Linga, Puja, Symbolism—S.N.Balagangadhara
Symbolic interpretation of lingam from a netizen: “In ancient India, there was a fertility cult; our ancestors knew that it was a fertility cult; Lingam was a symbol for the…
Read moreCriticism: What’s with Behavioral Psychology?
I do not want to indulge in a discussion about Behavioral Psychology either on this forum or on any other forum. It is to waste of time I do not…
Read moreKnowledge and objectivity
Assuming that our theories in Physics are not false, would there be gravitational force in the Cosmos (or on our planet) whether or not there was a theory about it?…
Read moreCriticism: you are peddling a ‘wannabe Indianism’!
Is there a ‘wannabe Indianism’ in our attempts to understand our tradition? I am not sure: maybe there is, maybe there is not. Of course, the question is why is…
Read moreIs the distinction between ‘secular’and ‘religious’ neutral? –S.N. Balagangadhara
The question appears to be: need one accept certain premises of Christianity (whether Protestant or Catholic varieties) in order that the dominant understanding of, say, the secular state and the…
Read moreOn Lorenzen’s “Who invented Hinduism?”
[For extended treatment on Lorenzen’s, check Orientalism, Postcolonialism and the Construction of Religion] Summary of Lorenzen’s article: “Lorenzen doesn’t only cite Jesuits and Muslims, but also ‘Hindus’ themselves. His main argument…
Read moreIs every description knowledge?
Let us call the descriptions of what you see ‘facts’. Are your ‘facts’ a contribution to human knowledge? In one sense they are; the way any description of anything by…
Read moreCriticism: you are not an ‘authentic Indian’!
About who the ‘authentic Hind’ or ‘the authentic Indian’ is. The greatest strength of our culture lies in the fact that this is a non-question as far as our traditions…
Read moreCriticism: you are usurping the right to speak for the community.
Let me lay this fear to rest: I am not speaking for the community. To the question, ‘Who speaks for the Indian traditions?’ my reply is simple: anyone, everyone, whoever…
Read moreCriticism: don’t judge others!
You ask us not to ‘judge’. It is not clear what the force of judgment is to which you object. When I listen to someone (today) insisting that the earth…
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