[brraverishhh]

Well... this thread prompts me to ask this question.... Who is a Hindu? ( or Muslim or Christian for that matter ).

I believe a Hindu is one who "follows" Hindu Dharma. Though there are certain common truths that apply to everybody (like speaking the truth...which most don't), the most essential and most important Dharma is Swadharma ( the Duty to the Self). And I hate to tell this... I believe there are extremely few Hindus living in the planet today...and the list excludes me too. ( wonder how many of real Hindus were those in that 80 million Hindus , Eelavar.)

Of course these "really" true Hindus might include True Muslims or True Christians ... they have the same definitions ( though their external ideologies(which depend on the place-time of the religion's origin) seem different, the basic undiluted stuff must be still the same )

This is so, for, I am sure you know, Hinduism never had a name as a religion ...it was simply called Sanatana Dharma ( Eternal Dharma ). It might indeed not be surprising to say that to be a Hindu/Muslim/Christian mean nothing once the person dies, for the same Personality may have been a non-human or one of different religion , and might become members of any other religion that might have seemed good/bad.. maybe even a non-human again, in the next birth. And of course, the Karmic law of balance always holds good... one never experiences other than what one has called forth.

I do not mean to say all these massacres need to be forgotten... they have to be remembered to strengthen ourselves, not to make others submit. They need to be forgiven. There are no ways to heal a wound by making another. Only forgiveness and Love can do that. We must remember that we have a long way to go as a species, and larger issues to deal with.


Much Love and Light.