HINDU RELIGIOUS BOOKS…MYTH OR ANCIENT HISTORY

Vedas, Puraans, Upnishads, are all Hindu religious books, and
just as sacred to Hindus as religious books of Christians are to Christian, and
Muslim religious books to Muslim. There have been riots, street fights, bloody
protest in case something derogatory is said about the books of Christians and
Muslims. However since we were ruled by invaders till the year 1947, our
religious books are called Myths, and our scriptures, Mythology. And since we
were not independent, we were forced to accept that. But what happened after
1947? Did the
Hindu religious books have the pride of place they deserved? NO CERTAINLY NOT.

Let us first get the meaning of Myth:

A.   

The
meaning of myth as per TheFreeDictionary
:

1)   

A traditional, typically ancient
story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a
fundamental type in the worldview of a people.

2)   

A popular belief or story that has
become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one
considered to illustrate a cultural ideal.

3)   

A fiction or half-truth, especially
one that forms part of an ideology.

4)   

A fictitious story, person, or thing.

B.   

The
meaning of myth as per Dictionary.com
:

1)   

A traditional or legendary story, usually
concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of
act.

2)   

Stories or matter of this kind

3)   

Any invented story, idea, or concept

4)   

An imaginary or fictitious thing or
person.

5)   

An unproved or false collective
belief that is used to justify a social institution.

It seems that after independence Hindus were transferred as a
saleable commodity to the new political rulers for exploitation and manipulation.
And religious leaders also joined these political rulers to enjoy this fruit of
exploitation. Every political party has ruled India, including those who have
publicly advocated interest of Hindus paramount in their agenda. YET NOTHING HAS
BEEN DONE. They have given reasons why they could not construct
temple at Ayodhya and usher in uniform civil code, but why they could not do
simple things is something beyond comprehension of the writer.

One of the simple things that any political party could have
done was to at least make sure that Hindu religious books are not called myths and
our entire scriptures as mythology. Why no Hindu religious leader
has done anything about it, is for readers to judge. But why our Hindu society
did nothing is something more alarming and definitely points to our extreme
passive attitude.

Every individual Hindu has to do something about it. And more
so by people above the age of 50 years. People above
fifty (I am above fifty) must feel ashamed for what we are passing on as
inheritance to the next generation (passive attitude, false ego and misplaced
pride) and start discussing this openly with others, of equal age, elders and
more especially with younger generation.

But do not expect Hindus above the age of 50 to do that. The
false ego and misplaced pride will not let them do this. Like a lowest grade
clerk or a junior most supervisor, they will give reasons for this, exonerating
themselves. They will blame everything else except their attitude. Hindu
society is going down, disintegrating, but who cares?

I have tried to find a solution to change this attitude, but
have so far failed. DOES ANY ONE ELSE HAS A BETTER SOLUTION TO CHANGE THE
ATTITUDE OF HINDUS?

Tags: mythology, Vedas, Puraans, upnishads,