I subscribe to the Hindu faith among many things, but I do not believe in the supremacy of the Vedas, or that of the Brahmins. The Indian civilization has been periodically invaded over the ages, with several groups gaining ascendancy and pushing their own agenda through the propaganda of religion. I understand that this is not a very mainstream thought because the Indian masses believe that they are part of an overloaded noun called ‘Hinduism’, so I thought I’d share some statements by the venerated scholar Aurobindo (page 25):
The Upanishads do not have this quality. Several scholars like Joseph Campbell believe that it was influenced by the aboriginal non-Vedic inhabitants of India. Hymns for Cows, Horse Sacrifice, Sons, Wealth VERSUS Nachiketas who chooses wisdom over materialism. Tantra and Shaivism are ‘mostly’ free from such corruption.
Therefore it is incorrect to assume that Hinduism is about the Vedas or the Vashnavite avatars, as it is commonly pushed around. Beyond the label of Hinduism, I think it is pivotal for the Indian region to subscribe to Dharma for unity, advancement and spiritual upliftment: सत्यान्नास्तिपरोधर्मः[/COLOR]
Gods meant to induce them to shower on the sacrificers material
blessings such as plenty of cows, horses, fighting men, sons, >food,wealth of all kinds, protection, victory in battle, or to bring
down rain from heaven, recover the sun from clouds or from
the grip of Night, the free flowing of the seven rivers, recovery
of cattle from **the Dasyus (or the Dravidians)** and the other
boons which on the surface seem to be the object of this ritual
worship.
Several hymns in the Vedas (such as the one praising Indra) equate Dasyus/Dravidians to evil. I cannot provide any citations, but this racial divide is politically and shamanically present in current day India; Indians are heavily in denial about this matter. This isn’t unique to this region. The Christian Americans equated the Native Americans to Devil Worshippers in order to justify their conquest. It also goes without saying that several Vaishnavite demons are from the Southern region: like Bali, Ravana etc.blessings such as plenty of cows, horses, fighting men, sons, >food,wealth of all kinds, protection, victory in battle, or to bring
down rain from heaven, recover the sun from clouds or from
the grip of Night, the free flowing of the seven rivers, recovery
of cattle from **the Dasyus (or the Dravidians)** and the other
boons which on the surface seem to be the object of this ritual
worship.
The Upanishads do not have this quality. Several scholars like Joseph Campbell believe that it was influenced by the aboriginal non-Vedic inhabitants of India. Hymns for Cows, Horse Sacrifice, Sons, Wealth VERSUS Nachiketas who chooses wisdom over materialism. Tantra and Shaivism are ‘mostly’ free from such corruption.
Therefore it is incorrect to assume that Hinduism is about the Vedas or the Vashnavite avatars, as it is commonly pushed around. Beyond the label of Hinduism, I think it is pivotal for the Indian region to subscribe to Dharma for unity, advancement and spiritual upliftment: सत्यान्नास्तिपरोधर्मः[/COLOR]
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