| Awaken Bharata |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| SARVA DHARMA SAMABHAVA : UNITY OR CONFUSION OF RELIGIONS | |
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truly free and tolerant social order should be based on respect for
all people and respect for all life. This means respect for the
individual and not imposing any collective or politically enforced
idea of religious truth upon them. We should recognize our unity as
human beings, even though our religions may have as many differences
as they may have commonalities. The correct principle of a truly
free society is not the equality of religions but freedom from
domination by religious dogmas.
This means that everyone should be free to follow or to question religion as they so choose. Hindus specifically should tolerate all religious beliefs because that is the nature of Dharmic action and respect for the Self of all beings, not to gain the political favor of minorities. And they need not accept all religious beliefs as true in order to do so. Hindus should not seek to politically enforce their beliefs, but they should not seek to politically enforce other religious beliefs either.Hindus should act politically to defend the rights of Hindus for freedom and justice all over the world, just as they should do so to for all human beings and all creatures, regardless of their beliefs. Those who belong to other religions should know that Hindus will not attack them or interfere with their beliefs and will give them complete freedom in the religious sphere. Yet they should also know that Hindus will not stand quiet while other religious groups denigrate the Hindu tradition or when they use religious tolerance to hide political aggression and antinationalism in India. |
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