Do converts accept Indian Hindus?
Namaste,
I am landing on a rather touchy topic. I just recently posted about the virtue of 'ahimsa' that is inherent in vegetarianism and I got hate messages back. This made me wonder, it might not really be the message itself that elicited this response but may be something else is on the way.... such as 'non-acceptance of Indian Hindus' due to various factors, one of the primary being 'racism'?
Please clarify what your observation maybe with regards to these factors I observed about Westerners converting to Hinduism:
a. A resentment when told about vegetarianism - such as going to the extent of calling names on another Hindu if he happens to cite the importance of non-violence through eating vegetarian food. Since Westerners predominantly come from the background of eating meat, it becomes a challenge to them that many Hindus adopt to vegetarianism and thus seem to have a certain resentment towards Indian born Hindus who are vegetarians.
b. An almost violent reaction when Indian born Hindus speak out against bringing Christianity, worship of Christ, etc, including the damage done to India by Christians and Muslims.
The above factors make me wonder if there is really 'racism' that is the underlying factor towards the Western peoples' negative reaction against Indian born Hindus...? If not for racial supremacy, why would someone react in an out-of-context manner resorting to name calling when they encounter the above sentiments being thrown by Indian born Hindus?
Anybody care to respond?
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