The more I disown religion... the more I embrace liberty ....
Religion to me is a control mechanism formulated eons ago by some very wise people who understood the destructive desires of mankind. It has the underlying principle of fear and retribution with occasional spasms of wisdom and preaching of kindness and generosity. Over the years, I have come to realize if people need religion to behave well, something is wrong with our world.
I am a believer... a believer of something amazing... something that made life.... it could well be that I believe in "nothingness" which created life .. or aliens or god... and I wonder if my god is a homosapien or a crustacean ...does it have a gender.... and does it really care what I cook or what is going on in my bedroom ... let alone my lone mind...
I like having a god in my life... whenever I am at my lowest... my mind finds the cushion to curl up....Does this make me spiritual?? We love living in a world of terminologies....
Do I feel religion is a wasted effort... No ... try telling a mother holding a dying infant in her hand in a remote desolated home with no means of any modern medication... her prayer rituals are hoax.... and her temple / Mosque / Church is an empty shell....
For millions of people... religion is a community of hope and celebration of countless happy events which symbolizes gratitude for god... It consoles the helpless and gives them the strength to survive the obscene .. now if the scientist in me decides to prove all organized religion is meaningless...I better have a replacement for that cushion ...truth is ... no science can ever replace the power of mind which clings to hope ...
hope is perhaps the best synonym for god .. and all while I acknowledge radical elements make it hard to see the validity of organized belief systems... an absolute disregard for religion and it's practices is a disregard for simplicity .... happiness and celebrations.... personally ... I am informed enough to question the concepts and derive relevance of the scriptures pertinent to my way of life...
Religion to me is a control mechanism formulated eons ago by some very wise people who understood the destructive desires of mankind. It has the underlying principle of fear and retribution with occasional spasms of wisdom and preaching of kindness and generosity. Over the years, I have come to realize if people need religion to behave well, something is wrong with our world.
I am a believer... a believer of something amazing... something that made life.... it could well be that I believe in "nothingness" which created life .. or aliens or god... and I wonder if my god is a homosapien or a crustacean ...does it have a gender.... and does it really care what I cook or what is going on in my bedroom ... let alone my lone mind...
I like having a god in my life... whenever I am at my lowest... my mind finds the cushion to curl up....Does this make me spiritual?? We love living in a world of terminologies....
Do I feel religion is a wasted effort... No ... try telling a mother holding a dying infant in her hand in a remote desolated home with no means of any modern medication... her prayer rituals are hoax.... and her temple / Mosque / Church is an empty shell....
For millions of people... religion is a community of hope and celebration of countless happy events which symbolizes gratitude for god... It consoles the helpless and gives them the strength to survive the obscene .. now if the scientist in me decides to prove all organized religion is meaningless...I better have a replacement for that cushion ...truth is ... no science can ever replace the power of mind which clings to hope ...
hope is perhaps the best synonym for god .. and all while I acknowledge radical elements make it hard to see the validity of organized belief systems... an absolute disregard for religion and it's practices is a disregard for simplicity .... happiness and celebrations.... personally ... I am informed enough to question the concepts and derive relevance of the scriptures pertinent to my way of life...
