tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post1189725315125355951..comments2023-10-05T15:01:01.611+05:30Comments on Of Thought & Action: Hinduism and I, part 1Ritwikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616694597577112758noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-42520788023149081382010-11-02T20:23:21.308+05:302010-11-02T20:23:21.308+05:30I can see you are evolving.
Let us hear from you ...I can see you are evolving.<br />Let us hear from you more on this. <br />It would be interesting to know how you view things now.<br />I say 'things' because for me the thought that a supreme power is there to whom we can turn in time of distress is enough.<br />Take care...Mrs.Prasadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-76522867393298414602009-10-16T19:15:16.937+05:302009-10-16T19:15:16.937+05:30when do we see the part 2?
-vishalwhen do we see the part 2?<br />-vishalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-52128368408639356272009-08-14T12:38:03.511+05:302009-08-14T12:38:03.511+05:30I liked this article
http://timesofindia.indiatim...I liked this article<br /><br />http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Relevance-of-a-faith-that-is-timeless/articleshow/4877070.cmsSatishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950471957211953776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-87302827257008600012009-08-14T12:36:31.360+05:302009-08-14T12:36:31.360+05:30Bhaiya,
I really liked your post. Religion being o...Bhaiya,<br />I really liked your post. Religion being one of my favorite topic, I can easily relate myself to your experiences. Since last 3 years I have been extensively debating about the flaws of religion in this modern world with my friends from Pakistan and Iran. <br />One thing that I have learned is that other religions might try to teach you how to live life, Hinduism does not teach you how to live life but it is a way of living life.<br />I know in your blog you are not comparing religions, and even I don't intend to do that. But there are some issues that are just intolerable for me which I hope you cover in your next post.<br /><br />1)If a SET (Religion) has 10 rules (no drinking, pray everyday, eating halal food, etc) to it, you can only belong to that SET if you satisfy all 10 rules of that SET. But I see in my everyday life that there is nobody who follows all 10 rules of that SET. X number of people follow 5 rules that are suitable according to their life style. And these X number people will claim to be superior people of that SET just because Y and Z might not follow those 5 rules and perhaps are short by 1 or 2 rules. To begin with X itself does not belong to that SET. This is where the religions that have Set of rules to follow are being exploited in this modern world.<br /><br />2) In Mahabharata, there is an instance where KARNA was not allowed to participate in archery and was humiliated by Pandavas saying that he was not Kshatriya. Pandavas are treated as GODS or demi-Gods, so does that mean Hinduism endorses casteism??<br />I know the idea of casteism(like Plato's ideal society) worked for that period of time (dividing body into head-->Brahmins, hands-->Kshatriya, Stomach-->Vaishyas and Legs-->Shudras) and definitely it will not work in this modern world (sadly it still exists in India). But don't you think even at the time of Mahabharata, casteism had no place just like today. <br />e.g A pot makers son can definitely learn the art of making pots easily and might be more successful in making better pots than others, but does that mean that society has to force him to make only pots even though he realises that he can excel in archery. <br />Karna's example was very similar to this. Casteism existed since time and has been an integral part of Hinduism for good or bad.Satishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950471957211953776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-31900063307385781462009-05-06T15:06:00.000+05:302009-05-06T15:06:00.000+05:30Waiting for part II of your experiments with hindu...Waiting for part II of your experiments with hinduism with bated breath. Far better than the summaries of your textbooks, one must say.avataramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597255929527656007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-8589845298727048342009-04-27T14:57:00.000+05:302009-04-27T14:57:00.000+05:30Please! The genetic evidence was from some south i...Please! The genetic evidence was from some south indian village. How does it disprove the aryan invasion theory?<br /><br />Well spotted on Schiller though!avataramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597255929527656007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-21011120665889208342009-04-27T13:13:00.000+05:302009-04-27T13:13:00.000+05:30Of course, I am not even going into your ignorance...Of course, I am not even going into your ignorance of AICTE/UGC norms.Ritwikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616694597577112758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-45886651923232953112009-04-27T01:28:00.000+05:302009-04-27T01:28:00.000+05:30Avataram, sometimes I wonder if you know anything ...Avataram, sometimes I wonder if you know anything at all. First, you quote a solution to the current crisis from a Behaviourist/ New Keynesian and challenge the new Keynesians to come up with a better solution. Now, you pick up a claim first made in 1968 by an amateur, now widely discredited by most genuine researchers and suffix it to something about Wood's documentary using the convenient 'recent discoveries'. <br /><br />Did you even watch the documentary? If you did, were you drunk when the genetic evidence was being discussed?Ritwikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616694597577112758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-88361921720239813972009-04-26T20:36:00.000+05:302009-04-26T20:36:00.000+05:30I was expecting much more than this.
Pick up any...I was expecting much more than this. <br /><br />Pick up anything recent. Say, Michael Wood´s "Story of India". Recent discoveries in Central Asia etc confirm the Aryan Migration/Invasion theory. Simply following where the mushroom, Amanita Muscaria, which was used to produce Soma Rasa was found, is a good indication of the path taken by the Aryans. <br /><br />The cow is sacred simply because Amanita Muscaria was so powerful, a straight dose could kill people. So, the aryans let the cows eat the mushroom and drank its urine. QED. <br /><br />Instead of such insights, we get AL Basham, some family history etc, all with some cocksure know-it-all attitude. Have they already made you partner at Goldman?avataramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597255929527656007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-82680803402986993792009-04-24T23:00:00.000+05:302009-04-24T23:00:00.000+05:30You made sense in your previous post. Now you are ...You made sense in your previous post. Now you are floundering. Chalk one up for the "ban sequels" movement.Alan Smitheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421286928212470470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-88272502941836561452009-04-21T05:05:00.000+05:302009-04-21T05:05:00.000+05:30If you ever get to post on why you disbelieve the ...If you ever get to post on why you disbelieve the Aryan Invasion/Migration theory, I'd be interested in reading that.Venuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13287286258248925323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-66684696097500574522009-04-20T20:26:00.000+05:302009-04-20T20:26:00.000+05:30This post needs lot of thinking and I would like t...This post needs lot of thinking and I would like to mention that if we think logically then all these religious things don't make any sense and don't fit in time frame well. Now waiting for part 2. :-)Dhaval Shahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21956427.post-44923190120425541032009-04-20T20:15:00.000+05:302009-04-20T20:15:00.000+05:30Oops, I saw these two posts only now, since there ...Oops, I saw these two posts only now, since there was no link to your blog when you commented at mine. It will take some time to read through all this.<br /><br />I will reply to these some time - not a comprehensive know-all reply but the partial explanations which I imbibed from various sources after rebellion against my own religion - those were enough to sustain me.<br /><br />I think these are important issues to be discussed without ignoring, at least as far as religious Hindus are concerned.<br /><br />Sorry for the "senti" comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com