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In his letters describing the India Mission, Carey has given us an insight into how the society functioned then, of how the minds of the people worked and what methods the missionaries used to approach and brainwash the common people.


It is entirely possible that,Carey in his arrogance of being the white man and hence more civilized,his inability to under the Hindu scriptures and his natural disdain for the learned community coupled with his inherent hatred for the idolaters may have exaggerated the incidents.

In fact, considering the venom with which he has spoken about Hinduism and it's practices, it's likely that he has exaggerated these incidents. But it cannot be denied that these incidents did happen even if they may not have been on scale at which Carey has described.

One of his journal entry mentions a debate which happened in a temple in front of around 200 people. Carey describes having debated with two learned men and goes on to say when both learned men failed to answer his questions, he went on to preach the gospel to the assembled crowd


In a letter dated 30th June,1795 he goes on to gleefully narate how Hindus were unaware of their own scriptures and how an supposed expert named a grammar book when he was questioned as which scripture said that the Murti is God.
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Milk and biscuit distribution by a gurudwara committee in Lucknow.

Value of material distributed may be far smaller than its show off, advertising and PR.

Thoughts. 1/n


According to a เค•เคฟเค‚เคตเคฆเคจเฅเคคเฅ€, once a follower of Tulasฤซdฤsa needed a loan for a family wedding.

Rahฤซm was then living in Kashi, and known to be a rich and generous man. No needy would return emptyhanded from him.

Requested by the man, Tulasฤซdฤsa sent him to

2/n

Rahฤซm with a letter.

Rahฤซm not only helped the man but also sent a humble letter to Tulasฤซdฤsa thanking him for the opportunity to be of service.

Tulasฤซdฤsa wrote him back:

เคธเฅ€เค–เฅ‡ เค•เคนเคพเค เคฐเคนเฅ€เคฎ เคœเฅ€
เคฆเฅ‡เคจเฅ€ เคเคธเฅ€ เคฆเฅ‡เคจ
เคœเฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚ เคœเฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚ เค•เคฐ เคŠเคชเคฐ เค‰เค เคค
เคคเฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚ เคคเฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚ เคจเฅ€เคšเฅ‡ เคจเฅˆเคจ?

3/n

(From where did our Rahฤซm ji learn such way of giving? As his arms rise in charity, his gaze turns lower in humility?)

To which Rahฤซm wrote back to Tulasฤซdฤsa:

เคฆเฅ‡เคจเคนเคพเคฐ เค•เฅ‹เค‡ เค”เคฐ เคนเฅˆ
เคฆเฅ‡เคค เคฐเคนเคค เคฆเคฟเคจ เคฐเฅˆเคจ
เคฒเฅ‹เค— เคญเคฐเคฎ เคนเคฎ เคชเคฐ เคงเคฐเคค
เคคเคพ เคธเฅ‹เค‚ เคจเฅ€เคšเฅ‡ เคจเฅˆเคจ!

4/n

(The provider is someone else, who keeps providing for all beings, day and night! But when people call me the provider and donor etc, my eyes are naturally set down in shame and embarrassment)

This is the only way of real service. With humility, away from PR.

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