04-02-2009, 06:18 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->RayC wrote:
Hinduism survived not because of personalities, but because of its powerful philosophy and the total freedom it enshrines!
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Pardon me - but pure BS.
It takes a Jesus, Mohammed or similar proselytizing savant to advance both religion and political thought.
Outside of the subcontinent Hinduism is a cult. Within the subcontinent it is an emotional and social crutch.
That is why it has never contributed to civilizational security.
And sorry to say - I am no expert on the Upanishads or the Gita. That would take a lifetime of devotion.
Hinduism survived not because of personalities, but because of its powerful philosophy and the total freedom it enshrines!
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Pardon me - but pure BS.
It takes a Jesus, Mohammed or similar proselytizing savant to advance both religion and political thought.
Outside of the subcontinent Hinduism is a cult. Within the subcontinent it is an emotional and social crutch.
That is why it has never contributed to civilizational security.
And sorry to say - I am no expert on the Upanishads or the Gita. That would take a lifetime of devotion.

