Why I am a Hindu

by Shashi Tharoor

This inclination to revere the Divine, whatever its source, is a notable Hindu trait, reflecting a traditional unwillingness to succumb to doctrinal absolutism.

Absolutism

Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee…the wonderful doctrine preached in the [Bhagavad] Gita echoes the same idea, saying: “Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me”.’