“What the divine author of the Mahabharata said of his great creation is equally true of Hinduism. Whatever of substance is contained in any other religion is always to be found in Hinduism, and what is not contained in it is insubstantial or unnecessary.”
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Source: Young India (27 September 1925), per Gandhi's English Wikiquote sourced-quotes section.
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There is a particular confidence in holding a framework roomy enough to take in whatever proves true elsewhere; from inside it, meeting another view feels like enrichment, not threat. The sweeping version invites objections, but its workable core is that a secure worldview doesn't need rivals to be wrong.
When to use it
- A scientist who folds a rival theory's best insight into her own model rather than defending turf.
- A cook so grounded in his cuisine that he borrows freely from others without feeling he has betrayed it.
- A mentor confident enough in his own method to adopt a younger colleague's better trick.