04-26-2007, 08:48 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-vishwas+Apr 26 2007, 08:05 AM-->QUOTE(vishwas @ Apr 26 2007, 08:05 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->But I have to ask whether the writer actually identifies himself as a Hindu, or even thinks that being a Hindu is an important aspect of his personality?
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The writer is dead, and I never met him or knew him although I know his descendants and other relatives who identify themselves as Hindus.
His writing revolves around the family life of Madhwa Brahmins of Karnataka - or so he says. I am taking his word for it.It is upto you to judge what you think.
I have a worry about your question myself and I will voice it because it is a genuine worry.I see mullahs of India and Pakistan dissecting deep into the actions of a Muslim to judge whether he is truly Islamic or not. Self identification is not enough. Your deep questioning of what is Hindu about a person apart from self identification sounds exactly like that of a mullah of Hindusim.
To me that dogma is the antithesis of Hinduism. How do you see your own questions?
In fact even your earlier question about a person being an "atheist" and perhaps not Hindu bothers me. What is a Hindu who has realised the absolute if he is not an atheist? What Gods does this ultimate Hindu's theism submit to?
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The writer is dead, and I never met him or knew him although I know his descendants and other relatives who identify themselves as Hindus.
His writing revolves around the family life of Madhwa Brahmins of Karnataka - or so he says. I am taking his word for it.It is upto you to judge what you think.
I have a worry about your question myself and I will voice it because it is a genuine worry.I see mullahs of India and Pakistan dissecting deep into the actions of a Muslim to judge whether he is truly Islamic or not. Self identification is not enough. Your deep questioning of what is Hindu about a person apart from self identification sounds exactly like that of a mullah of Hindusim.
To me that dogma is the antithesis of Hinduism. How do you see your own questions?
In fact even your earlier question about a person being an "atheist" and perhaps not Hindu bothers me. What is a Hindu who has realised the absolute if he is not an atheist? What Gods does this ultimate Hindu's theism submit to?