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OVER 100 Hindu Religious Heads to meet in Hyderabad this Week
Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha represents the collective leadership of
Hindu religion. This Acharya Sabha was formed six years ago at its
first meeting in Chennai on November 29, 30 and December 1, 2003. Two
more meetings have taken place since, in October 2005 at Mumbai and
another in February 2008 at Bangalore. These meetings were well
attended by Mathadhipathis, Dharmacharyas, MahaMandaleshwars,
Adheenams and heads various sampradayas comprising the Sanathana
Dharma. The decisions arrived at by the Acharya Sabha are therefore
binding on Hindu Society and should also be acted upon by the
Government as the will of the Hindu community. The Acharya Sabha is
meeting for the 4th time at Hyderabad from 9th through 11th January
2010.
Announcing the dates for the meeting, the Convener of Acharya Sabha,
H.H. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi said "We have made significant progress
in our first three meetings. There has been total convergence of minds
amongst all the Acharyas. We now have clarity and the will to pursue
on our declarations of the past. The Acharya Sabha has been recognized
as the face of Hindu Society by the entire world and that is a very
good starting point". Elaborating further he said that, as the
Convener of Acharya Sabha, he was invited to the UN Universal
Declation of Human Rights on 10th December 2008 at The Hague, The
Netherlands. There, at the Conference he was able to have a
declaration passed that it would be a serous Human Rights violation if
one interferes with the individual's "freedom to have, to retain and
to adopt a religion or belief of one's personal choice without
coercion or inducement". The Acharya Sabha considers this "2008 Faith
in Human Rights Statement" signed by all religious leaders as a major
success for the Hindu Community at large, which has been at the
receiving end of conversions for decades now.
Earlier in February 2008, Swami Dayanand Saraswathi represented the
Hindus as the Convener of the Acharya Sabha in the Second Jewish-Hindu
Leadership Summit. A joint declaration issued then reiterated that One
Supreme Being, both in it's formless and manifest aspects, has been
worshipped by Hindus over the millennia. And different idols of Gods
in Hinduism are merely the form or manifestation of One Reality, but
in substance, the Hindus accept only One Reality. The joint
declaration therefore was to respect the practices that define the
religious identity of the Hindu community and condemn all activities
that undermine their sanctity.
Swami Dayanand Saraswathi said "The Religious Heads of various
Communities are very vocal in their recognition that Hindu religion is
sacred and very ancient. But we still have a long way to go in getting
our rights back as a majority religion in India. It is quite insulting
to feel sometimes as second-class citizens in our own motherland".
The Acharya Sabha meet in Hyderabad will therefore address the way
forward on the issues that are on top of every Hindu's mind.
1. How to attain the Right to Religion which is
consistent with the "UN 2008 Faith in Human Rights Resolution."
Clearly conversion based on derogatory statements about Hinduism or
coercion or inducement will have to be stopped by strong amendment in
our laws.
2. Government control on Hindu places of worships must
yield to autonomous bodies, run by religious minded people. There
should be no role for the secular Government in running of our
temples.
3. Hindus should not feel deprived and aggrieved
because they constitute the majority community. All human rights must
be equal irrespective of caste, creed or religion and as prescribed in
the directive principle of our Constitution. The Acharya Sabha will
work for a Common Civil Code, as is the case with our Common Criminal
Procedure Code.
4. The cow is very sacred to all Hindus and cow
slaughter is banned in our Constitution. Despite this, our law is not
uniform and some States continue to allow it. The Acharya Sabha would
seek a clear-cut ban on such practices.
N.V.S.S. PRABAKAR
Core Committee Member
From: sri
---------- Forwarded message ----------
This is for information
OVER 100 Hindu Religious Heads to meet in Hyderabad this Week
Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha represents the collective leadership of
Hindu religion. This Acharya Sabha was formed six years ago at its
first meeting in Chennai on November 29, 30 and December 1, 2003. Two
more meetings have taken place since, in October 2005 at Mumbai and
another in February 2008 at Bangalore. These meetings were well
attended by Mathadhipathis, Dharmacharyas, MahaMandaleshwars,
Adheenams and heads various sampradayas comprising the Sanathana
Dharma. The decisions arrived at by the Acharya Sabha are therefore
binding on Hindu Society and should also be acted upon by the
Government as the will of the Hindu community. The Acharya Sabha is
meeting for the 4th time at Hyderabad from 9th through 11th January
2010.
Announcing the dates for the meeting, the Convener of Acharya Sabha,
H.H. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi said "We have made significant progress
in our first three meetings. There has been total convergence of minds
amongst all the Acharyas. We now have clarity and the will to pursue
on our declarations of the past. The Acharya Sabha has been recognized
as the face of Hindu Society by the entire world and that is a very
good starting point". Elaborating further he said that, as the
Convener of Acharya Sabha, he was invited to the UN Universal
Declation of Human Rights on 10th December 2008 at The Hague, The
Netherlands. There, at the Conference he was able to have a
declaration passed that it would be a serous Human Rights violation if
one interferes with the individual's "freedom to have, to retain and
to adopt a religion or belief of one's personal choice without
coercion or inducement". The Acharya Sabha considers this "2008 Faith
in Human Rights Statement" signed by all religious leaders as a major
success for the Hindu Community at large, which has been at the
receiving end of conversions for decades now.
Earlier in February 2008, Swami Dayanand Saraswathi represented the
Hindus as the Convener of the Acharya Sabha in the Second Jewish-Hindu
Leadership Summit. A joint declaration issued then reiterated that One
Supreme Being, both in it's formless and manifest aspects, has been
worshipped by Hindus over the millennia. And different idols of Gods
in Hinduism are merely the form or manifestation of One Reality, but
in substance, the Hindus accept only One Reality. The joint
declaration therefore was to respect the practices that define the
religious identity of the Hindu community and condemn all activities
that undermine their sanctity.
Swami Dayanand Saraswathi said "The Religious Heads of various
Communities are very vocal in their recognition that Hindu religion is
sacred and very ancient. But we still have a long way to go in getting
our rights back as a majority religion in India. It is quite insulting
to feel sometimes as second-class citizens in our own motherland".
The Acharya Sabha meet in Hyderabad will therefore address the way
forward on the issues that are on top of every Hindu's mind.
1. How to attain the Right to Religion which is
consistent with the "UN 2008 Faith in Human Rights Resolution."
Clearly conversion based on derogatory statements about Hinduism or
coercion or inducement will have to be stopped by strong amendment in
our laws.
2. Government control on Hindu places of worships must
yield to autonomous bodies, run by religious minded people. There
should be no role for the secular Government in running of our
temples.
3. Hindus should not feel deprived and aggrieved
because they constitute the majority community. All human rights must
be equal irrespective of caste, creed or religion and as prescribed in
the directive principle of our Constitution. The Acharya Sabha will
work for a Common Civil Code, as is the case with our Common Criminal
Procedure Code.
4. The cow is very sacred to all Hindus and cow
slaughter is banned in our Constitution. Despite this, our law is not
uniform and some States continue to allow it. The Acharya Sabha would
seek a clear-cut ban on such practices.
N.V.S.S. PRABAKAR
Core Committee Member
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Let there be an united effort by various bodies to safe guard and strengthen Hindu Dharma.
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