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by JGN on Jul 10, 2008 03:56 PM Permalink
Have you read Panchatantra or Mullah Naseeruddin stories? Or Vikram and Vetal? You are just writing something even without knowing what its contents are.
Anyway, it is better if you do not read any (repeat any) religious scriptures as they only create mental pollution.
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by Sanjay Baxi on Jul 10, 2008 04:51 PM Permalink
Mr. eagle American, you are certainly not an american, you must be a New York Cabbie/Delivery Boy from Punjab
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by Vibhakar Kelkar on Jul 10, 2008 05:46 PM Permalink
We are all getting educated and we welcome changes. But you will still cling to age old tradition and practice and will never tolerate any thing different. And you wanted others to change!!! What a pity!
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by Santa Singh on Jul 10, 2008 06:00 PM Permalink
Hey Eagle American...your name sounds very interesting. Tell me honestly who was with your mother to produce you....was it an eagle or an American....or your mother is not sure about that...
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by Jerkovski on Jul 10, 2008 11:50 PM Permalink
Eagle American
Most of what you read about hinduism in the west is the bias created by christian missionaries during the british raj.
To understand hinduism and its fantastic stories (I agree the stories may or may not be true in all cases but serve the purpose of setting examples for people) you need to start with the vedas.
now - let me guess - you have only heard of the vedas and never read any of them right ?
So - its like this - you seem to be defending islam in a snide sort of way - by ranting about hinduism as the christian missionaries or muslim mullahs told you.
I have no interest in teaching you hinduism or what I think are its good points - but you need to either have a decent debate or be abused like you yourself do.
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by JGN on Jul 10, 2008 04:09 PM Permalink
My dear Rationalist, pl don't persist with religious dogmas. Mahabharata is an epic and it is just the imagination of the author. An epic is neither historical record nor "gospel truth"
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by Rationalist on Jul 10, 2008 04:20 PM Permalink
Ofcourse its no Gospel truth. But much higher than that as it is open to analysis,questions.
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by JGN on Jul 10, 2008 04:33 PM Permalink
Yes, that is the saving grace of hinduism. Despite all short-comings, hinduism is dynamic enough to change with the time. Change with the time or time will change you.
And the main drawback of Islam is their refusal to change with the time. They want every one to believe that what is written in their book is some "divine revealation" for all time to come and can never be changed or questioned.
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by Rationalist on Jul 10, 2008 04:18 PM Permalink
Not necessarly imagination. It may be based on incedents also.They carry descriptions such accurately.Hindhu scriptures available are not documented when created. Most of them are preserved by transfering from person to person. That does not mean they are all imaginary.But I just wanted to clarify your misunderstanding as biased to one family that you mentioned. That's all.But greatly demonstrate Dharma and helpful in choosing the right path at times of conflict.Rest is left to your understanding.
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by sadaChiddi on Jul 10, 2008 05:05 PM Permalink
hi Rationalist?have u ever read Sherlock Holmes novel?Sir Arthur Canon used all real places in his novel to give the thrill of realism. so much so that people send mails to the street addresses mentioned in the novel. Do some justice to your 'Rationalist'
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by Rationalist on Jul 11, 2008 12:19 AM Permalink
Read properly with your eyes wide open.Then wear sada chaddi or ragged chaddi whatever suit to you.I said that what written in Mahabharatha could be based on incedents. But your crap books, I know for sure it is not God's word. Only fools can beleive some self declared messenger of God.
