A CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi: The latest book of S.Krishna, a writer on Budhism, was released by Dr. Bhikkhsu Satyapal, Reader, Buddhist Study Dept., Delhi University, here on Dec.29 at the Press Club of India. A dialogue on “Indian Budhists and their practical problems” was also held. Bhagwan Das, Advocate, Supreme Court, Dr. Jai Prakash Kardam, Dalit writer, K.P.R. Bandhu, Editor, Udbodhan, and Shanti Swarup Baudh, Delhi state president of Bharatiya Baudh Maha Sabha, spoke. The book is unique with original thought about the life of Budha and his teachings. It gives the life history of the Budha from his birth to his Mahaparinirvan. The author has brought out many facts relating to great renunciation by Siddharth Gautam, hitherto unknown to the masses. He proves with sufficient evidences that the cause for renunciation was Budha’s concern for finding solution the basic problems of humanity like suffering, violence, poverty, etc. and how to make the human being happy. Budha believed that only happy persons can make a happy world. However, the immediate cause was a river water dispute for sharing the waters of the Rohini river between the Shakyas and Koliyas. The Budha was opposed to the war. He believed that war cannot solve any problem. Fire cannot extinguish fire. It requires water. Similarly, enemity cannot be overcome by enemity. You can win your enemy through love and dialogue and not through war. The author, S. Krishna alias Anand, practiced meditation as taught by Anand Marg, Reiki, Siddha Samadhi Yoga and Kabirpanth etc. He was introduced to Vipassana meditation in 1998 as taught by S.N. Goenka.
We very much appreciate Brother Krishna’s contribution to Budhism. But please note that the brahminical forces are not afraid of Budhism unless it is fully conformity with Dr. Ambedkar’s Bhimayana Budhism. Such a Budhism has to make it clear both in words and deeds that it hates what Hindus love and love what the Hindus hate – EDITOR.
