This word does not exist in any of our religious scriptures, Vedas, Puranas, Upnishads, etc. It is what the muslim arabs called us as people living across sindhu. IT is also said that the word has some derogatory meaning in Arabian language. Our religion was called as Vedic or Sanatana Dharma. We are all Bharatis though we call ourselves as Indians, the name given by the british. Why???? do we give more importance to the names given by outsiders like Hindu by Arabs or India by British. More so when these outsiders actually slaughtered us or enslaved us. Do you have the answer?????????????????????
RE:Hindu?
by stav on Dec 26, 2007 06:13 AM Permalink
But Santhan Dharma is pantheistic unlike modern hinduism, any division is negated in advaitic philosophy. When we label ourself, we divide the labeled from the the rest, hence it is contradiction with the precepts of Sanathan dharma. We have screwed up hinduism, lets not screw up Sanathan dharma.
RE:Hindu?
by KALKI on Dec 26, 2007 07:06 AM Permalink
Thanks for enlightening me. Spreading more knowledge will only help, not screw up anything. Tell more of whatever you know. Remove ignorance. I am still learning.
RE:Hindu?
by stav on Dec 26, 2007 08:20 AM Permalink
"outsider","insider","arabs","hindus" all these are labels. We are all one, that is what i understand.
