God made man, man made religion to reach God. Then he made Caste to decide who has the right to pray, conduct rituals and decide the order. God was also classified. Everyone does not have the same God. Many other lines were drawn - language, region, etc. All in all a priority order was decided for reaching God. The hierarchy of caste in the end resulted in deciding one's status in the society and priority order to access God.
Look where we have reached in this journey...
Two toddler kids were burnt to death when their house was set on fire by a mob. Their fault - they belonged to lower caste. The visuals of the charred bodies of the kids wrapped in white cloth being carried out of the gutted home was traumatic, to say the least.
Few days back, a man was dragged out of his house and lynched to death by a mob. His fault - rumours were spread that he ate a particular kind of meat that the mob's religion did not permit.
The people who burnt those kids or lynched that poor man in name of caste and religion forgot that the same religion believes in 'Nar NARAYAN' that means God resides in every human being. Then how can one man kill another in name of religion or caste. Those kids who were burnt alive did not even know the meaning of religion.
Will then our religion help us to access God?
Did we not forget God in protecting religion?
Will God accept our offerings soaked in blood of innocents?
Humanity that once used tovbe the biggest religion is now dying and gasping for breath. But man is busy keeping and settling scores, all in the name of religion.
Today perhaps we have too much religion and too less God.
4 comments:
I am of the similar opinion. The focus I see is personal and status rather than the purpose of universal well being. In the name of religious acts one takes advantage of the general weakness of people -fear of God as wrongly interpreted by the preachers. I believe in God and not religion. I also believe that humanity across has its purpose and fulfilling that is the ultimate. I hope to do what I can to make, communicate and live for this right purpose. Thank you Dr. Debashish for chanelizing this thought.
Absolutely. Faith in God means faith in humanity and nothing else comes in between. Thank you for reading and for your valuable comments.
Nicely written. Absolutely thought provoking. Always believe in God and humanity. Let us not become fanatics or get too carried away. Yes religion is important as it provides you the focus to meditate on the supreme, but let it not turn you into a zealot. I genuinely feel sad for these misguided minds and honestly my heart goes out to innocent beings who end up losing their lives in the name of fanaticism. Let there be peace and genuine spirituality everywhere!
Thanks Naveen. Appreciate your opinion.
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