Sunday, November 25, 2012

SPIRITUAL  DIALECTIC --VII
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Q:  Should  there  be only  one Religion  in the  world  ?
A =  Should there  be only  one  variety  of  flower  in a  Flower-Garden ?
Q ;  But  what  about  Ritualism ?
A = Ritualism  is  an  integral  part of   any  DEVOTIONAL practice. Even  the best  violinist has  to practice  a certain  poise or  posture   for  best performance .  Not  only in  religion  but  even in  SPORTS and  Scientific   Re-search  certain regular poise & practices  are essential . Only  UN-necessary  and  UN-explained  or  irrational  habits  may be  labelled  as  bad  ritualism .
Q :  Do  you  believe in  Idols  and  images.
A = Yes  and  No!. Any thing  that  helps in  spiritual  growth  and  ascent  is  good. The  photo  of  your  parents  in  your  Drawing  room ; is it an   Idol  ?  what is  your  opinion ?  Or  your  child's  wooden Play- horse ; is it  an idol or  should it be  discarded /  or the  cross symbol  of  a  good  Christian  ;  that  too an  idol ?
Q "  Do  you  believe  in  Re-birth  or  re-incarnation ?
A =  Yes  !  Do  you not  believe in Re-cycling  ?
Q :  Why  Hindus have  so many  gods ?A =  Hindus  have  not only so many  gods  but  to  a good  Hindu  every thing  is  divine  and  with  god within . Even  your  cosmos  is  within the  SUPREME  GOD  , --the  ABSOLUTE  or  GRAND  DESIGNER.
Of course  we  have  smaller  gods  or AVATARS  like  your  Christ , like  Mohammad, like  Rama . To  Us  GOD  &  gods  are  different  Logos . Like  your  GOD and  Jesus - are  Father&  Son ,  we have our  Purushottama &  and lower  gods  of  different  ranks and files .
To  a  good  SANATANIST  ( mutated  term -Hindu), every thing is  Divine's  expression  , -from  stone stone  to  trees  to  microbes  to insects to  animals  to  final  animal i.e the  conscious or  super-conscious  MAN.
Our  religion  is  not even  MONISTIC  but Absolute  MONISM  i.e  GOD  &  Matter &  living  world  is  not  different  entity(  DUALISTIC  IDEA )but  UNITARY  ONE.  Or  in another way  GOD is the  one  and  everything  else are  only  part  within  or  Fractions  or  DECIMALS. There  are only two integers  One  and Zero.All  others are fractions only !
Absolute  Monism  should  mean :  everything is  DIVINE  and within that DIVINE  is  --i you , Hindu, Muslim , Christian , Jews  , all living  beings  and non living  logos  and  even our  Universe  and Cosmos  !

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