You can't be two at the same time. Abrahamic as well as Dharmic. Buddhism and Jainism do not accept existence of God and majority of Hindus are polytheists. We just do not gel together with One God, Son, Messenger, Manifestation, Mahdi, etc. Let us pursue our different ways peacefully. I see no harm in this. Why do you insist to have us in your circuit bowing to Bahaullah who is of no concern to us? Abdul=Baha mentioned Hinduism! Do you want to carve out an empire? It means you do not value what Hindus value as equal to yours. Window dressing will not do. We smell a rat.
Once again, dear Aup, the Bahá’í Faith is
ABRAHAMIC, NOT DHARMIC!!! OURS IS NOT A SYNCRETIC RELIGION. WE HAVE OUR OWN SCRIPTURES, BELIEFS, TEACHINGS, PRACTICES, AND HISTORY. Though
we believe that all religions are various chapters in the same Divine Plan, followers of other religions do not. That is absolutely OK. I see no harm whatsoever in allowing others the leeway in believing or not as they so choose. What is most important, rather than flinging insults or speaking offensively about one another, is respectful dialogue.
That is why this thread was created.
Additionally, we Bahá’ís are not saying that every person has to be a Bahá’í. We're not out to force our beliefs on people. We just teach whoever wants to know. If people dig what we teach, what we're about, that's wonderful! If not, all is still well! We don't see our Faith as superior to any other Faith, because we believe that they all come from God, Hinduism
included! Speaking of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, he said,
‘
Man must look towards the Light, and think not the Lamp to be essential...’
One of the things this quote is saying is that in the end, Truth is Truth, Wisom is Wisdom, Righteousness is Righteousness. It matters not whether one is Christian, Jewish, or Hindu, or Buddhist, or Muslim, or Pagan. Wherever one finds positive guidance, follow it!
Again, it's fine if Bahá’u’lláh is irrelevant to you, dear Aup, or anyone really. We do not force people to believe in Bahá’u’lláh. It's not as though we believe unless people become Bahá’ís, they're gonna go to Hell. We don't believe in Hell (at least, not as a literal place). We don't believe that other religions are wrong! Yes, we disagree on things, but we don't see those as deficiencies at all. That's natural.
Finally,
for (I hope) the last time, this is what Bahá’ís believe about God: There is one Supreme Being, whose Essence will forever remain hidden from humankind. As to the various Names, Conceptions, Forms, etc. in the countless cultures and religions of the earth,
we believe that they deal with the same One. Because of this, we teach all of them are valid, but at the same time, inaccurate, including our own.
), Hinduism does not need to prop up any particular person. All are free to follow or criticize any religious leader, past or present, and hold views different from him (no such woman, they were busy cooking for their families, therefore, him; though RigVeda mentions some 30 women rishikas - poetesses who wrote hymns).
