00:00When Westerners come to India, do they come to participate in our hollow rituals?
00:04No, they don't.
00:05When you talk of the Indic impact on the West, what is it that the West values and is influenced
00:13by?
00:14It is Adwaitha, non-duality.
00:15Nothing else.
00:16The West, the intellectuals, don't give a damn about all the superstitions and beliefs
00:23and nonsense that we carry in the name of Hindu religion.
00:27They're not bothered.
00:28To the extent the West respects Hindu religion, it is because of Vedanta.
00:35All else they are not interested in.
00:37All else they know as hogwash.
00:40They'll not come here to enjoy crackers with you.
00:44They'll not come here to participate in our superstitions and senseless beliefs.
00:50And that's exactly what the young generation is also saying.
00:54But if you can bring Vedanta to them, they will be interested.
