Can The World Survive Without Religion (Yes or No) A Hindu P (General)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Friday, December 03, 2010, 04:52 (5103 days ago) @ dhw

Once again, many thanks to satyansh for comprehensive answers to my questions. The appalling treatment of the Hindus by the so-called "Christian" British, and the manner in which the British divided India, is one of the great stains on our history. Gandhi is now almost venerated for his insistence on non-violence in the successful campaign for independence, but not long ago I read an account purporting to give Nathuram Godse's reasons for the assassination. He has always been dismissed over here as a Hindu fanatic, but apparently his motives were politically very rational, as he felt that Gandhi was leading India and especially the Hindus to disaster. Your own account would seem to justify his motivation, if not his action. You have also highlighted the difficult problem of achieving a balance between the need to avoid violence and aggression, and the need for self-defence. -DHW, in answer to this, I would suggest you read the first several chapters of the Bhagavad-Gita, where Vishnu is telling Krishna that slaughtering those who have in essence given up their claim to humanity by virtue of their vile deeds is not a crime nor are they deserving of your remorse, even if they are family members. The book obviously does a much better job of explaining it, but that is its essence in a nutshell.