And The Need to Protect its Ancient Vedic Tradition
1000 Years of Attacks Against Hinduism And What to do About it
{mosimage1}This is an extremely revealing and important book for protecting, preserving, and promoting the profound and ancient Vedic tradition of India. India is a most resilient country, and is presently becoming a great economic power in the world. It also has one of the oldest and dynamic cultures the world has ever known, but few people seem to understand the many trials and difficulties that the country has faced, or the present problems India is still forced to deal with in preserving the culture of the majority Hindus who live in the country. This is described in the real history of the country, which a decreasing number of people seem to recall.
Therefore, this book is to honor the efforts that have been shown by those in the past who fought and worked to protect India and its culture, and to help preserve India as the homeland of a living and dynamic Vedic tradition of Sanatana-dharma (the eternal path of duty, wisdom, and spiritual development).
There are also many people who do not know of the many angles and ways in which this profound heritage is being attacked and threatened today, and what we can do about it. There is much to do to protect this culture, and until we are aware of how it has been assaulted in the past, and how it is threatened in the present, we will not have the motivation to take a stand and defend it for its future.
Therefore, we should carefully understand:
- How there is presently a war against Hinduism and its yoga culture.
- The weaknesses of India that allowed invaders to conquer her.
- Lessons from India’s real history that should not be forgotten.
- The atrocities committed by the Muslim invaders, and how they tried to destroy Vedic culture and its many temples, and slaughtered thousands of Indian Hindus.
- How the British viciously exploited India and its people for its resources.
- How the cruelest of all Christian Inquisitions in Goa tortured and killed thousands of Hindus.
- Action plans for preserving and strengthening Vedic India today.
- How all Hindus and concerned people must stand up and be strong for protecting the universal spiritual traditions of Vedic culture.
In the darkest of eras that this world has seen and will see in the future, the Vedic tradition, the culture of yoga, will remain India’s gift to the people who inhabit this planet. It is this spiritual culture of Sanatana-dharma that remains the spiritual guide of humanity.
This is the reason why India is here, and for the contribution that she makes, and the reason why we must work to protect it.
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Book Contents
PART ONE
THE WAR AGAINST INDIA’S ANCIENT TRADITIONS
Chapter One
The Purpose of This Book and Defending Dharma
Chapter Two
The War Against Hinduism
Chapter Three
Vedic Culture: The Last Bastion of Deep Spiritual Truth * The Prison of Religion * The Freedom in Vedic Culture
PART TWO
INDIA’S HISTORY AND ITS BATTLES TO PROTECT ITS CULTURE
Chapter Four
Early Invasions and the Weaknesses of India * The First Attacks of Islam * The Main Failure and Weakness of India * Do Not Miss the Message of the Past
Chapter Five
The Real Intentions of Islamic Invaders
Chapter Six
Historical Episodes in India’s History that Should Not be Forgotten * The Attacks of Mahmoud Ghazni * Mahmoud Ghazni’s Attack on Mathura * The Destruction of Somnath * Muhammad Ghuri * The Slave (Mamluk) Sultans * The Khaljis * Warning Signs of Tyranny * The Sacking of Chidambaram and Sri Rangam * The Tughlaqs * The Plunder of Jagannatha Puri * Invasion of Kathmandu * Muzaffar Shah’s Attack on Somnath * Amir Timur * The Sayyids * The Lodis * Sikandar Lodi’s Treatment of Mathura * Dwaraka Destroyed by Muhammad Begrha * The Mughals * The Destruction of the Govindaji Temple in Vrindavana * The Destruction of the Keshava Temple in Mathura * The Muslims Burn Lord Jagannatha at Puri * The Bahamanis * Shivaji and the Marathas * How to Win
Chapter Seven
The Portuguese and the Goan Inquisition
Chapter Eight
The Real Intention of the British in India * The Missionaries * Keeping Indians in Poverty * Demeaning the Vedic literature * The Real Good that Came From British India * Interest in Ancient Indian Traditions in Europe * How European Interest in Hinduism Came Back to India Through Gandhi * Historical Incidents of the British in India * The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 * The “Divide and Rule” Policy of the British * On the Road to Independence * The Plague * The Slaughter at Jallianwala Bagh * The Final Struggles for a Free India—in Summary * Jinnah and the Muslim Attitude for Partition
Chapter Nine
The Salt Tax: The Cause of Much Suffering and Many Deaths * The Need for Salt * Death and Dying Under the British
PART THREE
THE STRUGGLES THAT GO ON TODAY
Chapter Ten
Insidious Ideas * Belittling the Vedic Literature * The Aryan Invasion Theory * Was There Ever an Aryan Invasion? * TheTerms “Aryan” and “Dravidian” * The Proto-Indo-European Language * The Caste System
Chapter Eleven
Casteism: Is It the Scourge of Hinduism, or the Perversion of a Legitimate Vedic System? * What Casteism is Today * What is the Original Vedic System Called Varnashrama * The Earliest Reference to the Varnas * How the Present Casteism Developed * The Dangers of Casteism as we Find it Today * What we can do to Eliminate the Caste System
Chapter Twelve
Condescending Attitudes of India’s Elite
Chapter Thirteen
Cultural Preservation in India’s Northeast * Why Bother with the Northeast? * Traveling in Arunachal Pradesh * The People of Arunachal * The Dangers in the Northeast * Working to Restore Cultural Balance * My Lectures * Preventing Loss of Culture in Nagaland * Christian Conversion Tactics in Other Parts of India * Denigration of the Vedic Tradition
Chapter Fourteen
The Threat Against Hindu Temples and Vedic Culture by India’s Government * Protecting Vedic Temples
Chapter Fifteen
Some of the Present Threats and Challenges * Hindus Need to Be and Do More * Lack of Unity * The Waning of Vedic/Hindu Society * Unequal World Press * Terrorism and the Loss of Hindus Around India * Ridiculous Foreign Policy * India’s Politicians * Bureaucratic Corruption * The Legal System * The Threat of Pakistan * Kashmir * Muslim Tactics in Other Areas * China in Tibet
Chapter Sixteen
Social Problems * Cleanliness of India * Saving the Girl Child * Dowry * Child Labor * Bonded Labor * The Homeless * Malnutrition * Literacy * Overpopulation
PART FOUR
WHAT WE CAN DO NOW
Chapter Seventeen
Hindus Must Stand Strong for Dharma * What is Vedic Culture
Chapter Eighteen
Sanatana-Dharma: Its Real Meaning
Chapter Nineteen
About the Name “Hindu”
Chapter Twenty
Save Your Culture * Solutions
Chapter Twenty-one
Vedic Culture: As Relevant Today as Ever
Chapter Twenty-two
Giving Vedic Culture to the Next Generation * Monitoring and Reviewing Children’s School Books
Chapter Twenty-three
Creating a Spiritual Revolution in India for Protecting the Vedic Heritage * Focusing on the Villages * Ways of Reaching Out to the Villages Doing Padayatras by Swamis and Acharyas * Organizing and Teaching Villagers * Building Little Temples in Each Village * Establishing an Open-Door Policy of Sharing Culture and Traditions * Villages and Conversion * Providing Spiritual Education and Practice * Book Distribution * Retraining for Temple Priests in the Villages * Providing Assistance for Medical Concerns * Providing Free Food Distribution for Children * Rallies to Protest Government’s Biased Actions * Follow-Up Actions and Organizing Villages
Chapter Twenty-four
Vedic Temples: Making Them More Effective * It’s all in the Presentation * Using the Universal Language * Temple Classes * Educating the Youth * Mentoring Programs * Training Temple Members in Service * Temple Ashramas * Temples Must be Well Kept * Festivals & Programs for the Local Community * Welcoming Non-Hindus into the Vedic Fold * Book Distribution * Cultural Presentations * Outreach Programs * Temple Tours and Cultural Exhibits for Local Students * Temple Exhibits * Temple Gift Shops * Spiritual Libraries * Temple Restaurants * Support Groups * Pilgrimages to the Holy Places of India * Promotion * Temples Must Share Methods that Work * Temple Must Help Unify People
Chapter Twenty-five
A Call to be Vedic Ambassadors * Being a Vedic Ambassador
Conclusion
Glossary / References / Index
