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devotee
05 December 2008, 10:25 PM
Namaste,

Hindus have never shown much interest in spreading their religion. May be it is not necessary but I feel there is certainly a necessity to spread awareness about Hinduism & the Truth Hindus have found in their Spiritual quest. There are Ramkrishna Mission, Maharishi Yogananda's Mission, Maharishi mahesh Yogi's Mission etc. but they don't have the reach to the common man who has not much time in his daily life for investing in spiritual quest. Those missions help those who either approach them due to their frustration with their own religions or those who come by chance into contact with their followers. Moreover, these are basically "Self-Realisation" Missions & one must have adequate time & limited worldly liabilities to really benefit from them. It is not only necessary that we reach only those who are ready to come to the fold of Hinduism or are interested in Self-realisation, it is also necessary to reach even those who are simple common people ... who have not much time for taking a jump for Self-Realisation & who are spiritually satisfied with their own religions.

This spread of knowledge is very much necessary for projecting a correct view of Hinduism in the minds of everyone. This will help in :

i) Increasing knowledge of the common Hindus about their own religion. IMO, there are more than 90% Hindus who don't know what Vedanta is all about. Such people are prone to resort to conversion to other religions.

ii) There are channels like Peace TV ( Courtsey : Dr Jakir Naik) which give a distorted picture of Hinduism. This misguides not only Non-Hindus but also Hindus who are not well versed in Hindu Scriptures & Hindu wisdom. have seen many of my Hindu friends who have started believing what is being shown on such chanels. There is a need to explain the real picture of Hinduism.

iii) There are many issues which need to be explained on Caste system, Child Marriage, Women's rights etc. for a better Hindu Society.

iv) There is an urgent need on discussions on beliefs held by Hindus, their scientific & logical base Vs those of other religions with an aim to spread the knowledge of Truth & spread better understanding between Hindus & people of other faiths. The clear cut aim should be to promote fraternity & love among people of various faiths.

What do you feel about this ?

OM