BHARAT'S REAWAKENING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Southeast Asia extending throughout Indonesia and beyond has always been part of greater India, whether in terms of related peoples, languages, temples and architecture, spiritual traditions, trade, culture, connections to nature --with a common history back to the most ancient times.
Today we see Greater India rising again bringing peace and prosperity to all, notably its ancient civilizational friends and family, which together can reclaim their vast heritage.
A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD FOR ALL
In the Vedic view there is no need for salvation. You are by nature pure, eternal, infinite and immortal. You just need to know your true Self which is the light of universal consciousness beyond body and mind. Turn within and all ignorance, illusion and sorrow comes to an end.
There is no democratic election in the world today, including US and UK, in which the religious vote is not considered, both minority and majority. Yet in India any Hindu vote is criticized as anti-democratic, while minority religious vote banks are encouraged as secular.
The great Rishis and Yogis from the ancient Vedas to today realized Universal Consciousness (Paramatma) as their true nature. Modern physics is beginning to recognize such a universal power of awareness but to realize it they should seek the guidance of India's sages.
If there is an underlying power of consciousness behind the universe as science is beginning to consider, then the universe is a living being, the Purusha, the cosmic person of the Vedas. Cosmic forces are powers of a greater life and consciousness, Devatas in the Hindu sense.
The Hindu temple is designed as a replica of the entire universe, constructed to connect us to the universal awareness within us. Cannot be understood by the outer mind. Grants us a transcendence over all mere outer compulsions.
Hinduism is not based upon a fixed belief, a single God, book, prophet or savior, historical time or a seeking of heaven. It reflects a deeper aspiration for Self-knowledge and Cosmic knowledge, honoring the Divine in every aspect, manifest and unmanifest. Is incomparable.
Hindus should use the term Bhagavan for the Divine as it is full of the light of devotion. No need to use the term God which has many colonial shadows associated with it.
There is no democratic right to riot. That is the denial of democracy. To tolerate rioting or make it into a virtue is the denial of the rule of law, and replacing it with mob violence. It is not ahimsa but glorification of violence.
Dravidian languages have more Sanskrit loan words and personal names than those of North India, and better preserve Yoga, Ayurveda and Vedanta, temple worship, Bharat Natyam and Sanskrit chanting. Traditional Dravidian culture is Bharatiya since ancient times.
India today is building magnificent temples and sharing them with all. Not trying to control or dominate the world but to inspire humanity to a higher consciousness. That is the heritage of Sanatana Dharma.
Vedas are mantric temples to universal consciousness, Yoga and Self-realization that can guide humanity beyond the divisions and conflicts of the ego-mind.
Hinduism as Sanatana Dharma has a multipolar view, not a unipolar or exclusive view. It recognizes the same Divine Self in all beings and in the entire universe, embracing all names and forms as well as the nameless and formless.
Some countries in the world, including so-called democracies, do not want to give India its own voice in diplomacy or an independent view supporting its own geopolitical concerns, but still treat India as a colony to follow their different and sometimes inimical interests.
What is called secularism in India is communal and intolerant. It favors religions that aim to convert the world to their exclusive beliefs over those like the Hindu which are pluralistic and accept many paths.
देश के अपने सभी परिवारजनों को दीपावली की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं।
Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this special festival bring joy, prosperity and wonderful health to everyone’s lives.