It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the british period, and that the contours of contemporary hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. The first half of chapter 8 was rewritten by the author in order to remove references to nicholson, and replace them with references to the original indian sources that are more accurate, and that reflect the authors notion of integral unity. Reflections on rajiv malhotras being different pdf, international journal of hindu. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author who, after a career in. Untangling the false knots in rajiv malhotras indras net. Changes to chapter 8 rajiv malhotra infinity foundation. It was transmitted via buddhisms avatamsaka sutra into western thought, where it now resides at the heart of postmodern discourse. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indra s net is a powerful metaphor for this interrelatedness. Topics rajiv malhotra, indra s net collection opensource language english. An introduction to indra s net by shri rajiv malhotra addeddate 20171119 11. Malhotra notes that the myth of neohinduism has spread to mainstream.
The book argues for a unity, coherence, and continuity of the yogic and vedantic traditions of hinduism. Untangling the false knots in rajiv malhotras indras net swarajya. He cites numerous references to hacker and his ideas by top professors of indian studies in key us institutions. It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked. This book invokes indra s net to articulate the open architecture, unity and continuity of hinduism. Changes to chapter 8 follow rajiv malhotra s official page on facebook. Rajiv malhotra is an indian american researcher and public intellectual on current affairs, world religions, crosscultural encounters and science. Join and participate in rajiv malhotras online discussion groups on yahoo. Indras net explores and debunks eight myths about hindu.
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