and Germany.
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The
Ahmadiya mosque had been functioning for over fifty years. There was no dispute that the
place belonged to the
Ahmadiya.
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Taking Offense At One's
Religion Being Criticized |
Vedanta, Unity and
Universality, The Unity of Truth |
Not surprisingly she has fled the country, which obviously does not
appear to be a safe place for her, or anyone who might question the majority religion of
the land.
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The
sense of an underlying order, harmony or law behind existence is the basis of all systems
of knowledge.
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Practical Vedanta, the
Real Message of Swami Vivekananda |
The Unity of Religion
and Unity of Truth |
Those in India are
inclined to see Vivekananda's centenary as an anniversary of the revival of Hinduism in
the modern world.
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An
attitude of tolerance, a kind of ecumenical spirit has gained favor with a number of
groups today, particularly in India.
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The Unity of Religion
and Religious Tolerance |
Swami Rama Tirtha on Islam |
Those today who like to proclaim that all religions are one, seldom
define what all religions have in common.
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Though
his teachings are on par with Vivekananda-indeed often more poetic and inspiring-since he
formed no organization they are not as well known.
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A Comment on Ram
Swarup's Hindu View of Christianity and Islam |
Yogic Spirituality and
Islam |
There are many books available in the world today that provide
critiques of different religions from both religious and non-religious standpoint.
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A
number of those who proclaim that all religions are one like to carry this principle
further and make the founders of all religions into Divine incarnations (avatars).
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India and Hinduism in
the Mahabharata |
The Aryan Invasion of India
Questioned in the Western Textbooks |
These ideas are often used to discredit India as a real country or
Hinduism as a valid religion.
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They
destroyed the more advanced Dravidian civilization of the subcontinent, which is evidenced
by the ruins of the Harappan or Indus civilization.
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The Aryan-Dravidian
Divide |
The Unity of the Vedic
and Shaivite Religions |
The darker-skinned Dravidians-and that the Dravidians were the
original inhabitants of India whom the invading Aryans conquered and dominated.
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Shaivism
has been regarded by many, particularly Western scholars, as Dravidian; that is, as an
ethnic religion of South Indians.
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The Ancestry of
Ravana |
East and West, Where is the
Boundary? |
Ravan was related to Lavana, also regarded as a Rakshasa, of
Madhupura (Mathura) in the region of the Surasenas, who was conquered by Rama's brother
Shatrughana.
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One
of the most common divisions in culture is that of humanity into East and West. While this
can be a convenient way to designate different types of cultures.
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The Value of Hindu
Culture for the World |
An American Discovers the Vedas |
To
find truth, all the great sages have told us that one must go beyond all outer divisions
of race, creed, caste, nationality or culture.
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In
the modern world everyone, including Hindus, appears to be trying to adopt Western culture
with its scientific and technological advances and economic affluence.
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