All of Asia was flooded with India’s culture and philosophy, not by force but by the choice of the people. Buddha and Ram provide spiritual inspiration to many nations of Asia today, including China, Japan, and Indonesia. Since the advent of Swami Vivekananda in America, Hindu Dharma is slowly finding its place in the hearts of the Americans. Mary Louise Burke said: "There are already many in the West who are in the Vedanta philosophy. These ’unsung devotees’ find in Vivekananda’s and Ramakrishna’s teachings the ways of total sacrifice." Although Vivekananda’s teaching are not to be found in the mainstream of Western thought and culture, the Christian Church in the West, both Protestant and Catholic, are taking deep interest in the Eastern thoughts. Without quite knowing the source the Americans are influenced by Vivekananda in their "search for life within." That’s not all; many other spiritual leaders have made major contributions to the building of modern American minds.

What then we ought to do? What is our cultural debt to India? What do we owe to the society we live in? Hindus living in those lands which are predominantly non-Hindu will not only have to maintain their culture, but emphasis has to be given to allow to develop new forms to expressions their Hindu cultural values. This must be done with great caution. One new approach could be to Hinduize selected native practices/festivals and reform some Hindu practices. Practicing Hindu values and traditions at home and providing Hindu Samskaras to the children must be the first priority. Have we tried to learn to be a "Hindu Parent"? We must watch out what we are practicing and propagating in the name of our culture in our individual life, our home, our parties, our community and in our organizations.