Hindus greet teachers worldwide on “World Teachers’ Day”
Hindus have sent early greetings to teachers world over on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, which falls on October five.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged the public to pay due respects and express gratitude to the teachers on the occasion.
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further says that teacher (guru) is highly revered in Hinduism who helps remove the ignorance of the seeker and who leads one from darkness to light. The guru-sishya (teacher-disciple) relationship lies at the heart of traditional Hinduism. Guru is often allied with the divine. Even Arjuna formally asked Lord Krishna to be his guru in ancient Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord).
World Teachers’ Day, created by UNESCO, is an occasion to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.
Hinduism is oldest and third largest religion of the world with about billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.
Zed urges fellow Hindus to educate Americans about Hinduism
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed is urging fellow Hindus to do a better job of educating Americans about Hinduism and remove misconceptions about it.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada today, said that a new survey released by Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life had reportedly revealed that less than four in 10 Americans knew that Vishnu and Shiva were part of Hinduism.
Rajan Zed argued that although there were various factors involved in Americans not being well-versed about Hinduism, the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents, but we should take it on our shoulders to educate the American public about at least the basic tenets of Hinduism.
To start with, all Hindu temples in USA should form outreach units to reach the local public and should not miss any opportunity to inform the seekers about Hinduism. Each temple should attempt to launch a Hinduism school to strengthen the spiritual and moral roots of our children and enlighten interested non-Hindus about the concepts and philosophy of Hinduism and counter theprevalent misinformation about Hinduism. Hindu philanthropists and charities should publish booklets in bulk about introduction to Hinduism and send it to temples for free distribution to all interested, Zed suggested.
