I totally agree with CM-da on this one.
Most parents teach their kids (if they ever do!) about the "wordly" nature of Ram and Krishna .
Boys: The romeos follow the Krishna's Vrindavan image - the good husbands follow the Ram image - atleast the 'faithfulness' towards wife bit.
Girls: are taught to pray for good husbands (Ram like) - on festive occassions like Karva Chauth, MahaShivratri , and currently going Navratras.
Very rarely are the boys taught about the "real' Hindu stuff - Karma/Bhakti yoga , Upnishads etc or reading of Bhagwad geeta - since the parents fear -- it will not turn them into "good husbands" - they might get involved in socio-religious work!! I think the Rishis who discovered this "Hindu" stuff were all married men.
Very rarely are the girls taught to emulate Shakti or Durga - the epitome of women power. They too are kept away from the texts and Yoga mentione above.
No wonder - the modern boys and girls find it hard to accept the fancy stuff of the epics -- as a religious education.
I agree whole heartedly with CM-da on this one. Perhaps he too (like others -not me) has been repelled by the unholy bias -cureently active in Hindu society.
Umesh
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CM-da wrote:
If you understand and
accept one or two or all three of the fundamental proppositions of the
Hindu philosophy, you are a Hindu. But if you are ignorant of them, if
your
concept of your Hindu faith is not backed up with an understanding and
acceptance of at least one of the three propositions explained by Ankur
earlier, then you are not really a classical Hindu. You can call
yourself
what you want, but your Hindu-ness is only in name, shallower than
skin-deep.
accept one or two or all three of the fundamental proppositions of the
Hindu philosophy, you are a Hindu. But if you are ignorant of them, if
your
concept of your Hindu faith is not backed up with an understanding and
acceptance of at least one of the three propositions explained by Ankur
earlier, then you are not really a classical Hindu. You can call
yourself
what you want, but your Hindu-ness is only in name, shallower than
skin-deep.
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