[Assam] Beef eating; Much ado over nothing

[Ram Sarangapani]

>When Hindu intellectuals are at a When Hindu intellectuals are at >a loss
in defining their faith, their core values ( obviously because
>there are none) they cite Radhakrishnan, proclaiming theirs is NOT >a
'religion', that it is a 'way-of-life'. What in the heck is this way
>of life , that attempts to hide the fact that their ancestors ate
>beef? And erase it from history lessons?


C'da,

The only people cited who want to hide beef eating etc were the VHP and some
UPA minister. I for one don't really care if my ancestors ate or did not eat
beef and further its no skin of my nose if this fact was written once and
erased and then rewritten again. It makes very little sense to me that
this beef-eating habit of ancient Hindus is a big thing with some people
since it has very little to do with what Hindus practice today.

Radhakrishnan did say thay that about Hinduism (not my words) and as I had
reiterated earlier, I am still waiting (with bated breath) for someone to
give a definition of Buddhism, Christianity or Islam.

There are no definitions C'da - its the "faith" concept - either one has it
or doesn't

>The 'other' religions do not disavow their tenets, their core beliefs
>or even dogmas. But the Hinduttwallas attempt to peddle theirs,
>packaged as something they are not.

I think you must be talking about those rabid Hinduvattas - well again they
don't really speak for all Hindudom. They are own Robertsons. Ugly yes, but
then they are ours :-)

--Ram

On 6/20/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
> You did not read what I wrote Rajib.
>
> The 'other' religions do not disavow their tenets, their core beliefs
> or even dogmas. But the Hinduttwallas attempt to peddle theirs,
> packaged as something they are not. When Hindu intellectuals are at a
> loss in defining their faith, their core values ( obviously because
> there are none) they cite Radhakrishnan, proclaiming theirs is NOT a
> 'religion', that it is a 'way-of-life'. What in the heck is this way
> of life , that attempts to hide the fact that their ancestors ate
> beef? And erase it from history lessons? Is it not a bunch of
> rituals, dogmas and superstitions with little else? Is it NOT tied to
> the Hinduttwa agenda of attempting to assert that they have for ever
> been natives, that their ancestors did not come to south asia from
> somewhere else, and thus have a right to assert their nativist
> hegemony, over all those whose ancestors did?
>
> Give us a break Rajib.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 6:55 PM -0700 6/20/06, Rajib Das wrote:
> >My point, C-da, was vis-a-vis your statement I have
> >cut out for my response. Maybe you were carried away a
> >bit by the sound of your own rhetoric :-)
> >
> >As to your points about Hindus claiming to be dogma
> >free etc., I more than concur with you. But to claim
> >the others accept their dogmas is being ridiculous.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >>  At 2:14 PM -0700 6/20/06, Rajib Das wrote:
> >>  >  > disappear. Besides,
> >>  >>  the others at least don't try to insult anyone's
> >>  >>  intelligence by
> >>  >>  claiming they have none.
> >>  >>
> >>  >
> >>  >That is a first!!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>  *** Yes indeed! Because It is the Hinduttwa
> >>  promoters, some right
> >>  here in Assamnet, who attempt to imply that Hinduism
> >>  is FREE of
> >>  dogmas, rules, tenets, and the best of all:FAITH!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  >From whatever I have heard and
> >>  >read about, their dogmas take the shape of the
> >>  >infallible word of God. And they have gone on to
> >>  >blind, torture and kill all over the world really
> >>  over
> >>  >their dogmas.
> >>  >
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