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There is an oral tradition in families of passing down ethics, behaviour by example, grandmothers telling stories of saints or Gods to their grandchildren, a method of community exclusion for poor behaviour, living teachers (village Gurus) to consult, the intuitive understanding of karma, the...

Maybe 1% of Hindus have ever read anything from the Vedas. Few, other than the Brahmins, understand Sanskrit. We do have scriptures. The Vedas is just the start, and there are many more. Yes, in the context of a religious dialogue. Of course, because of the differences in east/west I often...

I think it's true that most people are blissfully unaware, or rarely think about it. The only time I think about it at all is when I discuss it on forums. In regular life, I live in the Hindu world, even though the physical space is in the west. But a ton of people don't understand the...

I came across this article recently in Huff post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-schrei/the-god-project-hinduism_b_486099.html I've always found it ridiculously difficult to explain the massive difference between Sanatana Dharma and western faiths to anyone coming from the west. Maybe this...

I watched it again, more closely. I agreed with the part about scripture being interpreted based on the pre-existing notions of the interpreter. But that only is true for religions that put a really heavy emphasis on scripture. For those faiths or those people who aren't scripture based in the...

It was nice to see a sense of humour in his guest. But I can't really imagine the Today show without people with a sense of humour. My other comment was more about your OP .. 'the nature of humans and religion' . I just think the whole thing is far more complicated than this.

As is common, absolutely no mention of any faith outside of the 3 Abrahamic ones. It's like we don't exist.

I just go by what my government has decided. I am unable to determine personally what is hate and what isn't. I've been accused of hate myself, as has mostly anyone with strong opinions in defense of their faith. The Canadian government (I'm Canadian) does have hate speech laws in effect. Two...

It's a style of temple called Sanatani. The tradition is there, but is a more recent development, and generally considered as an extension of Smartism. Most temples have more than one deity. There is the presiding deity and the side deities. In henotheism that is common. One of the other...

I believe one of those faiths is vastly more complicated than the other. 1000 scriptures versus 1 scripture is a clue. But that's just me. I also don't believe hate has a place in interfaith. http://hatesermons.blogspot.ca/2010/06/zakir-naik-banned-from-toronto.html

I'm sorry, NJ. The Hindu in me with it's experiences just jumps to false conclusions. I've never heard of a Hindu temple where the prana pratishta (eye opening) ceremony wasn't done. Even at the most liberal temples, including the two Fijian ones here, it was done. So my my mind just thinks a...

I see he co-authored something with Dr. Arvind Sharma though. I have heard of Dr. Sharma.

Thomas, no I haven't ... until now. I read the wiki article.

I hope that the religious leaders of the world will come up with some firm resolutions, and action plans as a result. It is one thing to talk the talk, and yet another to carry out an action plan as an outcome. So many conferences result in little action in the end. But we have to start...

I don't know you from a hole in the ground, but you see a very sensible person, and excellent administrator. Thank you.

Indeed, he is a medical doctor. Sorry for the oversight. But seriously, I would suggest you do some more research. Anyone who gets banned for entering countries like UK is highly suspicious, in my book. On other more Hindu-based forums where I participate, I can tell you he garners no respect...

You must really trust my description, since you haven't actually been yourself to one of the larger temples, nor it seems, are you about to go. Glad someone trusts my description. But it is very much like 'Field of Dreams' with most people. Me (and others prone to influence of energy) being Ray...

Steve, there is a ton of information on-line, like here. http://agniveer.com/peace-tv-banned/ If you search, you can find a lot of information. I could start a new thread on anti-Hinduism I suppose.

Mr Naik may garner some respect from the Islamic POV, but from most Hindus POV, that definitely isn't the case. 'Controversial' is an understatement.But since this isn't my section, I'll withdraw. For those who are unfamiliae with Mr. Naik's work, here's the wiki link...

Thanks for that. Most people do tread carefully naturally, although sometimes a neutral statement gets blown out of context into being a hateful statement.