>... a Catholic priest did speak positively about path of service
by Krishna, Ram, Janak and Buddha in India - he spoke as if >he really
believed they were historical figures.
I will be interseted to know who was this
Catholic who spoke about this line. Looks like he did some in depth studies in
Hinduism. This line, the path of service, the
Krishna-Rama-Janaka-Buddha path is the famous Khsatriya path as opposed to
Brahmin path. This is the path also propogated By Rabindra Nath Tegore and
others who showed that the main positive trend in Indian history came
out of reform movements by these and other Khsatriyas in Indian history The
Brahmins although gained vast knowledge did not contributed much for the public
welfare according to this line of thinking. One may add to these line also,
Nanak and Xongkordev who were also from non brahmin Khsatriya line.
When you wrote that line, it just caught
my eyes.
Rajen Barua
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Patanjali] ECK--From where a HarvardProfessor gothet surname --BIOCHEMISTRY OF
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Anjan-da,
This is news to me - but I heard Sri RaviShankar in an ornate hall at
Harvard alongwith speakers from Islam, Christianity and Jewish faith
(Judaism.) They talked about Faith and service. RaviShankar has a melodious
way of putting things and seems well grounded inanswering questions.
They did not talk about myths but a Catholic priest did speak positively
about path of service by Krishna, Ram, Janak and Buddha in India - he spoke as
if he really believed they were historical figures.
Umesh
"Anjan K. Nath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Umesh,
Yes, we do talk of the Christian myths like
Noah's Ark. Even Jesus is considered a myth and an archetypal
man.
I can give you a whole lot of reading material
on Jesus and the Christian myths. There is a scholarly work on this
subject and was quite popular a few years ago.
Anjan
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:17
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Subject: Re: [Assam] [Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali] ECK--From where a Harvard Professor gothet surname
--BIOCHEMISTRY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Anjan-da,
Maybe your research topic was mythology in western faiths, but I
don't hear generally people talking about mythology in Christainity of
Islam --the way they spout openly about Hindu "myths"
"No one talks of mythology in Islam, Judaism or
Christianity though."
Oh yes, we do.
Mythological and Archetypal criticism in literature looks at all
mythologies including the above. I did my Ph.D. on the subject and
I should know.
You can read Northrop Frye's books on the subject especially
The Great Code and The Secular Scripture.
Anjan
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:24
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Subject: [Assam] [Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali] ECK--From where a Harvard Professor gothet surname
--BIOCHEMISTRY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Hi,
While reading this article I hit upon a familiar word - a surname
of one of our top professors Diana Eck. http://www.eckankar.org/ This
webiste reveals her interest in Eastern spirituality. Now I realize
that perhaps her course titled "Hindu Mythology" is such becos she is
able to differentiate (sift the grain from the chaff) from
Indian/Hindu religious literature/practices--and not becos she is
biased. She did nod her head favorably, on my comment in the seminar
on "wfie abuse and faith" that all religions have mythical characeters
(as per our current knowledge) then why single out non-Western faiths
as "Hindy mythology".
Noone talks of mythology in Islam, Judaism or Christianity
though.
Umesh
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