lost

Submitted by in love (United States), Jul 16, 2008 at 10:29

dear all,

i am a muslim woman, who fell in love with a hindu man last year. when we first got together, he told me that hinduism was open to all faiths, because it is a non-exclusive religion (an inclusive religion). he told me that his mother would love me, because my spirituality and my perspective on god is so close to what he believes in, and what his family believes in.

but then he told his mother, and she told him to leave me. he did, telling me that he could only be with me if i became a hindu.

i myself went through some thought, but decided that along with being a muslim, i am also open to all faiths, and love all people. and that being with him was only an affirmation of that faith and nothing else. i was ready to fight the world for him.

but he left me. now 8 months have past and he has still not come back, telling me that it is impossible for him to date me until i leave islam. i am heartbroken, and for the first time in my life am considering his requirement, to convert to hinduism.

i am lost, and need some guidance. either through the spiritual texts of hinduism, whom i first got acquainted with through the bhagavad gita, which is beautiful and truly has a deeply spiritual message.

i would like to ask you all to guide me in two ways:

1. first with arguments to him, that his requirement is against the principles of some parts of the hindu faith (i understand that there is no core to the hindu faith, because it is truly a pluralistic faith)

2. second with guidance to me, on whether i should take the journey towards becoming a hindu, and whether or not this is possible.

thank you

- lost

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