The Philosophy of History
In pre-modern times, the Divine intervention of Gods or of a monotheistic God was seen as a key driver of events !
In pre-modern times, the Divine intervention of Gods or of a monotheistic God was seen as a key driver of events !
The Hindu society in India should watch it with caution and while it is tempting to celebrate the electoral losses of the Left, it is wiser to introspect and draw lessons and not participate in it.
Sanatan Dharma refers to the term Dharma in a generic way, embracing Dharma in all its names, actions and wisdom !
Politics is an autonomous sphere in society, and it is but natural for advocates of Hindu culture to respect it as such !
Islamic invaders primarily treated sexual abuse as a deliberate military strategy and not just a by-product of war !
Onslaughts have manifested in religious-intellectual-cultural bankruptcy of a Nation that once was the ‘Vishwa Guru’ !
We forget that the world was divided between the two most violent Abrahamic religions : Christianity and Islam !
Differences arise when different individuals espouse the opposite traditions of Advaita and Monotheism intellectually !
Hindu society is making a serious, almost a fatal mistake, in appealing to these ideologies in the name of reason and morality which are supposed to accompany religion.
Rituals such as chanting, penance, donation, shraddha and tarpan, have special importance on Makar Sankranti !