Understanding Sri Vaishnava Soteriology with the aid of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’. (A) A comparative glance at moksha and salvation in the three Vedānta schools, Christianity, and Islam Across traditions, liberation or salvation — moksha — is conceived as the final release from bondage, suffering, and separation from the divine. But the nature of that release differs remarkably in ontology,Continue reading ““Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven” versus the Sri Vaishnava Ideal of “Nitya Kainkarya Praapthi””
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“Brahmins as secret Muslims”: Devdutt Pattnaik’s hodge-podge he tries selling as exotic delicacy
Devdutt Pattanaik’s recent framing of “Brahmins as secret Muslims” and his analogy between Brahminical and Islamic ways of life rests on several contestable historical, textual, and sociological assumptions that can be systematically challenged. The “secret Muslims” thesis collapses very different histories and concepts into a single polemical frame. A counter‑narrative can be built by takingContinue reading ““Brahmins as secret Muslims”: Devdutt Pattnaik’s hodge-podge he tries selling as exotic delicacy”
“Wearing down” Hinduism in a cultural war of attrition- Part-2
Just to further illustrate the main point, of blog published above ⬆️ yesterday, readers should please go back to it and re-read the short list of a few inconvenient and downright “mocking” questions that anti-Hindu brigades pose to us . Many of you after reading the above blog the first time might have wanted toContinue reading ““Wearing down” Hinduism in a cultural war of attrition- Part-2”
It’s not a general election in Pakistan … it’s the Generals’ election
‘Pakistanis protect your vote’: Imran Khan’s PTI says results withheld due to ‘historic win’ of the partyhttp://dhunt.in/SIKFu By Business Today via Dailyhunt Election in Pakistan has the unique and multiple distinctions of being held in a In spite of all the above, let it be known that Voting in Pakistan will either tomorrow, or veryContinue reading “It’s not a general election in Pakistan … it’s the Generals’ election”
The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural
In today’s world we see increasingly peoples of different countries hurl the word “xenophobic” as a term of abuse against each other. Xenophobia is regarded as a cultural trait. Is it ? The dictionary defines Xenophobia as “fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.” Wherefrom does suchContinue reading “The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural”
Tormenting Minorities Amounts To Defying the Shankaracharya Order
https://m.thewire.in/article/religion/syncretism-adi-shankara-teachings The WIRE Everyone should read the Op-Ed piece above. It is balm for the troubled soul. It is always good indeed to hear calming words spread by apostles of peace (peace be upon them, wherever and whoever they are!) … such as this “veteran journalist” writing in THE WIRE who attempts to be one.Continue reading “Tormenting Minorities Amounts To Defying the Shankaracharya Order”
“Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan” — the Muslim prayers. The HINDU Op-Ed today!
From: sudarshan madabushi <mksudarshan2002@yahoo.co.in>Date: 9 May 2022 at 9:58:55 AM GMT+5:30To: ziya.salam@thehindu.co.inSubject: Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan Dear Ziya Salam, Assalaam aalaikkum! I read with great interest your lead Op-Ed in today’s THe HINDU below . https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/turning-down-the-volume-on-a-call-to-prayer/article65394508.ece/amp/ THE HINDU dt May 9 2022 I am a Hindu by faith and conviction. Continue reading ““Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan” — the Muslim prayers. The HINDU Op-Ed today!”
The harmony of natural urge and ethical aspiration: Islamic “misyar” marriage
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/marriage-without-strings-saudi-arabia-confronts-rise-of-misyar Straits Times 4 July 2021 I had shared the above news link via email with a few of my friends abroad one of whom is a lady citizen of Germany of Turkish origin. After having read the article on “misyar” “no-strings attached” so-called Islamic “marriage arrangements” that now reportedly are rife even in orthodoxContinue reading “The harmony of natural urge and ethical aspiration: Islamic “misyar” marriage”