What is Hinduism?Satisfied that I had succeeded in getting a thumbnail sketch of this well-traveled and much-studied scholar, I asked: "Would you please tell us what is Hinduism?"
"Now, when people ask me, ‘What do you mean by Hindu?, I say there are five letters in the word Hindu. H stands for honesty, I stands for integrity, N stands for nobility, D stands for devotion, and U stands for unity. And, I say any person who strives for these ideals is called patasheela, which means five good things. "You may believe in any cult you want, any path you want, but do you believe in honesty, do you believe in integrity, and nobility, devotion, and unity? If you do, you are a Hindu. "So this is why we say to people of other religions, ‘Go and convert others, as you like. Christians, go and convert. Islamic people, go and convert others.’ But Hindus never convert anyone because anyone who holds to these five values is a Hindu by birth. Why should I try to convert you?" |
"Hinduism. There is one root word in the term ‘Hindu.’ It is called 
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