Fred Stella on Hinduism in America

[@MultifaithMatters]

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[@hemantnaik4333]

The British Caste system is still followed in the UK. Its parliament, the lower house is called “ The House of Commons” (for the commoners) upper house is called “ The House of Lords “ “ (for the upper-class elite) and the King, Queens, and dukes and lords would never touch the commoners. LOL 😆

[@MultifaithMatters]

That is not the same as caste. Thanks for commenting.

[@gt122388]

@@MultifaithMatters please enlighten us

[@MultifaithMatters]

@@gt122388 Not sure what you're asking or if you're being confrontational.

[@YenkammaNe]

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BEING A HINDU? By Francois Gautier 1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted 2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik 3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak. 4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools. 6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure ! 8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead. 9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest. 10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion) 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy. 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic ! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship). 15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan. 17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study ! 18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped. 19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year. 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved. 23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that Hinduism ☺ is a way of life, with considerable freedom. 25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe! 26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint. 27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu! This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!! There is a saying in Rigveda , the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah"- Let the knowledge come to us from every direction

[@ApolloGemini11]

Very impressed with Fred Stella’s knowledge of Hinduism along with his grasp of current affairs in India.

[@sdbaral7721]

You may be from Bengal?

[@TheVicky3030]

So till now you dont know about Hinduism!!

[@TheVicky3030]

@@sdbaral7721 of course he is. That is why he did such comment.

[@gautambose1307]

Mr. Fred, I am overwhelmed by your presentation and knowledge you acquired on Hinduism.

[@sumukhhegde7161]

The most honest dialogue I've seen come from outside of India! Pranams to Frank Stella. And greetings to the other gentleman. Have a great day😊

[@ilabasu8240]

I was surprised that Fred Stella did not mention about Swami Vivekananda for the question how Hinduism came to America . In 1893 there was a world congress of religion held in Chicago and the first Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda gave his famous lecture on Hinduism and he was welcomed by all the intellectuals in America . Christian missionaries wanted to kill him . Fred Stella must read this lecture for his own knowledge , first Hindu Vedanta Centre Swami Vivekananda started in 1895 in New York and still there , and the minister in Charge is Swami Sarvapriyananda. You should invite him for a talk on Hinduism for better understanding for the listeners. I have listened lectures by Jeffrey Armstrong and David Frawley, and first time I heard Fred Stella , it is nice to know the westerners view on Hinduism . 🙏

[@vikramdesai6897]

Fred you are a real Hindu you have understood the philosophy more than many of the Hindu themselves.

[@truetool]

Indians tend to fawn over whenever a white guy embraces Hinduism and talks about it, but when an Indian says the same things it is dismissed as commonplace. Subconscious racism is alive and well amongst us.

[@harshlakhani781]

@@truetool why r u correct😅 We need decolonise program in our country

[@AshwinSriram]

@@truetool - that's true because Indians do suffer from the inferiority complex which is a product of 1000 years of colonial enslavement but it is also important to acknowledge people like Fred, who despite being a foreigner to the religion of Hinduism, has been able to study it well, which is no mean feat given the level of misinformation that is out there on Hinduism. Of course, many Indian Hindu scholars are well read and well-versed in explaining Hindu scriptures and their voice is sometimes not heard by Indians themselves (this is a sad reality). But we also have to admit that there are many Hindus in India (common people) who seem disconnected from the knowledge of Hindu philosophy and to admit that is to acknowledge the shortcomings in our present society and our education system. I have seem some outsiders (non-Indians) having good knowledge of Hinduism and that surprises me sometimes and perhaps we ought to appreciate that as well, along with with appreciating our own Indian Hindu scholars. There is a place for appreciating both groups of people without negating anyone.

[@alkasharma4701]

Much respect for Mr. Fred Stella! He is eloquent, and has such an exhaustive understanding of Hindu Dharma!!

[@carsbt3415]

Lots of respect to sir from bottem of my heart 🙏❤. Im with you full support 💪

[@vijaysapna]

Beautifully explained, especially Kashmir politics. Thanks for telling world about truth Kashmir.

[@thenameismanu1183]

Sanathana Dharma ❤️, lead ur life with ur own path,don't stick ur life with single book

[@maxunited8571]

@@jetandrakhurana1671 om shanti

[@thenameismanu1183]

@@jetandrakhurana1671I didn't told u sanathana Dharma is a religion it's a way of life.

[@jetandrakhurana1671]

@@thenameismanu1183 what ever you dream is correct ?? who are you ? what is your authority ? Santana dharma is destruction of life it is darkness that jams wisdom and reasoning power Sanatana Dharma is art to making innocent people fool, for their money, their resource and to rule them. Sanatana Dharma is art of making innocent people busy in family disputes stories so that one should forget his purpose of creation. So that he should forget, why this life is forced on him and why again the death will be forced on him, So that one should not understand, who created this universe and why He created this universe….. Sanatana Dharama is art of cheating and playing with one’s life in name of spirituality and devotion of which it doesn’t even know spelling. A Hindu is a captive / a Hostage / the earning of Hindu stories, that worked on this innocent man and his family and held them as captive / hostage to fool him, cheat him, loot him, and then rule him. Most Hindus does not understand this because Hinduism is wisdom jammer, which paralyses reasoning center of brain and hypnotizes him, to take him lifelong hostage a blank cheque. Then! Monkey can become God. Then! Elephant can become God. Then! Cow can become God. Then! Drinking Cow Urine becomes easy Bath in gutter, and most dirty, stinking and sanitary rivers like Ganga becomes easy. And Bathing with cow dung, becomes easy and healthy ........

[@thenameismanu1183]

@@jetandrakhurana1671 I know u didn't grow up to understand what is life that's y u following some faith book u carry on bro

[@jetandrakhurana1671]

@@thenameismanu1183 you don't know who you are.... can you explain me who you are? who forced birth on you ? why you are aging and heading towards death ? who will force death on you?? why all this drama can you till me? before knowing any religion know who you are ?? where were you before earth and where will you be after earth??

[@saratsaratchandran3085]

Untouchability could have through social distancing to avoid contamination from people handling dead bodies , night soil etc. There were many more lethal diseases in the past. We practiced the same when Covid 19 pandemic. As mentioned in the conversation, in the ‘Varna’ system, there were fluidity and mobility. The individual’s persuasion, talent and hard work finally gave the ‘Varna’ status to the person.

[@MultifaithMatters]

That is fine, and there may be a historical connection. This does not address concerns of social inequality in contemporary caste.

[@kasturivijayaraghavan840]

Good conversation. What Indian Hindus need is such a clear understanding of their religion; Most of them are satisfied with occasional temple visit.

[@adityasanthosh702]

Not all of them mam. I read bhagavadgita. I listen to tyaga raja Keerthanas and I meditate.

[@tolykozin]

Fred has explained succinctly, the tenets of hinduism with love and true understanding of the religion and its culture. Even his understanding of Article 370 was refreshing to hear from a western perspective, the bias against hinduism by previous governments in a form that is subversive to the religion has been exposed neatly by Fred

[@pushpajankandan785]

Wonderful. It covers relegion, politics, Govt, caste, creed, education, and administration... Etc. Also cover the vedic texs.....

[@pranavaero]

Fred is one rare American whose understanding of even Indian politics is close to that of an Indian, irrespective of his positions on particular issues...As it were, there are many non-Indian voices who view evrything Indian through a non-Indian glass not realizing the mammoth peculiarity of the Indian society. More power to you Mr. Fred Stella!

[@deepakagrawal3544]

Temple is science bz the Sanskrit mantra used in morning and evening are refreshing and relaxing our mind. Now day more research is going on.

[@ayushbose599]

Manusmriti - King Manu came up with the hierarchy and non movement within caste before common era. East India Company (British) - used it to divide and rule in India After Independence(1947) - Article 15 - equal rights and no discrimination based on caste and creed.

[@hemantnaik4333]

Bhagwat Gita is one chapter of Maha- Bharat. The Yogi’s and Saints of Hinduism picked out this chapter being important for commoners. Hinduism literature are Vedas, Upanishad, Puranas, Ramayana and Maha Bharata and many more like surya vedanta and other books about Ayurveda.. etc

[@navsari1994]

Excellent articulated conversation on hinduism and on understanding of every human beings self realisation of themselves thank you Fred Stella

[@TheKakamuka]

Much needed endeavor! 🙏🙏🙏

[@thaisdarosa2100]

May it be mentioned that... even Indian born, much less Desis born abroad need education on Sanatana Dharma. Western educational values, professional orientations and materialistic lifestyles have enroded knowledge and practice of Hinduism both in India and abroad. An excellent sangha they can join and be educated/re-educated in their faith is Ananda Worldwide ... found in all major cities in India now, in many US cities, in Austr. And New Zealand and online everywhere,...

[@anijajanardanan2739]

Great talk.. Thks so much... from india... Namasthe..

[@akshaypal6753]

what a beautiful conversation sir

[@tunahari6433]

Great in-depth knowledge about India and Hinduism

[@binayasahu3326]

GREAT KNOWLEDGE. I'M ENAMOURED OF SUCH DEEP KNOWLEDGE IN SANATAN DHARMA. BRAMHAN IS THE SUPREME AND THE UNIQUE.

[@saughatabasumatary1072]

Jai Shree Ram

[@AmlanArya]

Hinduism is all about QnA about life and experiencing self. Gurus only can help you to teach you the terrain but you have to really work hard.

[@andytube07]

Excellent statement.🙏

[@manicho3560]

Fred Stella, thank you for a good presentation on SD

[@AmlanArya]

One when reaches at a higher Yogi level like Ph.D in spirituality he don’t need to worship and go to the Temple. Temple is a energy recharge center for Public only and not for Yogis. Really for social and short term mind relaxation there are Temples, Rituals, Worships etc although Sanatan Dharma don’t makes it compulsory.

[@avnsatish]

wow Fred Stella has more clarity than many of the so called intellectuals sitting in India, and debating on the topics he raised.

[@Lifevisibletous.198]

How beautiful it is caste divide by 4 which has symbolism where shudra is considered as feet yet it is same faith where you bow down towards elderly or knowledgeble person and bow down to feet as no culture or religion proposes that where bowing down to feet is not only embracing shudras in symbol also while touching we ask ourselves to gain some amount of knowledge or expierences what eldelerly people has

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

Shudras, don't people know that the composers of Ramayana and Mahabharata were Shudras? They became Brahmin by their knowledge and deeds.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

@Himanshu jaiswal They became Brahmins by their deeds. The Varna system was never rigid and always allowed interchange.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

@Himanshu jaiswal Shudra isn't a derogatory term, it's just a Varna like others.

[@poojapandey613]

Pranam. ❤🙏

[@maheshpatel2005]

Fred is a great scholar

[@believer9746]

Loved it 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@roz9263]

Excellent and fact based discussion

[@AB-vx4hk]

Beautifully put Frank! In the discussion on brahman, maybe you’d wish to include the mahavaakya ‘ahm brahmasmi’ and its interpretation

[@chemist5528]

I really liked answers but I loved the questions.

[@VisHnu-gk7ox]

Hinduism = Humanism

[@tkuanay9752]

Very Good Interview and thought provoking. All faiths are like flowers from the same Garden. So why compete. Enjoy each for its uniqueness.

[@Harideva-HungLuu]

Namaskar, Time is ripe to Unite Humanity irrespective of Color, Religion, or Status. Morality is the Base( or Foundation). Sadhana ( Spiritual Purification)is the Way. and Divine Life is The Goal. A general Philosophy of Ananda Marga - an Astaunga Yoga - Spiritual Organization. BNK

[@incubusk8r]

I really appreciate Fred Stella, finally i found some one talk about hinduism in an objective manner. Pity it had to be a white man who could explain hinduism properly than any indian i have known. And i am Indian from the hindu faith.

[@pissupehelwan]

I like Fred Stella as well and have seen his interviews in other places on youtube. Check out "Lil Faider Hinduism" lectures on youtube by Dr Ruparell. He is of Indian origin and is a professor in Canada. He is also a very high-level philosopher who knows Hinduism deeply. The six-part lecture series took place inside a Jewish synagogue and is meant as an inter-faith lecture to expose Hinduism to non-HIndus (mostly to those of Jewish faith although the lecture was open to everyone).

[@pam6760]

As a Hindu I can say is most Hindus take their religion for granted, since it is an old religion , there is no insecurity therefore it is neither enforced not discussed in homes

[@borg7529]

I find Sadhguru videos insightful.

[@KannadaRama]

That’s because English is not our natural language, much less American.

[@ShouryaSingh1]

Really white man explained it better? Heard about Swami Vivekananda. Read More.

[@jaibharat4158]

Superb vedio

[@sramay123]

temple ceremonies are not important, is not reflected in change of attitude of temple goers (most). The philosophy of Hinduism giving respect to all living things are important during our very short life.

[@truetool]

Every ceremony has a purpose. If you don't know about it, you shouldn't dismiss it as 'not important.'

[@hemantnaik4333]

Division of labor (Indian Caste System) was important back then to maintain a kingdom or society and Incarnation and Karma played a big role. You may incarnate as a lower class if you don’t treat them well. 😆

[@anijajanardanan2739]

Mr. Fred is well studied about Indian current affairs too...

[@triloksahu1048]

Om namah shivay🙏🌺

[@palakam54]

I appreciate sir"s ĺogic

[@jagathbharath6085]

Really you can make realize even Indians sir🙏🙏🙏

[@AshwinSriram]

Around minute 29, Fred talks about why Hindu families might pray for a male child. Actually there is a specific historic and cultural context to this which perhaps might be alien to Western cultures (or non-Indian Hindus in general). Basically in traditional Indian society, historically and even applicable to some extent today, the male child would marry and invite the bride to come and live in a home with his family (his parents). This was the custom in the past (it is still followed as a culture in some homes today in India, although not applicable to ALL Hindu homes). So the belief among parents in that time was that if you had a male child it meant that he would always stay in the family and take care of the family till the last days of the parent, whereas the daughter would leave once she got married. It was because of these cultural notions that perhaps greater emphasis was made for desiring a male child in the past. I don't think these ideas really percolate in the minds of educated Hindus today although it may exist among certain rural populations or communities who are more conservative in their mindset. So I just wanted to share this bit of cultural knowledge to that part of the discussion, in case Fred gets to read this someday. It was nice following your discussions. I would recommend you guys invite Ms Drishti Mae for a conversation in the future, if possible - she is another lovely person who could probably add value to discussions on Hinduism.

[@chetanjuneja7570]

Fred you forgot to mention Rajiv Malhotra who is willing to dialogue

[@AmlanArya]

Everyone has the right to get Moksha (freedom from the life rebirth cycle) if anyone gets qualified. This is merit based system. No caste, creed, colour or sex.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

Santana Dharma says that every entity, living or non-living, has essence of God and therefore, there is no need to follow any book, preachings or procedures. One just have to look inwards.

[@user-ox3mn5eu2l]

Santana Dharma means which never started and will never end...just like Sunrays are extension of sun, Atma is extension of parmatama

[@viyer3389]

Not kashmir but Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was one state but converted into 2 union territories. Jammu and Kashmir as one union Territory with a legislature and Ladakh as the other union Territory without a legislature as was the wish of the people of Ladakh who are primarily buddhists

[@aceji]

SANATAN DHARM is the correct title of what you call Hinduism, which is a title arrived at from Culture around and beyond River Sindhu. The other point is about adding an a after Indian correct pronunciation. Raam becomes Raama, Yog becomes Yoga, Sangh, becomes Sangha. Yog is to connect with Ishver/God. Namaste means God within me greets the God within you. The Universe is called BRAMHAND, created by BRAMHA.

[@granand]

Sanatana Dharma is gone bro, people killed it and now what we have messed up, cooked up dish called Hindu

[@granand]

@जय शिवशंभो Jai Shivshambho The problem is Most Hindus do not know the difference between Fakir, Prophet and God and they run to BABAs... like Shiridi, Puttaparthy, list goes on

[@rajeshkumarverma5852]

Every hindu their own way of life but finally come on point

[@laxmangc9710]

Om

[@KPI9able]

There are so many others who speak profoundly and are trained to speak on Dharma.. don't agree with that point made by Fred but agree with other points.

[@udayrathod3786]

Very nice conversation, just one thing to add, sir forgot to mention Athiest/Agonist Hindus.

[@percentbigfoot]

Man you're everywhere! Haha

[@udayrathod3786]

@@percentbigfoot yup

[@percentbigfoot]

@MAni AC apparently 😂😂 More anonymously though.

[@bindurao3463]

Well expressed

[@prakashraju9304]

Hi Fred, Your understanding of Hindu religion is really good and almost correct. Since as you said, which is correct that Hindu religion is very wast and includes everybody's faith. There are thousands of gods and we can see temples of India with different gods! There are no restrictions in India whether we believe in this god or that or none! Though there are problems too, they are not related to religion per say., but to economic issues.

[@pareeshaagarwal7232]

most of the talks I have seen, seen to portray the religion as a very complex belief system. To my understanding, it is the most easiest to follow and believe. Core values like being grateful to the nature, both earthly (sun, moon,water, fire etc) and human (kindness, honesty, etc) and trying to find the right answers from within your true conscience. its so easy that most of think, oh come on..it can't be that easy so it should be really really complex :) that's what I think.

[@shenronzodiark]

Hinduism is not a proper term it is Sanatana Dharma and in it there are multiple dharmas i.e a set of rules/logic or ideologies or in native tongue Panths with at least 1 or more basic fundamental ideas in common like the karmic system, cyclical time etc. Most interestingly the concept of divinity is the most unique in most faith based Panths of Sanatana Dharma the divinity called ParBrahm or Shakti or whatever names it goes by is the most unique i.e it is "Nirguna" which means it has no gunas or attributes like love or hate etc. and "Nirakar" which means no form. now most religions also have No form god but it always has a guna or attribute like love which the Par Brahm does not. also almost all the faith based Panths have a rule that all other Forms or Non Forms of divinity or god as coming from the same source i.e The Par Brahm and they do not discount any other forms of worship or god that they do not know of which is why hindus accept other faith based ideologies even though those ideologies have hatred in them for hindus and their way of life and faiths.

[@pareeshaagarwal7232]

@@shenronzodiark you may be right, but as I said earlier, I try to keep it simple. If you make religion this complex, it becomes your life. Religion should be a guideline to leading your life, not your whole life. If you want it to become your whole life then probably following the path of a master / sanyasi is better. Nevertheless, I respect what you said, everyone has their own take.

[@shenronzodiark]

​@@pareeshaagarwal7232 Again read what i said it is not talking about the one religion as hinduism is not just a mere religion. the 'Panths' i mentioned are like 'Vaishanivism' or 'Shakta' Panth are a religion but a part of sanatana dharma. life according to vaishnavites is simple as well on the oother hand a samkhyia dharmic like me is an agnostic though i follow some other Panths rule as well. this is not complex and do please tell which part is complex as i have have literally shortened an almost 10000 years of continuous Civilization well 9500 year old according to the artifacts at bhirrana found in haryana Bhagwan pashupathi.

[@pareeshaagarwal7232]

@@shenronzodiark wow! its amazing to know that you have the capability to literally shorten the 10,000 team old history of the religion to some words. :)

[@shenronzodiark]

@@pareeshaagarwal7232 Are you trying to attack me in some way? i have said nothing wrong. As for shortening the history of 10000 year religion it is not that Hinduism is a blanket term for all the multiple religious and non religious native culture that foreigners put on us natives of Bharat. As i said there are multiple religions or even agnostic and athiest darshana in our sanatana dharma as it has many different ideologies like shakta darshana( one example of a faith based dharmic religion) or carvaka darshana (an athiest dharmic darhshana) that is all i meant to say. people are free to choose whichever from all darshanas that is literally the esence of santana dharma if you atleast belive in nishkam karma even being athiest you are a dharmic. Any way i have read a lot of research on this including by SL bhyrappa, dr.mennakshi jain, BB lal etc just to name a few on this if you want to start your own research start by reading sanjay dixit's paper on medium.com of all religions are not the same and then read books by the above mentioned authors.

[@sdbaral7721]

Fundamental diff..is Sanatan dharma is experience based, not text based. Hence the karma theory matters for mukti, mukti is not salvation.

[@amolagnihotri4034]

He should be Indian minister of Freign Relations

[@kenishaakrishna9231]

Please invite even jeffree Armstrong to learn more about Hinduism from westerner himself

[@cpadman5800]

I enjoyed watching this video but as an Indian American ( Born in India) I would like to make a few comments. You can divide Hinduism into Popular Hinduism and Philosophical Hinduism. Westerners are fascinated with Hindu philosophy especially Yoga, meditation, Advaita Vedanta, Upanishads, etc while the popular Hinduism in India and everywhere else revolves around building temples, pujas, rituals, festivals, music, dance, bhajans, prayer, and similar cultural aspects of Hinduism. An average Indian knows very little about the Vedas and Upanishads and he does not care. He might know about the Ramayana and the Mahabharata at the best. Caste system: The caste system survives because the politicians in India exploit it for their political advantage. The caste system is slowly dying in big cities. Intercaste marriages are very common in cities and even in the USA, we do not follow any caste system. Polytheism: How do you define "God"? Abrahamic religions believe in "one God" who is in heaven controlling everything In Hinduism God is infinity ( Anantha) the term "one" does not mean anything. You cannot define God by limiting him to 'one". For Hindus everything is God. Infinity has no number.

[@pathrosethomas1944]

Why not yoga effected in India ?

[@rajeshkumarverma5852]

Good

[@lefttoright7831]

One word and he's already there.... Not "Hindu religion" but "Dharma". Dharma does not mean religion.

[@seshuaiyar5047]

@Budi Bejo, well please listen to this gentleman.

[@RAIRADIO]

No two Hindus will agree 100% on what is Hinduism. And that is Hibduism. You draw from the culture and create your own.

[@hemantsharma-yu7pv]

Brahman is the only one that actually exist, we exist as separate identity is illusion.

[@AmlanArya]

Hinduism meant seekers and not believers 🙏🏻

[@atishsamanta]

Same ideology. "Mine is better than yours" and no you can't take out yoga out of Hindu dharma

[@vijurao8009]

Fred, your understanding of Sanatana Dharma and the Vedic view of the caste system are outstanding. Very few Indians would have that deep a knowledge because of the variation between Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism. Between a great philosophy and its variant religionism. However your knowledge of Kashmir issues and Hindu Nationalism is sketchy at best.

[@VikashKumar-kw5ck]

Don't know what to say Bcz I have not understood many of the things But subscribed your channel

[@naveensharma4887]

🙏🙏🙏🙏you are great.🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@viyer3389]

Lack of knowledge leads to those with knowledge exploiting those lacking knowledge also leads to societal and religious corruption

[@fulltu1766]

great insights, I am sure Its called Sanatana Dharma not Hinduism

[@RAIRADIO]

Its called both. Sanatam Dharma is the Vedic side of Hinduism. There are non Vedic, tribal and many other contents under Hinduism.

[@phreakydad]

@ Rai Radio is correct. Hindu is a collective word for all the people and civilizations which arose or which came to Bharatham or India, from whom evolved Hinduism. Sanata Dharma is Vedic/Brahminical contribution to this collective Conciousness.

[@AmlanArya]

There is not a single scripture for caste... its about class of society as per their work and qualification.

[@shivkrishnaramshri]

You are as clear as Alan Watts

[@gandsungli]

And that Demon worshiper commented by Audrey Trushkey...

[@kism844]

Reg caste system : it is a Varna based as mentioned in this video it varies based upon your profession. After britishers invaded Bharat all this stupid caste, untouchability system being created for “divide and rule” concept

[@viyer3389]

The Indian Armed forces have held people who are responsible for any human rights violations by holding investigations and trials

[@AmlanArya]

There is no commandment type texts in Hinduism. It has all the texts of personal experience. Even you are eligible you can write books of experience. VEDA literally means knowledge and not Book of commandment.

[@QueC11]

Fred did disservice not properly demystifying the concept of god when describying stereotypes. He should have used words like Nirguna Brahman and Saguna Brahman, Deva and Devi, Bhagban and differences among them. Hindus dont have a god but the things that I mentioned above. A western and christian mind wont get things if youbdont use the actual words and try to get everything diluted in translation.

[@sramay123]

cult leads to individual worship, which is not what sanatan dharma preach.

[@granand]

When intellectuals of west start to read scriptures of Sanatana Dharma to understand religion well, MOST Indians rush to local babas like Shiridi, Puttaparthi, etc go to temple break coconut, eat prasad, wear trendy dress and chest beat about the several centuries ago written scriptures.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

What's wrong with Nationalism in India? Don't every country have their own nationalists? Nationalists keep the nation-first attitude, it has nothing to do with religion.

[@thaisdarosa2100]

In his position as a interfaith communicator, Fred could really help out by NOT using the terms “white Hindus”, “Catholic Hindus”, Protestant Hindus” ...just explain the distinctions differently and avoid the racists, simplistic and ignorant stereotypes.... Sorry! I love and respect what you’re doing Fred... we can all just work on doing this better, huh?

[@ramkrishnadas4230]

Do I understand correctly that white HIndus are not orthodox or immersed in Indian culture? I think there are at least three traditions of white HIndus where they are as orthodox as any Hindu matha/sampradaya in India. One is monastery in Hawai; another is Acharya Dharma Pravartak; then there is Kripalu's disciple in Canada. ISKCON is traditional. Then there may be many independent HIndus like one Baba Prem, who is very traditional and who; in the lingo of social media - slapped me tightly for not being a real Hindu and abandoning understanding for materialism...

[@trueseeker5221]

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[@hemantsharma-yu7pv]

Sir I dont agree that u have to be indian to be Hindu, because I am dam sure that the amount of knowledge of sanatan u have gathered outwardly and inwardly makes u more hindu or I should say sanatani than most of Hindus living in india.

[@RahulDas-kq2wk]

But i don't understand why they want to convert people.

[@deenpillay8681]

Why are these people doing vlogs about Hinduism. This term was given to India by the West because they could'nt understand Sanatan Dharma which is not religion so they called it Hinduism and religion so it is not religion. This guy wants to compare it to the Abrahamic religions so he wants to conflate Dharma with the Abrahamic religions and it cannot be done. The comment that there's no one from our Dharma who can speak on our Dharma is two kids from some school is also incorrect, what about our brilliant Rajiv Malhotra ji who lives in America who has written so many books on our Dharma? The problem is these people are only concerned with conversion of the people of India who are Dharmic and with appropriation of our Dharma. Therefore this guy will not contact Rajiv ji because he will be found out and exposed for wrongly portraying our Dharma. How can this guy represent us when he is calling our Dharma religion? Surely someone needs to take this up from India and get a qualified to represent us?

[@truetool]

Excellent comment

[@sourabhbhattacharya3411]

Why catholic brought up talking Hinduism???

[@MultifaithMatters]

Because he is now a Hindu.

[@vaghelas4719]

Indian Muslim enjoys minority status having population equal to that of USA