The other day a Russian walked into our office. We got talking – and he had a few interesting observations: –
1. Christianity will never take root in India he says. (Why, I asked?).
He says,– If you notice, most people in India worship Christ in the manner that they worship any God in India – with flowers, coconuts and agarbatti. This Russian thinks that most Christian converts see Jesus as just another idol in the Hindu pantheon. (neither agree or disagree with this idea. But I just liked the way he looked at this).
He believes that the Hindu belief goes way too deep into India to be simply ‘converted’.
He is sure that the Indian Muslim too is very unlike the Arab Muslim – specially in community structures. Meher is nearly dead – and instead dowry has come into being. The community is largely monogamous. Divorce is way too low compared to other Muslim societies. There are very few unmarried Indian Muslims – unlike the Arab world.
Interesting takes on how these ‘religions’ are getting ‘indigenized’.
1. Christianity will never take root in India he says. (Why, I asked?).
He says,– If you notice, most people in India worship Christ in the manner that they worship any God in India – with flowers, coconuts and agarbatti. This Russian thinks that most Christian converts see Jesus as just another idol in the Hindu pantheon. (neither agree or disagree with this idea. But I just liked the way he looked at this).
He believes that the Hindu belief goes way too deep into India to be simply ‘converted’.
He is sure that the Indian Muslim too is very unlike the Arab Muslim – specially in community structures. Meher is nearly dead – and instead dowry has come into being. The community is largely monogamous. Divorce is way too low compared to other Muslim societies. There are very few unmarried Indian Muslims – unlike the Arab world.
Interesting takes on how these ‘religions’ are getting ‘indigenized’.
The power of accommodation plays a very vital role.We have accommodated everybody and we never created any obstacles before them,the Hindu mythology is such a good solvent that it makes every thing soluble in it.As for as The Hindu religion is concern it is not a religion it is a way of life,so the Russian visitor who made such comments was correct in his observations.Our civilization and culture is SANATAN there should be no denial.
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