Hinduism as a 'vague' ideology...

Society Religion & Philosophy
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“Hinduism, as a faith, is vague, amorphous, many-sided, all things
to all men. It is hardly possible to define it, or indeed to say
definitely whether it is a religion or not, in the usual sense of
the word.” [Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India, New Delhi,
1983, p.75]

“The more Hinduism is considered, the more difficult it becomes to
define it in a single phrase… A Hindu may have any religious
belief or none.” [Percival Spear, India: A Modern History, Michigan,
1961, p.40]

“Frankly speaking, it is not possible to say definitely who is a
Hindu and what Hinduism is. These questions have been considered
again and again by eminent scholars, and so far no satisfactory
answer has been given.” [Swami Dharma Theertha, History of Hindu
Imperialism, Madras, 1992, p. 178]

Discussion/comments on Hinduism as a vague ideology, as proposed by some learned Hindu scholars themselves…???

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You know it's pretty bad when you can't define your faith.

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have anyone of u studied and read about hindusim properly at all to say its not a religion?

Islam is vague and doesnt make sense to non-believers and believers.. would u go a step further and call it a "non-religion"?

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This thread is ot about islam Saddzz.

I think Sweetpie is suffering from hotflashes and couldn't find a better source for her conversion literature than this garbage site. SP, don;t fight it, yu are reverting back to a hindu that you are. Repeat.."Om Bhur..bhuvay.."

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^ sadzzz, you're wrong on that. Islam is very much an organized way of life, a faith with answers to any questions or queries, a faith that includes as well as excludes, a very practical religion that is sound, logical, and concrete.

If their own big guns leader Nehru could say that Hinduism is blurry and can't be defined....well then, I rest my case.

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^ thats cus ur a believer.. how can u unbiased about ur own religion?

if u were to ask a hindu, they would also suggest that hinduism is a very organised and concrete religion

just cus their religion allows its people to pray in a church, masjid, temple.. doesnt mean its unorganised. Prob suggests, they're openminded

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just cus their religion allows its people to pray in a church, masjid, temple.. doesnt mean its unorganised. Prob suggests, they're openminded
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"open minded"...a very interesting choice of words to describe the Hindu faith...

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*Originally posted by sweetpie: *
If their own big guns leader Nehru could say that Hinduism is blurry and can't be defined....well then, I rest my case.
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If Nehru said the world was flat.. u'd believe him?

who cares what a big shot says...

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It matters...if one great proponenet of their faith can say that their ideology is vague, that's bad enough.

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sweetpie, do you consider yourself a muslim?

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*Originally posted by sadzzz: *
if u were to ask a hindu, they would also suggest that hinduism is a very organised and concrete religion

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You say this but then at the same time you say who cares what Nehru says eventhough he is an influential HINDU leader. Hmmm, am I missing something here?

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JInnah drank scotch like it was going out of style. What does that says about his faith.

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*Originally posted by sweetpie: *
^ sadzzz, you're wrong on that. Islam is very much an organized way of life, a faith with answers to any questions or queries, a faith that includes as well as excludes, a very practical religion that is sound, logical, and concrete.

If their own big guns leader Nehru could say that Hinduism is blurry and can't be defined....well then, I rest my case.
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how we survive without allha?

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JInnah drank scotch like it was going out of style. What does that says about his faith.
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There is a difference between not complying with your faith and saying your faith doesn't exist. Also unlike Nehru, Jinnah was not a role model for his faith.

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*Originally posted by skhan: *

You say this but then at the same time you say who cares what Nehru says eventhough he is an influential HINDU leader. Hmmm, am I missing something here?
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Nehru was an agnostic. He called himself the last britisher to rule India. Though he was a born Hindu.

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*Originally posted by skhan: *

There is a difference between not complying with your faith and saying your faith doesn't exist. Also unlike Nehru, Jinnah was not a role model for his faith.
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pray who appointed nehru as a role model for his faith?

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Everyone is in the mood of bashing each others head today.

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pray who appointed nehru as a role model for his faith?
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He wrote a book which talked about hinduism and religion. You would hope he knew what he was talking about.

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Re: Hinduism as a ‘vague’ ideology…

why do u care anyway? are u trying to get back at matsui(or another mamber/members) or bashing hinduism? dont tell me u actually want a real discussion.

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What's the fuss? The followers of most religions and spirituality in general is vague and egnimatic. All great philosopher rejects dogmatism. To me, religion is amorphous, many-sided, all things, difficult to define in a single phrase and hardly possible to define it. Maybe I'm Hindu! :Pagri: