No coercion in Hinduism
The following final verse from the Bhagwad Gita is what my mother often quoted to emphasise the freedom of thought that is inherent to Hindu philosophy. There is no coercion, no compulsion, no fatwa, just quiet reflection. It is exactly this which distinguishes the culture of Sanskritic India from Abrahamic faiths. It is this which makes the ism of Hinduism so redundant. It is not a mere religion, it is a call to use your grey cells.
ti te jnanam akhyatam
guhyad guhyataram maya
vimrsyaitad asesena
yathecchasi tatha kuru
Thus I have explained to you the most confidential of all knowledge. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.
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