Kanayalal M. Talreja - Holy Vedas and Holy Bible: A Comparative Study

WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK ?

1. MALICIOUS STATEMENTS OF CHRISTIAN PROSELYTISERS

(i) J.P. Leonard, S.J. Archbishop of Madurai, proclaimed unambiguously :

- J.P. Leonard

(ii) Richard Temple, while addressing a Christian audience in England in 1883, expressed his fond hope that Hinduism will die out. He said :

- Richard Temple

- Francis Xavier

(iv) In January, 1993, a group of Newzealand anglicans under the leadership of Mr. Paul Saunders came to Bharat to propagate Christianity. He bewailed with astonishment :

Ninety per cent of India is Hindu, and there is an incredible lack of knowledge about Christianity While the Christian faith has been in India for a long time, only three per cent are Christians.

- Paul Saunders

(v) During the course of the TV programme, the Dayspring International also quoted Lady Teresa saying :

- Lady Teresa

Though Christianity has been in India for nearly 2,000 years, we have less than three per cent of the population. Ninety seven per cent are yet to be reached.

The afore-mentioned malicious intentions and statements indicate categorically that the Christian missionaries have posed a serious threat to the security and integrity of our country. In order to meet this threat effectively, I took pains to write this book, so that the world should know where the truth lies.

2. X-RAY OF POPE JOHN PAUL IIS ECCLESIA IN ASIA

(i) Popes plan to Christianise Asia in third millennium

When Pope John Paul II paid a visit to Bharat in November, 1999, he signed and presented on November 6, 1999 a document, Apostolic Exhortation, on the Church in Asia, entitled Ecclesia in Asia at New Delhis Sacred Heart Cathedral in presence of more than 300 bishops of Asia. Ecelesia in Asia is a post-synodal address by the Pope to the bishops, priests and deacons of Asia. In the Introduction, (captioned as The Marvel of Gods plan in Asia) to Ecclesia in Asia, the Pope exhorts the bishops and priests of Asia as under :

- Pope John Paul II

The readers should note that the Pope calls the above Plan as The Marvel of Gods plan in Asia. The afore-mentioned words of the Pope made me think as to why the whole of Europe and America embraced Christianity. What are the excellences in Bible which attracted the people of the West towards Christ and his gospel ? This thought made me study again Holy Bible in contrast to Holy Vedas minutely. The present book is the result of my minute elaborate comparative study of the two Holy Books.

(ii) Pope : None else but Christ is the Redeemer of the World

The norms of courtesy required that the Pope should have paid tribute to the spiritual Heroes of Hinduism atleast on the soil of Hindusthan. He not only failed to do so, but also pronounced and proclaimed - that too on the soil of Bharat - that no other founder of religion (including Hinduism), except Christ is the sole Saviour of the world. He instructed the bishops and priests of Asia assembled in the Synod to illustrate and explain this point to the people of Asia unambiguously. He states in second para of Introduction to Ecclesia in Asia :

- Pope John Paul II

The Pope further says

- Pope John Paul II

The afore-mentioned words of the Pope prompted me to present to the people of not only Asia but also the world a comparative study of Holy Bible and Holy Vedas to enable them to judge whether Jesus Christ alone can be the sole Saviour of the world.

(iii) Popes clarion call for conversion of the Asians

The Pope John Paul II states in para No. four of Introduction to Ecclesia in Asia as under :

- Pope John Paul II

The Pope admits in his Ecclesia in Asia that the entire Church is missionary and evangelization (conversion) is its duty :

- Pope John Paul II

The Pope John Paul II urges upon the disciples of Christ in Asia to put forth their ceaseless efforts to fulfil the so called divine mission of converting the peoples of Asia to Christianity on the plea that they need Jesus Christ and his Gospel. He says :

- Pope John Paul II

It is a sheer lie that the peoples of Asia need Jesus and his gospel. We know how Christian missionaries exploit the ignorance, illiteracy and poverty of the poor tribals and convert them to Christianity by the dint of force, fraud and enticement. The illiterate and half-educated people do not know the horrible contents of Holy Bible. Hence I felt the necessity of writing this book to let the people know the other side (nay-darker side) of the picture.

The present book of mine is an appropriate answer to the Popes clarion call for conversion. If conversion takes place only on the basis of freedom of conscience, I am more than sanguine this book of mine will inspire the followers of the Pope to embrace Vedic religion. The main purpose of writing this book is to present before the people of the world nothing but truth.

(vi) Misuse of Catholic schools to convert the Asians to Christianity

The Pope John Paul II exhorted the bishops and priests to use (nay, misuse) Catholic schools and universities for evangelization. He says :

- Pope John Paul II

It will be sheer injustice, rather betrayal, to the innocent youngsters in schools and colleges, if they are misinformed or ill-informed about religion. It is the fundamental right of each student to acquire knowledge about any subject from whatever sources it comes. On this plea, I appeal to the Christian missionaries and the ruling politicians of Asia to present this book to all the students of all the schools and colleges of Asia in order to enable them to know where the truth lies. Without comparative and contrastive study, one cannot distinguish between truth and untruth. This is the aim of my writing this book to enable the readers to discriminate and distinguish between truth and untruth.

(vii) The Church will be restless till whole of Asia is Christianised

The Pope John Pauls Ecclesia in Asia makes mention of firm determination of the Synod fathers to convert the whole of Asia to Christianity :

- Pope John Paul II

It is an awful challenge of the Church to the devotees of Vedic religion, the Hindus, whom I expect that they should be restless till all the followers of the Church are enlightened through comparative knowledge of both the religions contained in this book, in order to judge impartially which is the superior religion and where the truth lies.

(viii) Pope : Jesus is not a Western, but an Asian.

The Pope along with the Synod fathers feel a deep sense of anguish and astonishment that most of the Asians regard Jesus as a Western rather than an Asian. He means to say that the Asian people ought to own and accept Jesus as their only Saviour on the plea that he was born on Asian soil. He says :

- Pope John Paul II

The afore-mentioned Papal words made me brood over the point that it was but natural that when Jesus was born on Asian soil, he must have inherited, owned and adopted the most ancient religion of Asia i.e. Vedic religion. Here the question arises as to why he turned away from the oldest and the truest religion, whether he found flaws in it, or he was not taught its sublime philosophy. Had he been taught the lofty lessons of sublime significance from Holy Vedas, he would not have founded new religion. These thoughts stirred my pen to present to the people of the world a contrastive and comparative research of the new religion founded by Jesus and the most ancient religion of the world