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Religion

Religion is a bunch of beliefs. Some have called it the opium of the masses, but for many it has been therapeutic. Whatever your belief and however you handle it - it is in the end a "make believe".

How the Historically Intolerant forces are now Preaching India and the Govt On the Virtues of Tolerance

How the Historically Intolerant forces are now Preaching India and the Govt On the Virtues of Tolerance

When belief is paramount in your sense of being, then imposing it on others and resisting others’ is a natural consequence. Short of a dishonest act of resisting violence of an uneasy truce, the only way of living in the societies powered by beliefs and ideologies is constant death and

Why does Republicans’ Outrage on the Pope Reminds One of Henry VIII?

Why does Republicans’ Outrage on the Pope Reminds One of Henry VIII?

Henry VIII’s love for Catholicism during his early years was undeniable but when in May of 1533, his love life collided with the religious dictum of his time that flowed from the Church in Rome, his opposition to the Pope and the Roman Church was fierce. For a simple

Republican Conundrum: The Only Benchmark of Belief is Fanaticism

Republican Conundrum: The Only Benchmark of Belief is Fanaticism

If belief in one and only ideal and ideology is the sine qua non of one’s identity, then how does one evaluate one’s progress or worth versus others? If you have heard or read anything, you will understand that whatever you “gather” of what you have heard or

Unveiling the Truth: How Western Dichotomies Misinterpret and Distort the Essence of Dharma

Unveiling the Truth: How Western Dichotomies Misinterpret and Distort the Essence of Dharma

Exploring how Western frameworks impose misleading dichotomies on Dharmic traditions, distorting their true essence of self-realization and experiential wisdom in favor of Western cultural dominance.

Asia has no Religion, its a Western construct

Asia has no Religion, its a Western construct

Came across a very interesting article on Huffington Post: Why doesn’t Asia have Religion? It is a point that is important to make and so difficult to do so in the current world, which has been contaminated by the very idea of religion as the only sacrosanct way to