[Assam] Nirvana of the soul

[Chan Mahanta]

>  >Hindus actually have little or no clout upon world events and are 
>thus largely insignificant.


*** That is hardly a PROOF of Hinduism's apolitical disposition. In 
fact the entire Indian political system is rife with Hindu 
influences, from the ground level and to the highest echelons.Only 
the NE has been PARTIALLY spared. It was so during the British days 
too, driving the Muslims to seek their own domain at independence.


>I think Hinduism (atleast those who practice it today) as a whole 
>are far less political than Muslim and Christian groups.

*** That is an entirely and utterly untenable proposition, from every 
angle one looks at it.





At 8:47 AM -0600 3/17/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>  >That way all religions are political.
>  >It is hereditary normally.
>  >All the beliefs may be just in books
>
>All religions are 'man made' . They could not have come down from the Gods.
>They would have been only one (or none) and a darn good one at that 
>- if the Gods had designed religion. Just my feeling.
>
>I think Hinduism (atleast those who practice it today) as a whole 
>are far less political than Muslim and Christian groups.
>Look at the Cartoon controversy or 9/11. Both incidents have been 
>followed by major world ramifications.
>These are just 2 sample incidents out of numerous others. 
>Hindus actually have little or no clout upon world events and are 
>thus largely insignificant.
>
>
>On 3/17/06, Rajen Barua 
><<mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>barua25 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>I think Hinduism is political..
>That is once you are born a Hindu,  you are a Hindu irrespective of 
>what you believe or practice (unless of course you convert to some 
>other religion formally).  Now are all religions like that? No 
>religion actually need you to conform to anything?
>You cannot do any Namaz and remain a Muslim.
>You may not go to any Church and remain a Christian.
>You don't believe anything and remain a Hindu.
>Is not that the way?
>That way all religions are political.
>It is hereditary normally.
>All the beliefs may be just in books.
>RB 
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