With all the discussion going on in India about Hinduism and what it is, I thought it useful to quote Sri Aurobindo from The Renaissance in India, p.133: ‘Indian philosophy…is the organised intellectual theory of the intuitive ordering perception of all that is the soul, the thought, the dynamic truth, the heart of feeling and power of Indian rel…[Read more]

PM Modi’s Speech at Conference Organised by Christian Groups: Full Text All India | NDTV | Updated: February 17, 2015 14:33 IST New Delhi: Here is the text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the National Celebration of the Elevation to Sainthood of Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Mother Euphrasia “I am delighted to participate in this fun…[Read more]

Robert, Thanks for helping to put our discussion into a larger perspective. It has long appeared to me that these two orthodox religions are expending their powers in a display of self-destruction one more obvious than the other; one warlike and the other via political pressure. A lot remains to fall by the wayside.

Folks, The New York Times expresses its view on Obama’s remarks on religious intolerence in India. See: Modi’s Dangerous Silence, NYT or NYT Editorial Slams Modi, The Hindu. Obama’s remarks have engendered a heated discussion on both sides of the ocean. Perhaps he has done us a favor by raising the subject of religion. Thea has said that relig…[Read more]

For me, one of the most important aspects of the discussion that Obama’s speech has engendered is that it is bringing out the question of government and religion. Here in India although the Constitution separates religion from government thus establishing a secular state, in fact the Indian government controls a large number of Hindu temples (…[Read more]