Religion is not opium, it's cyanide
December 14, 2005
'Religion is nothing but institutionalised mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalisation. The moment we attempt to organise mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished... not only is religion divisive and oppressive, it is also a denial of all that is divine in people; it is a suffocation of the soul.'
--One of my all time favorite authors, Tom Robbins, in Skinny legs and All
What set me thinking about religion was a recent article in the Indian Express which spoke about how Hindus cannot adopt Muslim children and vice-versa.
Read More here: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/15ram.htm
Source-Rediff.com
Dear friends !
Mr. Sengupta's conclusion is wrong. Intrinsic religiousity promotes health and happiness where as extrinsic religiousity generates ethnocentrism, cyanide within.
regards
From India, Delhi
174December 14, 2005
'Religion is nothing but institutionalised mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalisation. The moment we attempt to organise mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished... not only is religion divisive and oppressive, it is also a denial of all that is divine in people; it is a suffocation of the soul.'
--One of my all time favorite authors, Tom Robbins, in Skinny legs and All
What set me thinking about religion was a recent article in the Indian Express which spoke about how Hindus cannot adopt Muslim children and vice-versa.
Read More here: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/15ram.htm
Source-Rediff.com
Dear friends !
Mr. Sengupta's conclusion is wrong. Intrinsic religiousity promotes health and happiness where as extrinsic religiousity generates ethnocentrism, cyanide within.
regards
From India, Delhi
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I would request everyone to not copy complete texts from other websites and posting them on CiteHR. This is a violation of the copyrights act. Instead what you should do is copy a paragraph and provide a link to the original article - this is called fair use.
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From India, Gurgaon
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From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
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