My Father and Hinduism

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My father was a seeker of answers to spiritual mysteries. He was religiously eclectic and particularly believed in Zen Buddhist philosophy and in the Quaker worldview. He was a passionate admirer of Mahatma Gandhi. However he could not quite wrap his arms around Hinduism. It was too much; it offered too many options and alternatives. The answers he found in the translations of the Gita he read confused him.

I wish my father could have seen that Hinduism is as integrated as it is adaptable to personal interpretation, views, to changing society and to spirituality; it is inclusive yet not intrusive.

One of my life’s missions has been to reveal Hinduism to the world in all its simplicity and richness. My works, The Gita, A New Translation of Hindu Sacred Scripture and On Hinduism make it clear that that Hinduism is straightforward if you accept yourself as interpreter.


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