Letter to Hon. Newt Gingrich on Rediscovering God in America


1/25/2020

To:           Hon. Newt Gingrich

c/o Rediscovering God in America

PO Box 96408,   Washington, DC 20090-6408

 

From:                    A Hindu

Subject:                Ensuring God is not stripped off from American national politics

 

Hon. Gingrich,

Namaste _/\_[1] ,

 

In order to keep God in American politics it requires to find a Universal God from Universal Religion. This is because all different religions exist in America. American constitution[2] is not biased towards people of certain race, skin color, or religion. But Islam and Christianity religions are not so. However, the Hindu Dharma[3] is not so.

 

Hindu Dharma is most ancient and the mother of Jain Dharma, Buddha Dharma, and Sikh Dharma. It is called “Dharma” because unlike Christianity and Islam, it is not exclusive or history-centric. That is why it is Universal Religion for mankind.

 

Bhagavad Gita is known as the Book of Hindu Dharma, which is a short summary of 20,000-hymns Veda, the source of Hindu Dharma. All of the thousands of prayers in the Veda and many other Hindu scriptures are universal, free from any bias against any people of any time or place. The Hindu scriptures provide a number of processes (Yogas), and practicing any one suitable yoga any human can advance spiritually. A person advancing spiritually naturally lives more and more sin-free. Now, sin-free living of any person cannot be a problem for any other person.  Therefore, when America respects and encourages Hindu Dharma, it will bring peace and prosperity within and without. (Dharma cannot be defined by anyone’s malpractice of Dharma.)  Hindu Dharma (scriptures) say to not convert anyone by force or enticement. No Hindu ever has converted any non-Hindu by force or enticement. This cannot be said for Christianity or Islam.

 

Therefore, I strongly request to please help America realize the value of Hindu Dharma, and keep the Supreme God, say Krishna, in American politics. God has thousands of Names in Hindu Scriptures, and God can be worshiped as formless God, or a specific form of God as male or female or neutral. Those who do not believe in God can practice Jain or Buddha dharma. There are a variety of Hindu Dharma practices, and all the Hindus of any type attain God, or haven, or kingdom of god, or release from the cycles or births and deaths by living per Dharma. Just believing or knowing Dharma is not enough.

 

Without a universal God that is unbiased and loves all living beings, and is Supreme (and so non-jealous), any other god could not stay long in the American politics.

[1] This is most ancient greeting from Hindu Dharma. It means “The Supreme God that resides in your heart along with your Aatmaa, is the same Supreme God that resides in my Heart along with my Aatmaa; and I bow down to that Supreme God.” Aatmaa is eternal and is described in Bhagavad Gita chapter 2, by the God Incarnate Krishna.

[2] The constitution mistakenly assumes that all religions are equally good, and so it needs an amendment. Also read shoet article at https://hinduunation.com/2015/02/16/defects-of-democratic-constitutions/

[3] Also known as Sanaatana Dharma or Varna-Aashram Dharma

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Author: Vyasji

I am a senior retired engineer in USA with a couple of masters degrees. Born and raised in the Vedic family tradition in Bhaarat. Thanks to the Vedic gurus and Sri Krishna, I am a humble Vedic preacher, and when necessary I serve as a Purohit for Vedic dharma ceremonies.

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