| The Western
press also proclaims Hinduism as polytheism and idolatry, not as monism and spirituality,
which it really is. Hindu practices of Yoga and meditation, its seeking of cosmic
consciousness and view of Self-realization as the highest goal of life, and its many great
modern sages like Ramakrishna, Aurobindo, and Ramana Maharshi are seldom given any
credit. The sophisticated nature of Hindu
philosophy, psychology and cosmology are generally ignored. Western news media accounts of
India generally focus on such social evils as the caste system, mistreatment of women and
dowry deaths, without showing the deeper side of Hinduism. This would be like representing
American culture through drug addiction, sexual promiscuity and divorce courts and
ignoring the other aspects of the culture. |
