Spiritual pluralist worldview grounded in mutual respect

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support. My first book, "Nastik: Why I Am Not an Atheist," is finally available for PRE-ORDER on Amazon! Reserve your copy and join me in this journey from neo-atheism to Nirīśvaravāda #Nastik

https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra/status/1776167362007290350?t=vW2a4IRJO0ntWghpM6QK_Q&s=19

"Nastik: Why I am not an Atheist" by Kushal is an excellent intellectual intervention to take back the narrative from neo-atheists and/or "cultural Christians", Islamists, myriad Hinduphobes, Smriti-statist "rightists" and so-called progressive-rationalist "leftists".

"Believing" in God or Gods is *not* a requirement to be a Hindu. Nor are their "tiers" of Hindus. One is not better than the other. The word "belief" itself needs to be interrogated. Some have wondered "Did the (ancient) Greeks Believe in Their Myths?"

What exactly does it mean to believe when one is reduced to tears or ecstasy in (or when looking for) a divine presence? Or even when one is not. Is it partially analogous to the "fourth wall", for the aesthetic cannot be discounted in the inherent emotion. Circumstances play a role. There are no atheists in foxholes, as some have said. Though there may or may not be Nastiks.

A genuinely spiritual pluralist worldview grounded in mutual respect *is* what is needed to be a Hindu. What works for you may or may not work for me, and vice versa. What works for you may not even work for you (or may not have worked for you) some other time.

Be true to your inner spiritual journey, not to some mob or kitsch notion. The ritual and discipline is absolutely key in a personal and social setting, but only as a subset of Dharma. The ritual may or may not be related to a God and/or Goddess. So be true to whatever subset you have so chosen. And if you have not, keep searching and seeking.

My full support for everybody who openly doubts - for without doubt there can be no faith. For questioning everything is deeply rooted in our Vedic traditions. That is what makes this "faith", this "civilisation" what it is. Ancient and modern. Sanatana and timeless. Universalist and pluralist.

May you write more books @kushal_mehra

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Congratulations on behalf of Savitri Era Religion and I hope that the new knowledge, devotion, and volitional yoga that The Mother & Sri Aurobindo inaugurated on March 29, 1914 are duly evaluated by the present generation. The Life Divine and Savitri are incomparable creations.

https://twitter.com/SavitriEra/status/1776203575456350712?t=Km6NjNleu8bfB9ZaydA0ag&s=19

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