Comments on: Faith is no longer blind http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:25:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Blasts minds and energies | Mysorean http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-15706 Blasts minds and energies | Mysorean Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:21:33 +0000 http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/#comment-15706 [...] So, our first step should be to make sure that we get across to tracking these brains. It is very clear that the majority of them belong to a certain creed. These brains need to be tracked and their funding arms need to be cut off. Finding this is probably the toughest part. But I really hope someone is doing this. I have watched a BBC program where they once showed how the Interpol was tracking suspects of something that was about to happen. And when it happened on July 7th they could not avoid it but within days they got across to the guys who actually did it, the brains behind it and the financial channels too. I guess as Indians, we need to help our police in tracking suspicious candidates. [...] [...] So, our first step should be to make sure that we get across to tracking these brains. It is very clear that the majority of them belong to a certain creed. These brains need to be tracked and their funding arms need to be cut off. Finding this is probably the toughest part. But I really hope someone is doing this. I have watched a BBC program where they once showed how the Interpol was tracking suspects of something that was about to happen. And when it happened on July 7th they could not avoid it but within days they got across to the guys who actually did it, the brains behind it and the financial channels too. I guess as Indians, we need to help our police in tracking suspicious candidates. [...]

]]> By: bachodi http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-5504 bachodi Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:05:55 +0000 http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/#comment-5504 Why do we need a ‘a way of life’ defined in first place. cant we find on our own. Why do we need a ‘a way of life’ defined in first place.
cant we find on our own.

]]> By: shark http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-5302 shark Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:05:08 +0000 http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/#comment-5302 <i>but then none of these interpretations (read as castes, sub-castes, etc.) broke the basic tenet of ‘reaching God through doing good, being good without hurting others, speaking the truth and being conscentious throughout one’s life’. </i> Didn't we (Hindus) commit atrocities against our fellow innocent men? Untouchables? Brahmins being "superior" to others and so on? Is this what our scripts teach? Definitely not. Our own Krishna was a cowboy. Didn't we misinterpret and behaved in inhuman ways? (Not let untouchables drink water from a common pond etc) So, it's the "man" who committed mistakes by interpreting the holy scripts in the wrong way. I have read Quran (the translated version of course) and no where does it approve of "Jihad"... obviously this is a misinterpretation of some perverted soul. The tragic thing is that the numbers of such souls are increasing :( The solution (I know you have not asked for me, but me just think aloud..) is quite obvious. The Muslim clerics/leaders should come out in the open and condemn such miscreants... but surprisingly this is not happening! Which makes me wonder (same as you), does everybody in that religion believe in this violence? but then none of these interpretations (read as castes, sub-castes, etc.) broke the basic tenet of ‘reaching God through doing good, being good without hurting others, speaking the truth and being conscentious throughout one’s life’.

Didn’t we (Hindus) commit atrocities against our fellow innocent men? Untouchables? Brahmins being “superior” to others and so on?

Is this what our scripts teach? Definitely not. Our own Krishna was a cowboy.
Didn’t we misinterpret and behaved in inhuman ways? (Not let untouchables drink water from a common pond etc)

So, it’s the “man” who committed mistakes by interpreting the holy scripts in the wrong way.

I have read Quran (the translated version of course) and no where does it approve of “Jihad”… obviously this is a misinterpretation of some perverted soul.

The tragic thing is that the numbers of such souls are increasing :(

The solution (I know you have not asked for me, but me just think aloud..) is quite obvious. The Muslim clerics/leaders should come out in the open and condemn such miscreants… but surprisingly this is not happening! Which makes me wonder (same as you), does everybody in that religion believe in this violence?

]]> By: Pavan http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-5279 Pavan Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:57:37 +0000 http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/#comment-5279 <i>The only thing Hinduism doesn’t talk about is atheism.</i> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism_in_Hinduism" rel="nofollow">I beg to differ</a> Every religion has its inherent flaws, what people fail to grasp is the underlying message. Bible advocates stoning (I mean throwing stones, not getting stoned) for children who don't listen to parents, not sure if the "originators" actually meant that, or maybe it got convoluted due to the many translations from Hebrew to Roman to English.. Islam has its obvious misinterpretations, and so does Hinduism Problem is with the advocators, not with religion or its followers. Which brings the question, <a href="http://richarddawkins.net/godDelusion" rel="nofollow">do we need religion?</a> The only thing Hinduism doesn’t talk about is atheism.

I beg to differ

Every religion has its inherent flaws, what people fail to grasp is the underlying message. Bible advocates stoning (I mean throwing stones, not getting stoned) for children who don’t listen to parents, not sure if the “originators” actually meant that, or maybe it got convoluted due to the many translations from Hebrew to Roman to English.. Islam has its obvious misinterpretations, and so does Hinduism

Problem is with the advocators, not with religion or its followers. Which brings the question, do we need religion?

]]> By: Shashishekhar S http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-5272 Shashishekhar S Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:49:14 +0000 http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/#comment-5272 I feel, you are partly right when you say, it's the religion that's influencing terrorism. But IMHO, it's a potent combination of religion, society/community, economics, ego. And that one cannot simply point towards Islam and say they are the perpetrators of terror. As you've said, the Way we follow (called Hinduism) is not exactly a religion. No One holy book, no One guru, no One supreme lord. Our architecture by design is to accept multiple identities, concepts, customs. We have the innate ability to categorize things as Dharma and Karma. And that makes the difference. That, is what is missing in other communities, cultures, countries. They follow strict regimens. Capitalism, Christianity in US, Communism, Atheism in China, Islam in the Arab world. It's like democracy. You have to have both - for and against. You miss either, the one remaining becomes the one true factor. Bottom line: I feel your original supposition is right. Try to tolerate everybody else :-) cheers, shashi I feel, you are partly right when you say, it’s the religion that’s influencing terrorism. But IMHO, it’s a potent combination of religion, society/community, economics, ego. And that one cannot simply point towards Islam and say they are the perpetrators of terror.

As you’ve said, the Way we follow (called Hinduism) is not exactly a religion. No One holy book, no One guru, no One supreme lord. Our architecture by design is to accept multiple identities, concepts, customs. We have the innate ability to categorize things as Dharma and Karma. And that makes the difference.

That, is what is missing in other communities, cultures, countries. They follow strict regimens. Capitalism, Christianity in US, Communism, Atheism in China, Islam in the Arab world. It’s like democracy. You have to have both – for and against. You miss either, the one remaining becomes the one true factor.

Bottom line: I feel your original supposition is right. Try to tolerate everybody else :-)

cheers,
shashi

]]> By: Rohith http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-5271 Rohith Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:10:14 +0000 http://www.mysorean.com/2007/07/20/faith-is-no-longer-blind/#comment-5271 What are you trying to say in this post? Did you try to convey anything at all or was this meant to be a "thinking aloud" session only? What are you trying to say in this post? Did you try to convey anything at all or was this meant to be a “thinking aloud” session only?

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