Very recently I was in Israel with a tour group enjoying the beautiful views at Jerusalem, Nazareth and Tiberius. Out guide was a old man by the name of David who had a thorough knowledge of Judaism and Christianity. He was good in information and even asked questions sevelar times from the Bible ( New Testament). To his surprise ( coz I am Indian - with an Indian look) when I had an answer for all his questions - from Bible, The Torah and the Quran - he asked me what my religion was… I simply smiled and told him I do not subscribe to any religion - and neither I am an atheist. When asked to explain - I told David - ‘ look, i have a logical mind to agree that that there is something outside our knowledge or consciousness - its foolish to say that there is nothing simply because we live inside an egg - but it is equally foolish to define such a thing with out limited knowledge. All scripts, hymns and psalms are nothing but mans word put into Gods mouth - be it St.Paul for the New Testament or be it Aaron for the Torah. Man being guided by thought and thought by knowledge and knowledge - which is always incomplete.
So man with his fear and insecurity has always run to religion or to some other form - zen, yoga and many more things - but as of now there has been no end to fear, conflict or our misery….
The Human mind has created many things… but the three things important to us today are science, commerce and religion… the picture above is a graphic depiction of the three components rather the three powerful destructive elements.
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Of course these are not just products like instant noodles - this has been brewed over centuries, refined to address specific needs, further flavored to act properly in dividing people from one another in all sense, spiced up to make people kill each other and so on and so forth.
And we have got so used to this that we cannot even think that we are individuals beyond this and this are all our creations only! We take them as it is - as a part of our life and steadfastly run towards ultimate destruction…
We do not have the time to think or question on whether we are going the right way - by we - I mean the mankind. Only questioning can purify ones find and offer complete bliss.
