Indian Catholic: April 13, 2009
Hindus
have applauded Pope Benedict for including verse from ancient Hindu
scripture Upanishads in the Good Friday Meditations and Prayers led by
him at Roman Colosseum.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed,
in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a remarkable
gesture from Pope and invited him to study more ancient Hindu
scriptures, which were very rich in philosophical thought. He or other
Hindu scholars would gladly provide the help and resources in this
regard, if asked, Zed added.
Zed, who is president of
Universal Society of Hinduism, also commended His Holiness Pope
Benedict XVI for inclusion of a verse from India’s Nobel Laureate
Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali and reference to peace icon Mahatma
Gandhi in these prayers.
This year’s “Way of the Cross at the
Colesseum” Meditations and Prayers on Good Friday led by Pope, included
well-known verse from Brahadaranyakopanishad ("Lead me from the unreal
to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality."), line
from Tagore’s Gitanjali ("Give me the strength to make my love fruitful
in service."), and reference to Mahatma Gandhi.
Rajan Zed
stressed that all religions should work together for a just and
peaceful world. Dialogue would bring us mutual enrichment, he added.
Pope
Benedict heads the Roman Catholic Church, which is the largest of the
Christian denominations. Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of
the world, has about one billion adherents and moksha (liberation) is
its ultimate goal.
Original post at: http://www.indiancatholic.in/news/storydetails.php/11821-1-1-Hindus-praise-Pope-for-Hindu-scriptures-in-Good-Friday-meditation
Posted
April 13, 2009
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