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which is not visible or tangible, so that all the components of the Universal Scheme could be understood in their proper perspective.
Thus Vedanta is not a narrow sectarian religious doctrine and catholicity as well as power to understand and appreciate all contrary views is at its base. Our vedic Rishis have therefore expressed very aptly that अकम् सत् विप्राः बहुधा वदन्ति । Meaning : The wise and the learned express the same Ultimate Reality in different terms. It is worth noting that our polytheism (Sarveshwar vad) tends to adopt monotheism (Ekeshwar vad) when we repeat the following shloka: 37TATSITE Ufara a Teresa UTTA! सर्व देवे नमस्कार तथा गच्छति केशवं ।। Meaning : Even as water following from sky ultimately goes to the sea, the obeisance offered to different gods goest finally to the ultimate Reality called Keshava.
It follows that tolerance and understanding are the essential elements of real Hinduism and a chauvinistic as well as aggressive projection of our creed, tradition or religion, however noble and altruistic they may be., have no place in true
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