hai all...
there are soooo many holy books around us...kuran, bible, bhagvat geeta and so many in the world...
there are so many epics like ramayan, mahabharat to follow in life...
our parents teach us so many things about life, living, value systems, attitudes etc
our text books and teachers also teach us so many things about all these...
there is no dearth of gurujis in the world...so many of them...they all tell so many things about life and living in the name of spirituality.
there are so many gods through out our country and the world (in tamil nadu, there are as many gods as there are number of four / three wheelers in tamil nadu...every vehicle has some name of a god e.g 'kaadaiyeeswari thunai' 'kudaluruvi amman thunai'...all peculiar gods!)
Now, which holi book to read and follow?...which guru, which god, which epic, which teacher, Parent?, to follow in life?
My opinion is either we don't read any holy book or epic, not follow any guru or god or temple or parent or teacher...and design our own destiny, life, living and become a 'designer human being' depending on the place, culture, people, climate, resources around.
(or)
read all holy and epic books, listen to all gurujis, go to all religious places like temples, churches, mosques, listen to all gods and prophets...finally form your own 'book or constitution of life' and live as per that. (option 2)
when we get attached to one religion only, and read only that holy book and follow only that guru or prophet or god, we tend to become rigid, unadaptable, emotionally attached...this can ruin our family life, social life, friendships, bring hate towards other religions, people, holy books, gurus etc...also we might miss the good things in other religion, holy books, gurus, religious place, people etc...
by following option two, we will get the best out of everything available, the life we make out of all these will be best, peaceful, happy, highly spiritual as we become 'round' in wisdom, enlightened and highly adaptable to all places and people.
So, let us not restrict, cage ourselves, tie ourselves tightly, put ourselves in emotional bottles and live a suffocating life!...let us expand ourselves, have a broad notion about life, people, cultures, places etc.
so, the philosophy is READ EVERYTHING, LISTEN TO EVERYONE (hihihi...including rams! (smile)) AND FORM YOUR OWN!
now some comments....
"Wonderful idea though not new, Akbar also tried( Not the one one on TV serial, that is ridiculous of history distortion) , Gandhi preached it too, Indian army has got combined worshiping place at many places. Problem is our bringing up, our society, we have tied ourselves so hard that we consider these knots are part of our soul( forget body). So how do we recover? These are the issue which has to start at national level beyond politics, because when you start this today it will take at least two generation to take effect. Meanwhile gentle reminder and effort by people like you are laudable . Thanks"
"thank you sir, i feel 'parents' and 'children' are the people to be addressed...there is no point in looking at politicians or administrators or swamijis for the change...so, what ever comes to my mind when i look at people around, i type it here...so that the 'parents' and 'children' do the needful...that is all sir...so, hope our children, the future parents, do the needful!...may be still we also can play our roles in grooming our grand children! (smile)"
"Very difficult proposition to think that only parents will change. Keep trying . Amen"
there are soooo many holy books around us...kuran, bible, bhagvat geeta and so many in the world...
there are so many epics like ramayan, mahabharat to follow in life...
our parents teach us so many things about life, living, value systems, attitudes etc
our text books and teachers also teach us so many things about all these...
there is no dearth of gurujis in the world...so many of them...they all tell so many things about life and living in the name of spirituality.
there are so many gods through out our country and the world (in tamil nadu, there are as many gods as there are number of four / three wheelers in tamil nadu...every vehicle has some name of a god e.g 'kaadaiyeeswari thunai' 'kudaluruvi amman thunai'...all peculiar gods!)
Now, which holi book to read and follow?...which guru, which god, which epic, which teacher, Parent?, to follow in life?
My opinion is either we don't read any holy book or epic, not follow any guru or god or temple or parent or teacher...and design our own destiny, life, living and become a 'designer human being' depending on the place, culture, people, climate, resources around.
(or)
read all holy and epic books, listen to all gurujis, go to all religious places like temples, churches, mosques, listen to all gods and prophets...finally form your own 'book or constitution of life' and live as per that. (option 2)
when we get attached to one religion only, and read only that holy book and follow only that guru or prophet or god, we tend to become rigid, unadaptable, emotionally attached...this can ruin our family life, social life, friendships, bring hate towards other religions, people, holy books, gurus etc...also we might miss the good things in other religion, holy books, gurus, religious place, people etc...
by following option two, we will get the best out of everything available, the life we make out of all these will be best, peaceful, happy, highly spiritual as we become 'round' in wisdom, enlightened and highly adaptable to all places and people.
So, let us not restrict, cage ourselves, tie ourselves tightly, put ourselves in emotional bottles and live a suffocating life!...let us expand ourselves, have a broad notion about life, people, cultures, places etc.
so, the philosophy is READ EVERYTHING, LISTEN TO EVERYONE (hihihi...including rams! (smile)) AND FORM YOUR OWN!
now some comments....
"Wonderful idea though not new, Akbar also tried( Not the one one on TV serial, that is ridiculous of history distortion) , Gandhi preached it too, Indian army has got combined worshiping place at many places. Problem is our bringing up, our society, we have tied ourselves so hard that we consider these knots are part of our soul( forget body). So how do we recover? These are the issue which has to start at national level beyond politics, because when you start this today it will take at least two generation to take effect. Meanwhile gentle reminder and effort by people like you are laudable . Thanks"
"thank you sir, i feel 'parents' and 'children' are the people to be addressed...there is no point in looking at politicians or administrators or swamijis for the change...so, what ever comes to my mind when i look at people around, i type it here...so that the 'parents' and 'children' do the needful...that is all sir...so, hope our children, the future parents, do the needful!...may be still we also can play our roles in grooming our grand children! (smile)"
"Very difficult proposition to think that only parents will change. Keep trying . Amen"
- Manickarajan Ramasubramanian sir, the philosophy is 'every one on this earth is either a 'child' or a 'parent'!...so focusing the arrows on these two people will bring in change, i hope!
- good discussion by Arunji and rams. Having a scientific un-biased inquiring mind is the first and foremost thing to be inculcated. Once children are taught to inquire for themselves and make up their own mind, then they may not fall prey to 'false' gurujis or 'fake' or 'pseudo' teachings and concepts promoted by anyone in any field. There is so much psuedo knowledge everywhere - just not in religion. Once this kind of inquiring sharp intellect and mind is developed, then people, according to their tastes and inclination, can choose whatever they want with an open mind. Blindly following anything is dangerous including religion. I am inclined to both scientific knowledge as well as spiritual knowledge. I don't distinguish between the two. However I also don't follow everything I read or hear. I make my own path with knowledge and concepts that make sense to me and sound authentic to me. This way one can keep learning and growing throughout their lives. I like rams last line, 'read everything, listen to everyone and form your own'. Life cannot be compartmentalized. So we can choose all kinds of subjects that appeals to us (both science and holy books if you like them) and an open unbiased mind for our growth.keep rocking guys...rams
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