Reflection: The Hindu View of Life,
"Chapter II: Conflict of Religions: The Hindu Attitude"
This chapter was helpful to understand how Hindus do not have one, certain set of beliefs and how they are generally more accepting of other religions. However, concepts in it were sometimes lost because I still do not understand who some of the gods are that Hindus worship or the rituals they practice. Furthermore, I felt there were too many Sanskrit words or Hindu references at times to muddle through in order to grasp the main concepts of the paragraph.
The aspect of tolerance in Hinduism was something I can relate to and greatly appreciated. A few of the quotes that the author used, such as the ending quote from Swift, reminded me of one of my favorite quotes:
"Differences of habit and language are nothing at all
if our aims are identical and our hearts are open."
As I was reading this packet, I was also confused by the many names that were referenced. But I think that the real message of the article does not lie in who these people were and who these specific gods were. Quite the contrary: the message was that it does not matter who the gods you worship are, but what you do with you life as a result. At least that's how the Hindu religion looks at things, and I agree with you that this tolerance is admirable and I appreciate it a lot.
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