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| A HINDU CALL FOR RELIGIOUS
PLURALISM |
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other hand, Hinduism has never tried to create any one center, one church, one leader, or
one doctrine or to impose its views through any army or group of missionaries. It has
sought to preserve diversity and emphasizes local application of the teachings. In the dawning global age we can no longer claim that any one religion is the
only truth for all humanity any more than we can claim that one language, culture or way
of life is the best for all. We must have a broad enough view to recognize the value in
the different peoples and cultures of the globe from so called aborigines, who have a much
deeper understanding of nature than modern people, to the great civilizations not only of
Europe and the Middle East but of America, Africa and Asia, including those not built upon
Biblical religious ideas.
Any great civilization, we must note, is a product of diversity, which
is what we mean when we say that a culture is rich or cosmopolitan. It is able to bring
together many different views and practices in science, religion, art, and culture as well
as embrace various racial, ethnic, and linguistic groups. It also has a long sense of
history and can integrate within itself many different historical currents. A culture
where everyone must have the same beliefs and follow the same practices is not a true
culture and must deny the human spirit that always seeks to grow and express itself in a
variety of ways. |
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