Protestantism is a very pronounced and eloquent counter movement to Roman Catholicism. That’s perfectly equivalent to how Buddhism, Sikhi and Jainism emerged to fight several basic ideas of Hinduism and/or Islam.
You seem to have ignored what I said in my post. I said that they are not movements against Hinduism, they are movements
within Hinduism. Just as Catholocism and Protestantism are movements within Christianity.
As I said there has never been a historical conflict between Buddhists and Hindus and Sikhs and Hindus. These movements occured in reaction to social-political circumstances, as opposed to rejection of Hinduism. If they had rejected them they wouldn't have embraced so many of its beliefs and concepts. There have been dozens of movements within Hinduism itself(Tantra, Arya Samaj etc) Hinduism consists of dozens of sects. Now, with Buddhism the difference is more pronounced, because it takes a very different philosophical perspective from Hinduism. While, with Sikhism, the differences are very minor, many of its central beliefs and tenets are pure Hindu.
Show me one (1) Sikh person anywhere who won’t distance eloquently him/herself for lots of reasons from Hinduism, and we’ll have a discussion. Until then shut up or prove evidence.
Your education and upbrining is showing with your last comment. Well, I am Sikh, my mom is Sikh, my grandparents living in India are Sikh. We all embrace Hinduism and do not distance ourselves. As I said, the sharp separatism is political and a relatively modern notion by chest-beating Sikh zealots who want a separate identity which began from Sikh fundamentalists. Their fundamentalism closely parallels Islamic fundamentalism and they were also behind terrorist activity in India demanding a separate Sikh state. Their behaviour lead to many Sikhs living in India being seen with suspicion by Hindus and ethnic riots for the first time in Indian history. The actions of a few Sikhs lead to alienation of Sikhs living in India, for the first time they were seen as separate from Hindus. I feel particularly strong about this because my relatives living during the riots in India were almost killed by angry Hindu fundamentalists. My grandfather was rescued by some Hindus on a bus; my cousins who were kids then hid underneath the bed when fanatics burst into their home with intent of murder(it was incredibly fortunate, that my aunty and uncle were not at home)
Again, more of a universal trend than anuything that can be regarded as the contribution of any one religion,
I think all we were discussing was notable examples, and you objected to the inclusion of Guru Nanak and St Franciscus. I was simply illustrating that the technique is exactly that a technique, belong to no religion.
I do not appreciate people who do not even try to make an attempt to understand what somebody is saying to them. The least that they can do is read what one is saying carefully, acknowledge it and then respond accordingly. If not, why should anyone spend anytime on somebody who lacks basic courtesy?
Bhaki Yoga is a mystical tradition. It uses a technique called japa yoga or naam japa(repetition using a Mantra) and while it is true that this technique is universal today, historically this technique is first used and is strongly associated with the Indian subcontinent. It's first full description is found in the Upanishads thousands of years before it is found anywhere else. Thus , yes it can be said that this is a contribution of Hinduism. It was later adopted by Jainism and Buddhism, then by Christian Mysticism and much later by Sikhism. It is commonly accepted that meditation as a systematic science and tool was developed by Hindus.
JNANA: The path of knowledge. To be always be seeking god through knowledge. To meditate, analyse reality and to find him through pure logic(considered the most difficult path) Notable Jnana Yogis include Ramana Maharishi, Swami Vivekananda, Adi Sankaracharya, Swami Krishnananda, Buddha. Sorry, I find most of the Buddha's teachings quite different from what those you quote will argue.
Well, the point wasn't whether Buddha, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Krishananda, Sankacharya have similar teachings. The point was that they are Jnana Yogis, they use intellect and reasoning as a means of spiritual liberation. So I offered them as examples of what Jnana Yoga is. There are only four religions which approach spirituality with logic: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism. The major analytical schools are Hinduism and Buddhism. This is what is meant by Jnana Yoga.
Poor english.
