http://www.swadharma.org/2008/12/16/comparing-christianity-and-hinduism/ The voice of Dharma Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.swadharma.org/2008/12/16/comparing-christianity-and-hinduism/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Priya Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:06:10 +0000 http://www.harvarddharma.org/wp/wordpress/?p=360#comment-21 That's a really interesting point, and I do agree with the analogy that Hinduism is more like two religions. The general Hindu population seems to have a different view of Hinduism than do scholars. Yet while this deterred C.S. Lewis, I find this aspect of Hinduism appealing; this is what makes Hinduism so personal. People of all ages and all walks of life can relate to Hinduism in their own way. A person's understanding of Hinduism can become deeper over time. Saketh- you proposed that college students practice a blend of "thick" and "thin"; I too see these dynamics playing among the Dharma members. That’s a really interesting point, and I do agree with the analogy that Hinduism is more like two religions. The general Hindu population seems to have a different view of Hinduism than do scholars. Yet while this deterred C.S. Lewis, I find this aspect of Hinduism appealing; this is what makes Hinduism so personal. People of all ages and all walks of life can relate to Hinduism in their own way. A person’s understanding of Hinduism can become deeper over time. Saketh- you proposed that college students practice a blend of “thick” and “thin”; I too see these dynamics playing among the Dharma members.

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