Re: [HumJanenge] An Open Letter for the Flag Bearers of Anti-Corruption Movement

Dear Mukund

Sorry for not replying earlier.

You can pick any of the Upanishads. For example the Chandogya Upanishad's 2nd chapter of Part 1, describes how both gods and devils are offspring of a common "father" and how "good" and "bad" always exist till the time of death. Although Indians (especially North / Aryan Indians) have been conditioned that gods="devas" and demons="asuras", In other Aryan Central Asian cultures "devas"=devils and "ahuras"="gods". So keep this in mind. In fact in mythical terms the Indo-Aryans were the "losers" who came (retreated) to India (via Africa BTW) after losing in Persia.

Another Khanda I find very useful in the Chandogya is Chapter III of Part 8.

Since you have repeatedly pressed me on this point, I shall openly state the bitter truth ---> that today's HINDUS only have copies (however corrupted and distorted they may be) because of the MUSLIMS (secular MUGHAL emperors) who PRESERVED Urdu / Persian versions of them in their libraries.

So you may use any version of what passes as the Chandogya (other sacred books) to get my points.

Sarbajit

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:34 PM, mukund parikh <mkppm@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Dear Sarbajit Roy,

I shall be glad to know relative quotes of Rammohun Roy and modifications by Ramakrishna Paramhans, Swami Vivekananda 

which you have linked. This will add to my perceptions.

Regards,

Mukund Parikh

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From: Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com>
To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com

Sent: Friday, 10 June 2011 6:03 PM

Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] An Open Letter for the Flag Bearers of Anti-Corruption Movement

Dear Mukund

As you know the original texts of our ancient scriptures are not available to anyone. Nor are there any authentic or universally acceptable copies. I am relying upon the versions used by Rammohun Roy (and later with modifications by Ramakrishna Paramhans, Swami Vivekananda etc) - these are quite different from the versions generally used by persons outside Bengal so I do not want to be in any controversy on this score.

You may refer to your own versions and extract what I have said.

Sarbajit

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM, mukund parikh <mkppm@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Dear Sarbajit Roy,

Thanks for quoting in name of Bhagvad Gita and upanishads. Please give cross ref vis-a-vis your ref & quotations in holy scriptures.

Regards,

Mukund parikh

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