Re: Reconversion
Namaste,
Madan Mohan Malviya, a Hindu educator, is mentioned in the OP - and there lies the core of the issue imo. While bringing people back in the Hindu fold is all good, and builds up the cushion, the important point is : what next?
Why would anyone want to come back to Hinduism, particularly in India? "Conscience" is a very academic word, so better not talk about that. Monetary benefit wise also Hindus are no match to the evangelical money-rush from Germany or Dubai. So, what could it be?
The answer is, education. With basic education in India in total tatters, Hinduism is what can provide some real education: intelligence, uprightness, loyalty to nation, and most of all- the ability to survive.
Therefore, Hindus have to come together in building a robust basic level education infrastructure - which can be in pockets to start with - that enables people to be able to do something, to create something. Because that is the key to survival, and that is what the people are looking for.
On the other hand, the governments of India misdirected its energies in creating elite higher level education infrastructure in the country. From my first hand experience, I can tell confidently that these institutions are churning out junk year after year. India, after everything said and done, still remains a third world country : sustenance of Dharma until now is therefore nothing short of a miracle - but in near future we don't know, what future holds for the "eternal" Dharma.
KT
Things to remember:
1. Life = yajña
2. Depth of Āstika knowledge is directly proportional
to the richness of Sanskrit it is written in
3. Āstika = Bhārata ("east") / Ārya ("west")
4. Varṇa = tripartite division of Vedic polity
5. r = c. x²
where,
r = realisation
constant c = intelligence
variable x = bhakti
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