Source: www.coloradoan.com
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, November 2010, by Maya Jairam: Many people wonder who exactly are HIndus and what do they believe, as well as what does it mean to be a Hindu? A study published in Newsweek that found a large number of Americans, upward of 65 percent of the population, agreed with at least one major Hindu belief or philosophy. This provided me with a glimmer of hope that such a pluralistic belief system as Hinduism could be understood in this country.
With the growing interest and popularity of Hinduism, it is only fitting, then, that Fort Collins’s Human Relations Commission will be hosting a Hinduism panel, titled “Culture Classroom: Spotlight on Hinduism,”. It will feature local Hindus, as well as speakers from a national Hindu organization, the Forum for Hindu Awakening.
The panel aims to address such questions as who is a Hindu, what is Hindu belief, as well as the actual spiritual science and principles underscoring Hindu philosophy that have long been misunderstood.