When you are born into a religion there is a baptism of sorts and rituals of initiation. When life as we know it leaves our bodies there are more prayers and rituals before sending off.
Thats good, but I am more interested in that great period between birth and death. One is a Catholic, Hindu , Jew, Muslim , Buddhist Sikh etc not really by choice. . We are compelled to follow from a very young age . We are thrust with fear of a furnace of fire and damnation in a place called hell and joy of salvation in a place called heaven.
Between birth and death we can be poor and destitute, rich and famous , blind, lame, deaf, dumb, whole , black, yellow , brown ....
In societys vast mixi of human life forms all trying to reach God through his prophets, man yet waged bloody war on each other through these centuries. It seems we are getting worse by the day and are about to destroy the planet .
If we did not have religion and mankind brought up seeking inner peace through meditation....?
2007-04-05
06:36:17
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