Saturday, October 13, 2007

How I responded to Universal Ramayana in Times of India

There was this article which left me sad for two days ... why do the Hindus have to be logical but not any other religious believers? That too why do they have to suffer in their own land? What harm have they done to anyone? Check out this outrageous article "Universal Ramayana" in Times of India. I think its time we disallow "unauthentic" people to write about our religious beliefs.

My two cents that was sent to the editor goes as follows

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For centuries Indian saints have worshipped the most compassionate Form of the Lord in Sri Rama. Great penances have been done and noble virtues have been attained purely by the Power of the Lord’s Name. Samartha Ramadasa, Tulasidasa, Thyagaraja, Bhadrachalam Ramadasa and such holy souls were great devotees of Sri Rama.


By scientific analysis we stand to ruin cultural and traditional values. Don’t we see Science and Industrialization as instrumental in causing Universal Pollution and destroying simple living of human beings by burdening them with unnecessary accoutrements?


Given the present day predilections to destroy icons, there is urgent need to resuscitate ideals in human beings. Ethics should be given more priority than Engineering. Faith and Unity need the pure ambrosia from our hearts in the form of Godliness and Virtues. Lord Rama is an exemplary ideal for us. When one considers Sita Rama as one’s own divine Father, where is the question of researching on His existence. Do we do the DNA check for our kith and kin?


Let us give up on such "scientific" pursuits and focus on the great human ideals and matchless character of Lord Rama and ennoble ourselves. Let us not unnecessarily use science and empiricism as a weapon against religion and lose the joy of living a noble and blissful life in this speck of a moment called human life. Let the Lord Rama bless us with more discrimination and moral strength.

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read the Universal Ramayana ... actually a dilution of Sri Rama's greatness from an "intellectual" non Hindu

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Universal_Ramayana/articleshow/2440590.cms