I was once asked by a Christian why do Hindus worship so many Gods. This was not the first time I have been asked this question while answering this question the Christian made a mistake he told me even we worship the father , son and the holy spirit but they are functions of the same God. It was then that I realised that people who ask this question have a very condescending attitude towards Hinduism.
I told him same thing here. The problem is that when such questions are asked they are mostly asked to criticise Hinduism. I will have to say Hinduism is far more superior to the mainstream Christianity or Islam. Since if a person gets converted from to Hinduism the Christian fathers will make all the noise possible, similarly with the Muslims. But if Hindus get converted to Christianity or Islam and if a hue and cry is made about it such people are called fanatics. In that case what to talk about Christians. So if a Christian asks you how many Gods do you have in your religion, first ask him when you say in the name of the father son and holy spirit are you worshipping one God or many Gods. He will have to make some kind of excuse for this then say similarly with us.
If a Muslim asks the same question ask him what is the punishment for Apostasy. It is obviously death and mainstream Islam is peaceful ? It is the religions born in India only that are peaceful even if followed in mainstream. Buddhist will not go on a converting spree, Jain will not go on a converting spree. But a Muslim or a Christian can.
One more attack made on Hinduism is the caste system, well what about the violence caused by Christianity in the name of witch Inquisitions and the blood bath between Catholics and Protestants. What about the violence caused by Muslims to spread their religion by the sword. Inspite of all this Hinduism only looks to unify all religions.
But frankly the Hindu good news is the actual good news. The news is that you are actually divine you are just in the process of uncovering your own divinity. It can be through work, worship and so on whatever method suits your own constitution.
Even the Hindu concept of hell is not an eternal one but the concept of hell in Christianity and Islam is an eternal one. Hence can also be rejected.
I told him same thing here. The problem is that when such questions are asked they are mostly asked to criticise Hinduism. I will have to say Hinduism is far more superior to the mainstream Christianity or Islam. Since if a person gets converted from to Hinduism the Christian fathers will make all the noise possible, similarly with the Muslims. But if Hindus get converted to Christianity or Islam and if a hue and cry is made about it such people are called fanatics. In that case what to talk about Christians. So if a Christian asks you how many Gods do you have in your religion, first ask him when you say in the name of the father son and holy spirit are you worshipping one God or many Gods. He will have to make some kind of excuse for this then say similarly with us.
If a Muslim asks the same question ask him what is the punishment for Apostasy. It is obviously death and mainstream Islam is peaceful ? It is the religions born in India only that are peaceful even if followed in mainstream. Buddhist will not go on a converting spree, Jain will not go on a converting spree. But a Muslim or a Christian can.
One more attack made on Hinduism is the caste system, well what about the violence caused by Christianity in the name of witch Inquisitions and the blood bath between Catholics and Protestants. What about the violence caused by Muslims to spread their religion by the sword. Inspite of all this Hinduism only looks to unify all religions.
But frankly the Hindu good news is the actual good news. The news is that you are actually divine you are just in the process of uncovering your own divinity. It can be through work, worship and so on whatever method suits your own constitution.
Even the Hindu concept of hell is not an eternal one but the concept of hell in Christianity and Islam is an eternal one. Hence can also be rejected.
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