why this, Bible,Quran,Gita?

Question

there is lots of attacker and questions on assumed superstitions and contradictions of bible and Quran but there is not even a single question on assumed superstitions and contradictions of bhagwat gita(for Hindu bhagwat gita is like what bible is for Christian and Quran is for Muslim Hindu use to swear in the name of gita when they go as a witness in court ) and Veda Upanishads religious books of Hindu why?
total world populations app. 8-10 % are Hindus and many Hindu are here on this site yet there is not even 0.0001 % question for them on this site regarding above topic why?

Answer 1

For thousands of years India has been a veritable laboratory of religion: everything imaginable has been tried out, and nothing ever has completely been rejected.

"Hinduism is a process - for this reason, Hinduism must be studied not as a fixed body of doctrine, but as a developing tradition that has changed considerably throughout the centuries and which is still changing in a creative direction. Everything in India makes sense in the light of the changing process. Nothing makes sense without it. Hinduism is still a living, changing process and must be seen as such."

(source: Religions of India: Hinduism, Yoga, Buddhism - Thomas Berry )

It has not a dogmatic religion.

Prophetic religion is severe, militant, uncompromising, intolerant, while mystic religions are renouncing, and peaceful.

To the Hindu, religion is an awareness of ultimate reality, not a theory about it; religion is psychology and method rather than theology and dogma. So lay man do not worry about it.

Hinduism has mythologiecal stories. They do not take them literally. They know its symbolism.

Since too many philosophers have been involved, each of them has their own view about things and Hindus are free to follow the one he agrees with or choose a new one.

But disscussion about it will go in Philosophy section not religion.

Christians and Muslims rely on one book and call it only truth, obviously when you use word "only", it closes doors of reason for many and that invites criticism.

I hope somewhere in between You got your answer.

But your approach to Hinduism is flawed. A couple of months ago, you were searching for some site which can tell you about contradictions in Geeta and Upanishads etc.

That is a negative attitude. You do not want to know what is actually written and understand it at all.

Just looking for some dirt.

And now you are complaining that we did not provided you some "Kachra" so that you can look smart.

Do not forget that It was wisdom of Vedas and Upanishds , which made Britishers to create myth of Aryan race so that they can steal its credit.

Can you really question this hymen on scientific basis like you can question Biblic theory of creation ?

"Nor aught nor naught existed; you bright sky
Was not, nor heaven's broad roof outstretched above;
What covered all? What sheltered? What concealed?
Was it the waters' fathomless abyss?
There was no light of night, no light of day,
The only One breathed breathless in itself,
Other than it there nothing since has been.
Darkness there was, and all at first was veiled
In gloom profound, an ocean without light;....

Who truly knows, who can honestly say where.
This universe cam from
And where it will vanish to at the End?
Those godlike wise men who claim they know were born long
After the birth of Creation.
Who then could know where our universe really came from?
And whoever knows or does not know where Creation came from,
Only one gazing at its vastness from the very roof of the final Heaven
"Only such a one could possibly know,
But does even He know? "
- Rigveda - 129.6. 7

The philosophical and mystical depth of this hymn is unsurpassed.

Answer 2

I gather that many of the sacred texts of Hinduism are seen as "classical literature composed by human beings" and not "revelations of a Prophet chosen by God to speak on his behalf."

There is an observation (Karl Popper?) that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs." When a text is claimed to be a direct and infallible revelation from the Creator of the Universe, you know, it's going to face intense scrutiny and analysis for centuries, because people may hope it's true and feel a desparate need to know if it's really what it's claimed to be. Even one little tiny flaw, contradiction, error, or misstatement demolishes the claim ... even one variant ancient manuscript will cast doubts to an objective seeker.

So, a scripture that's hugely an angry rant, threatening a list of horrors, or one that's a proven hodgepodge of many little pieces ... these actually tend to corrode faith like an acid. If a believer claims that this religious texts are mystical poems or has he has no scripture at all, this one is relatively immune from such criticisms and is *more* believable, not less!

Talking camels and donkeys? Rip van Winkle stories? OK for comic books I guess, but you've really got to disengage your mind in order to have the unquestioning faith than many extol as a great quality. I lost that by looking too closely. Studying religions and the history of religion can kill your faith, beware! However, God or Gods may be no less real ... and they may have nothing whatever to do with what people call holy books. That's a possibility for a different kind of faith altogether, maybe, that people are sincerely reaching to know the unknowable ... and then we can say that maybe there are some very noble sentiments to be found in those various scriptures after all. Let's focus on the Good and the Beautiful that can uplift us, wherever it may be found.

Answer 3

Forget God and those stupid books in which people waste their time and money, remember the great Soviet Union (the USSR), and also the great people's republic of China! That is right, COMMUNISM is the only answer to world freedom! There is no God, as is a virtue of COMMUNISM. The Hammer and Sickle are the true symbols for the universe.

The most important principles of COMMUNISM are the following: -
1) Equality among people, abolishment of Caste and Class.
2) Equal distribution of Rights and Property.
3) There is no God.
4) Work is Compulsory
5) Abolishment of private property,
e.g. Land, Mineral Resources etc..
6) Those who do not work, must not eat.
7) All property to belong to the State
e.g. Land, Mineral Resources etc..
8) Abolishment of Religious practices.
9) All respect to the Workers, including Mental and Physical labourers
e.g. Scientists, Soilders, Labourers, Peasants, Engineers, Doctors etc..
10) Elimination of Capitalism, DAS CAPITAL.

Be a COMMUNIST, then only we all shall live in peace.

Answer 4

well i happen to know a bit about both these religions and i am of neither. one thing is for certain though, as a young man i left the christian church to study the vedas, and i've never looked back since.

i often stay up all night (US west coast) and spend time here at yahoo, that means it's daytime in india, and there are a lot of indians posting here. one thing that has surprised me though is the lack of discussion of the vedas and hinduism, of samkhya and yoga, of buddhism. i don't live in india so i really don't know why, but i can guess.

people on the internet, and very devout religious people live in different worlds. the people that spend their time on yahoo are often young and ignorant, what we in america might term "mall-society" they are more concerned about the material world. probably not a lot of "mall rats" in india, but they are there in the big cities. it's the same mind set.

and then america is somewhat famous for it's televangelists, unfortunately the source for many want to be christians ideology. this is so sad because most televangelists are no more than trashy wanna be movie world celebraties. oh well, this all falls well within my personal philosophy: Life is like it is.

namaste

EDIT >> thank you to rian for the hymn from the Rg. yes.

Answer 5

Well put, silentsoul.


"Satanic cult that is Hinduism"

Wow. Christianity was a cult of Judaism founded by St Paul.

No wonder some Christians keep calling everybody as cult to hide their own insecurity.

"Hindu? That's Ignorance of a Past! "

Only ignorant ones make such comments.


And as for your question I doubt you studied and understood Bhagavat Geeta at all.

Hindus do not take their "Loads of books " literally.

Answer 6

Because Chrisitans and Muslims are very close in term of religion as they are both decended from the same root of Hebraic law.
The Hindi religion is so different the most christians and muslims don't know any thing of it. If you want to find out more about hinduism, or if you want to educate more people about the faith, post a few questions about it.

Answer 7

Maybe because yahoo answers is new, and none have posted any as yet, or they've been posted at times when you're not online.

But I think having the Hindu perspective is great and very welcome!

Learning about religions and cultures is what help us to break down barriers between people and see each of as living and loving human beings - in the end, hopefully, breaking down stereotypes and prejudices.

Thank you and God bless you!

Answer 8

The Hindu culture is not really in a position where it is threatening anyone else's beliefs. From what I've read on YA, some atheists like to attack Christians and Muslims because they're afraid and feel threatened. Some Christians like to attack Muslims and atheists because they're afraid and feel threatened. And, likewise, some Muslims like to attack atheists and Christians because they're afraid and feel threatened.

Answer 9

Because Gita is the basic philosophy of Hinduism told by no one but God himself.

Gita does not contain any fairy tales, or strange rituals. It simply tells the Truth in its exact form.

I suggest you read Gita first and perhaps you will repent on this idiotic question.

Answer 10

I wonder what % of the people reading this site wouldn't even know about muslims if it had not been for 9/11. It is sad that people do not know or try to understand or respect others religious beliefs.