Re: The Wife is the Guru and the Deity of the Husband
Someone who does not want to "receive" knowledge from scripture, should not insert one's self into a thread where discussion of scripture is taking place, and start off one's response with "I don't care for scripture, here is my opinion...." And someone who wants to elevate the standards of discussion should not become an apologist for such behavior, and then ask for those who provide meaningful contributions to cease doing so on the grounds that their contributions are educating people, and too much education makes people uncomfortable.
I submit that if "put up or shut up" is going to be the new operating credo, then those who preach it should also follow it when more egregious examples of anti-Hindu defamation are taking place.
We live in a reality where hatred of Hinduism is socially acceptable, even among Indian Hindus themselves. We've seen Western converts into "Hinduism" call our culture "vile" and other persons identifying themselves as Hindus denouncing our shAstras as irrelevant. All cultures should be respected, these people preach, except for cultures like Hinduism, which are always the exception to the rule. These things are not going to go away. With time, they will only get worse. It would be extremely regressive to be asked not to address the kinds of socially misunderstood issues within Hinduism that are a focus for the critics' malcontent. If it is unacceptable to discuss vaidika culture as it is on a Hinduism forum, with a reasonable expectation of not being attacked for it, then where is that forum where one can discuss these things?
I don't post with the intention of soliciting agreement with any specific point of view. The point of these postings is to enlighten and educate. I only ask that if you are uncomfortable with the point of view of shAstra that I express here, then do as I have done: invest the time and do your own reading. You will be a better person for challenging your assumptions than being complacent with them. And the forum will be better for it, if we could discuss the literature on the basis of what is actually found in the literature, instead of personal intuition or popular opinion.
Philosoraptor
"Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools speak because they have to say something." - Plato
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