Amid the violence, a story of religious tolerance

[Guest guest]

Amid the violence in Sri Lanka, a story

of religious tolerance, featuring this

excellent line: " The shocked incomprehension

of Hindus when confronted with dogmatic certainties. "

 

August 21, 2007

National Public Radio [u.S.]

Philip Reeves

Audio, 4 minutes:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13818655

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

Having become a fan of M.I.A. through Devi Bhakta's recommendation quite a while

ago, I

have also become more aware of the Sri Lankan conflict between the majority and

mostly

Buddhist Sinhalese and the minority and mostly Hindu Tamils - who are

represented in the

armed conflict by the Tamil Tigers.

 

It is nice to hear in this NPR report about an example of religious

open-mindedness in a

conflict that has religious divisions. However I can't help but notice that the

open minded

Sinhalese translator was " contributing to peace " by building a temple for his

own faith for

the Sinhalese in a village where it might be resented by the Tamils there. I

would have

been more impressed if he were building a temple to Ganesha also.

 

Nonetheless, is there any Shakti practice that you know of in Sri Lanka? Just

curious.

 

pr

 

, " msbauju " <msbauju wrote:

>

>

> Amid the violence in Sri Lanka, a story

> of religious tolerance, featuring this

> excellent line: " The shocked incomprehension

> of Hindus when confronted with dogmatic certainties. "

>

> August 21, 2007

> National Public Radio [u.S.]

> Philip Reeves

> Audio, 4 minutes:

> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13818655

>