Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 >From our previous post... “Hence it happens that the more intensely religious a man is, the more unpleasant he is likely to be to those who differ from him in religion. If he obtains political power, he will persecute all that profess other religions. That is because religious belief is not inimical to egoism......." [To continue...} "The religious man always thinks that his zeal for making converts is a virtue. It is not a virtue at all, but a vice, because this zeal is due to his egoism. He does not say to himself: “This faith seems to be true and good; so it shall be mine till I know better.” On the contrary he says to himself: “This is my faith, and therefore it alone is true, and it is the duty of all men to accept it.” Thus his attachment to his own faith is egoistic. That is why there is rancour in his condemnation of other faiths. The existence of those faiths is an insult to him. ‘Orthodoxy is my doxy, and heterodoxy is the other man’s doxy’ — such is his mentality. Thus it happens that many a believer harbours a greater dislike for those that differ from him even slightly, than even for non-believers, or for believers in a totally different religion." ....from Chapter Six, called "The Soul" in the book Maha Yoga: the entire book can be downloaded free-of-charge from the website of Sri Ramanasramam.http://www.ramana-maharshi.org/anbudan John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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