Who is a ‘staunch Hindu’? Mohan Bhagwat explains; cautions against ‘misconception’ | India News
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NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday defined a staunch Hindu as one who “does not oppose others.”“There is often a misunderstanding that being a staunch Hindu means abusing others. Such a misconception can happen,” news agency PTI quoted Bhagwat as saying. He was speaking at an event in the national capital.“Being a true Hindu does not mean opposing anyone, nor does it mean that we need to respond by saying we are not Hindus. We are Hindus, but the essence of being Hindu is to embrace everyone,” he added.The RSS chief also called for a strong balance between letter and spirit of being a Hindu.Further, Bhagwat said there are two types of knowledge in this world – “vidya” (true knowledge) and “avidya” (ignorance) – and both play an important role in a person’s material life and spiritual quest.India, he noted, is a “land of spirituality”, and described the country’s sense of nationalism as “deeply pure.”According to him, a true scholar is not someone who merely sits and contemplates in a room, but one who “translates thought into action and demonstrates it through lived experience.”He further stated that every individual must act with a sense of personal duty for the holistic transformation of society.
