There is
certainly much wrong with India today. Yet it is wrong to think that these problems are
simply caused by Hinduism. Certainly they are not caused by Hindu spirituality,
which is the most comprehensive, liberal and expansive in the world with the most
comprehensive, liberal and expansive in the world with its view that all the world is one
family and all the universe is One
Self. Some of these problems, like the caste
systems, have their roots in the Hindu social system. But these are usually not based on a
real understanding of Hindu cultural forms but on their misapplication through time, in
which they have become rigid. There are indeed some Hindu groups which could be
called fanatic, backwards, or superstitious. But these represent only a small part of
Hinduism and very few of the Hindu groups which have been accused of these things. |
