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Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity QUOTES

Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity QUOTES

1 " A classical concept in Hinduism has been that a true proposition has to be consistent with sruti, yukti (reason/logic) and anubhava. "

― Rajiv Malhotra , Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity

2 " The oral and folk traditions were often ignored, or even denounced as superstitious, because they did not fit the Western norms.10 "

― Rajiv Malhotra , Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity

3 " An op-ed piece in Indian Express by leading scholar and columnist, Ashutosh Varshney, states that in neo-Hinduism, ‘a singular national identity was also equated with masculinity by Hindu nationalists. Vivekananda, whose sayings Narendra Modi tweets, came to promote ‘three Bs’ for Hindus: beef, biceps and the Bhagavad-Gita’. "

― Rajiv Malhotra , Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity

4 " the term ‘Indra’s Net’ has been preserved, and this allows scholars like myself to retrace the Vedic origins of these widely popular ideas. "

― Rajiv Malhotra , Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity