Banned-2-B-beliefs inspection program

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thirucciRRambalam 703

 

If you want liberation and wisdom, what is the wisdom of getting to fatigue by

observing vows? Those who have the wisdom of seeking thiruvalanycuzi of our

Lord and sing musically with the pure thamiz of thirunyAnacambandhar, reaching

to their feet is the wisdom.

 

 

Below are some of an endless list of beliefs which I wish to place under

scrutiny.

 

Namaste

 

You actually would like to set up a program so that all these devastating

beliefs will be banned entirely out of the brain, thinking, consciousness and

nervous system of all the people on the planet?

 

1b. Blessing or initiation by certain saints/gurus would remove karmic effects.

 

Imagine ...

 

2b. A popular and gorgeous Indian actrice should be worshipped as Goddess.

 

3b. Death during the Hadj in Mecca, ensures a place for oneself and

devout-family-members in a heavenly realm

 

We can hardly hold the opposite is it not so? Such a belief is absolutely

necessary. This is MERELY a matter of respect and not beliefs.

 

4. Death during vaikunda agathasi ensures a place in vishnu's realm

 

5. On remembering 108 places where shakti's body parts fell will lead to

liberation.

 

One is more doubtful than another. This is absolutely preposterous and filled

with superstition. It comes out of a so-called 'magic realm'. But when some

people decide to live in that realm and to play and challenge each other

(t)here, people will have to bear the consequences. I know that spells as well

as shaktipatas and abhiseakas are true. The world is energy. Energy is power. We

experience vibrational realms.

 

6. Bathing in Ganges river removes sins.

 

This is true for a proper and profound or sanctified bath or shower.

 

7. There is no reincarnation for Muslims and Christians.

 

But some kind of life after that. Reincarnation is merely a word. Few religious

man i know of dare to live in the full conviction - beyond a shadow of a doubt!

- that after physical death, EVERYTHING is finished and the show is entirely

over for you. No more repeats or lingering on. Not one other chance! This is the

last. There is no redemption and certainly no hell after this life. No angels to

greet us. No pain. Nothing.

 

So religion will always be there because few people have the courage to jump in

the middle of an endless wave in a surging ocean at the time of the great Cosmic

Dissolution.

 

 

The list can goes on and on.

 

In this list I feel that a strong sense of belief is instilled in

people. Its so strong that causes the impossible to happen.

 

Beautifully said. Bravo!

 

It directs one to do a given action or to have a given mind frame

that leads to a desired outcome.

 

Why would it be 'desired'? This i think is an inconsideration in your proposed

philosophy.

 

I see this as a placebo effect. The mind is manipulated to create

this positive outcome under normal circumstances will makes it

impossible to happen

 

I wish to seek the opinion of members if my hypothesis is correct.

 

If my hypothesis is correct then I wish to pose another question.

 

Can we create our own placebo effect? For example, If one has

absolute belief that doing jaba only 1008 times of a given mantra in

the morning will lead him or her to liberation, then can his or her

personal belief really lead him or her to liberation?

 

I highly doubt this. The mind of people is weak. Or in fact the mind is very

strong. Anyway - no matter how you see it; anyone who would develop such

mind-control as you describe here, will rightly attract thousands of disciples

while he is a fraud. Just one morning japa and all is well?

 

For what it is worth ...

 

Reaching to the feet is wisdom.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

 

Greetings from the Bohemian Forest

 

Ralph Nataraj

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