Who is a ‘staunch Hindu’? Mohan Bhagwat explains; Warning against ‘misunderstanding’ | Bharat News
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday defined a staunch Hindu, who “does not oppose others.”The news agency PTI quoted Bhagwat as saying, “It is often a misunderstanding that being a staunch Hindu means abusing others. Such a misunderstanding can happen.” He was speaking at an event in the national capital.He said, “Being a true Hindu does not mean opposing anyone, nor does it mean that we need to answer by saying that we are not Hindus. We are Hindus, but the essence of being a Hindu is to embrace everyone,” he said.The RSS chief also called for a strong balance between the letter and spirit of being a Hindu.Furthermore, Bhagwat said that there are two types of knowledge in this world – “Vidya” (true knowledge) and “Avidya” (ignorance) – and both play an important role in the physical life and spiritual discovery of a person.India, he said, “land of spirituality”, and described the country’s spirit of nationalism as “pure”.According to him, a true scholar is not a person who only sits and contemplates in a room, but a one who “translates the idea in action and displays it through a living experience.”He further said that every person should work with a sense of personal duty for the overall change of society.
