Guest guest Posted July 24, 1999 Report Share Posted July 24, 1999 Hello Everybody ! Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om! Jay Namaste, You asked my opinion on this topic. That is indeed a tough one ! Age-old customs of ancient eastern cultures, however strange they may appear to our North American eyes, are usually 'better left alone'. I really believe that Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsadeva took birth in one of these 'old systems', in order to show us, by His own Illuminating Example, that Divinity may be expressed in many diverse ways. An interesting thought crossed my mind: When the Europeans discovered, in the last century, that the indigenous peoples of the Fiji Islands were consuming human flesh, they were mortified, disgusted and shocked.....and they let the Fijians know it ! Eventually the child-like, natives hung their heads in shame, stopped this 'abhorent' practice and became good Methodists. Let us stop and analyze this from the 'native' perspective. He sees white men killing each other in battle and then disposing of the corpses by burning or burying. In Fijian 'age-old' culture, they kill each other in battle, and then consume the bodies of those slain. Is this not showing greater respect for the human body ? They would wrap the spiced corpses in Aromatic leaves and bake them in large ovens, and the whole village would partake of the feast.....a jolly time would be had by all ! om shanthi om Tom ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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