> curtis delta blues wrote: > > ColdBluICeman wrote: > > "That was exactly the aim of the British. > > The Brits knew early on > > they could never militarily occupy India, > > and control the country. > > > > So, the only other option was destroy > > the one thing that bound that > > society together.."hindu-ism" actually > > called Vedic Sanatana Dharma." > > > Iceman, I think you are overestimating > the unifying value of religion > in India when the Brits came on the scene.
> India was ripe for the > picking because it was not a unified country but a bunch of waring > Maharaja-run states. Namaste Curtis Nevertheless, the Brits only choose to demolish the Vedic shastras (scriptures) that were stored in the Mutts(Maths) of Adi Shankara especially in So. India at Kerala, and Puri up north. And, with much vigor destroyed much of the shastras in the libraries at Varansai (where in fact the oldest known library in existance) was ransacked by the Brits. > It was already divided and only needed to be > conquered. And, the Brits did not use military force. They used Christianity to attempt to unite but first they had to destroy Vedic Sanantan Dharma. > I'm not sure I understand your focus on Shankara's Maths and their > relationship with MMY. The Shankara 5 mutts-(Jyosi/Badrimutt & Sringeri & Puri & Dwarka & Kanchi) and 2 upapeeths(Kashi/Varanasi & Allhalabad) represent the tradition that Brahmachari Mahesh plagarized in an attempt to justify (or legimatize) his early beginnings of his (s)piritual (r)egeneration (m)ovement later to become "tmo". and the - Kashi Vidvat Parishad (Group of Vedic scholars & Pundits that installled Sri BrahmanandJi in 1941) represent the established trad > Are you a believer in the traditions that they > represent? Not sure what you are asking? > Do you identify yourself as a believer in Sanatana Dharma? I am a follower of Vedic Sanatan Dharm.., yes > When you use the "Namaste" are you being funny, Pranams.., no. > or is that a term that > you are using at face value? Yes. > Since I do not have any gods in me there > is no need for your god to honor mine > if you address me. Thanks. Most politely I must take exception, although there are "no gods" plural in your heart/seat of your soul. There is a God singular, and He is called Paramatma. > > coldbluiceman wrote: > > > > > off world beings wrote: > > > > "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > off world beings wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > coldbluiceman wrote: > > > > > > Now the "tmo" is in > > > > > > the provebial tiolet. > > > > > > > > > > What is that? -- > > > > > a toilet that speaks proverbs? > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > In case you hadn't noticed, the man believes > > > > that the British > > > > deliberately rewrote parts of the > > > > vedic literature over a 150 year > > > > period in order to destroy > > > > Hinduism...>>> > > > > > > He may actually be right about that. > > > There was one Victorian British > > > officer in India that deliberately mistranslated > > > some vedic literature for the purpose of > > > specifically advancing the christian > > > superiority complex over the hindu, > > > and attempting to deliberately > > > denegrate hinduism. > > > > Namaste Off_World > > > > That was exactly the aim of the British. > >The Brits knew early on > > they could never militarily occupy India, > > and control the country. > > > > So, the only other option was destroy the one > > thing that bound that > > society together.."hindu-ism" actually > > called Vedic Sanatana Dharma. > > > > > This officer (I forgot his name) is recorded in > > > letters and official documents > > > that that was his specific aim and he > > > was proud of his actions, and no-one > > > questioned his actions at the > > > time.. > > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
