Interesting recent speech by Rajiv Malhotra on challenges involved in achieving real interfaith harmony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76rzAAdeOFA, around half an hour, published 30th July 2018.
From the youtube video description:
My talk describes my own specific experiences with interfaith meetings where leaders of all faiths show love for each other; and yet the fact is that after hundreds of such events over the past 30 years we don’t have religious peace. I explain that the crux of the problem is politically incorrect to discuss. This has to do with the hatred towards outsiders written in most religious texts. These statements are not allowed to be deactivated, amended, or superseded; the reasons for this absolutist dogma have to do with what I have called “history-centrism” in certain religions.
Unless all religions stop aggressive proselytizing to convert others there cannot be religious harmony.
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Ravi: I tend to agree with the above extract and large parts of his speech which are on those lines.
For those who don't know who Rajiv Malhotra is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Malhotra .
[I thank Rajiv Malhotra and have presumed that he will not have any objections to me sharing the above short extract from his youtube video description, on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
From the youtube video description:
My talk describes my own specific experiences with interfaith meetings where leaders of all faiths show love for each other; and yet the fact is that after hundreds of such events over the past 30 years we don’t have religious peace. I explain that the crux of the problem is politically incorrect to discuss. This has to do with the hatred towards outsiders written in most religious texts. These statements are not allowed to be deactivated, amended, or superseded; the reasons for this absolutist dogma have to do with what I have called “history-centrism” in certain religions.
Unless all religions stop aggressive proselytizing to convert others there cannot be religious harmony.
--- end extract from youtube video description ----
Ravi: I tend to agree with the above extract and large parts of his speech which are on those lines.
For those who don't know who Rajiv Malhotra is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Malhotra .
[I thank Rajiv Malhotra and have presumed that he will not have any objections to me sharing the above short extract from his youtube video description, on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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