tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post8043111697774187723..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Interesting and moving ...Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-91775556789409565122012-01-23T11:03:55.222-05:002012-01-23T11:03:55.222-05:00This is very insightful.
I have to run out now, bu...This is very insightful.<br />I have to run out now, but I will have more to say later on.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-52756676615514076152012-01-23T10:47:10.538-05:002012-01-23T10:47:10.538-05:00Hi Frank, I think we have had a discussion on this...Hi Frank, I think we have had a discussion on this earlier where we both agreed that conversion is not something that is desirable. Of course, I use the term desirable not in any political sense but in the sense of whether or not it serves a purpose, namely, communion with God. While I respect Sudduth's conversion and his admiration for Krishna, I am uncertain of the source of this change. As someone who grew up in a setting where Hinduism literally flowed from the tap (there is a reason it's called a way of life), I have a deep knowledge of Hinduism without being aware of that knowledge. However, Christianity for me was the "other", the outsider that held a fascination which made me ponder it much more than I would Hinduism. Some thing akin to my experience seems to be happening with Sudduth. Having grown up a Protestant, Sudduth came to Vaishnavism with his mental faculties highly attuned to receiving the best of the tradition. And he found such wonderful pearls therein that he decided to convert. What goes unsaid in this argument is that the base of his understanding is rooted in his Christianity.Vikram Johrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016674284703056882noreply@blogger.com