Unfolding events.....

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Dear List

 

I am taking the liberty of sending the copy of an email I sent to

my interfaith colleagues in London relating to recent developments.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Copy of the email~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

I do not to the popular view that the world is facing

some 'evils doers' whose elimination will resolve the temporary

interruption to our status quo. I think that there are serious underlying

issues that will not go away that easily. They are simply making

themselves known to us in no uncertain terms. According to me the root

cause of these developments cannot be resolved politically, socially,

economically, or diplomatically. In the long term the resolution lies in

spirituality.

 

We notice that there is growing concern that the resolution to

the present problems cannot be in military action but needs

to be tackled on a broader front.

 

The problem is that very few know what this may involve.

Throw more money at the some run down Muslim countries?

Stop interfering in the Middle East?

Stop using up the oil resources?

Nobody really knows where the resolution lies.

 

Most 'think-tanks' in the West - in Government or

even within Organised religions do not really have

any 'faith' in spirituality as holding the answer.

In fact the backlash to these unfolding events will be:-

" Religions are to blame for fanatism " hence they should be

phased out from our society. Earlier the better.

 

My proposition is exactly the opposite: Because

religions are being phased out that we are getting fanatism.

This may sound preposterous - let me expand on this.

 

(1) The devout follower of any religion is at odds with the strongly

secular world he lives in. He is not in sympathy with it but has

little choice in the matter. The situation carries on until a threshold is

reached when an unconscious reaction ( let me stress the word

" unconscious " ) from the fringe of this society would lash out at

secularity and all that goes with it (power politics, corruption,

double standards, economic injustice etc.). Understandably

such a reaction will be directed at a nation that thrives on or is

seen to thrive on secularity.

The reason why I stressed the word 'unconscious' is because these

in-humane 'throwing up' we have seen recently comes from the

fringe of society. If you like the weakest link (- the almost deranged)

who exhibit this unconscious revulsion at the status quo in a dramatic

manner. What has shocked the world has been the brutality

exhibited. So in-humane. Someone commented that the line

between the animal and human kingdoms got blurred.....

......That is really not true...animals do not exhibit

such mindless viciousness! So why such a severe action?

It is precisely because we ignore our " more than human " side that such

frenzied activities occur. I am in no way condoning the acts of these

violent people - I am simply saying that they are the symptom

rather than the cause of a severe malaise of mankind. They are

the weakest link in the human society hence they cracked.

 

The worrying thing is that unless these underlying issues are

addressed - " more of the same " will continue to be played out

on our screens. This is a horrifying thought.

The greatest worry is the immediate solution to the present crisis will

not be sought in spirituality but in 'other spheres'. If that happens then

mankind will pay dearly for not learning its lessons quickly enough.

 

I am not suggesting we all become Muslims or Hindus

or 'Interfaithites'. I am simply pointing out the underlying and

very potent element mankind possesses - the element generally

called 'spirituality' - the element that evokes and unleashes such

powerful forces that we ignore them at our peril.

These forces need to be harnessed rather than allowed to

run riot in our society.

 

I am not offering a solution - I am merely pointing out the direction

in which the solution may lie.

 

regards

jay

 

Please read this email - 'correct it as you like' and then send

it to the think-tanks or other bodies you feel may like to see it.

[Guest guest]

Dear Jay,

 

I fully agree with what you have said. Waging a war

against the terrorists will attack only on the surface

level of the problem. If at all US wants to completely

eliminate the terrorism it should try to find the root

of the problem. And I think the root of the problem is

deterioation of Dharam. If we see in Mahabharath,

Krishna has clearly said,

 

In BG 4.7

yadaa yadaa hi DharamasyA gLanirbHavathi Bharathaa |

aBhythThAnamaDharamasya thadhAthmAnam srujAmyaham ||

 

O scion of the Bharata dynasty, whenever there is a

decline one virtue and increase of vice, then do I

manifest Myself.

 

Krishna took avathara to not to just kill asuric

minded people, he ensured that Dharma is established

which had deterioted. If it was only to kill

Duryodhana, kamsa or Jarasandha anyone in pandavas

could have done that. But the important thing was to

establish the Dharma for which only God had to take

avathara.

Even at the present we are in the same situation as it

was in Mahabharath, killing one Osama Bin laden or

Taliban people will be of no use, new people like this

will keep coming, that is why for 1000's of years this

problem remains unsolved. Unless we try to establish

dharama this will never be solved. Now the question is

for doing this do we have wait for another God

incarnation or we ourselves can do this. I think God

has shown us ones how to do that and it is our job to

repeat the same. And I am not saying that everyone

should follow vedanta philosophy and it is not

possible also but still if the people sit together

they can come up with some solution. It is time for

the great spiritual leaders of all religion to come

together and discuss fairly. Just how the UN was

formed after 2nd World war we need a similar body

which unites the differnet religions of people, I know

this will be not be easy as forming UN. Politically it

is easy to unite, but religion wise it is very tough

but I think we don't have any other option.

 

sarvam vasudevamayam jagath

Prashanth

>

> Dear List

>

> I am taking the liberty of sending the copy of an

> email I sent to

> my interfaith colleagues in London relating to

> recent developments.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Copy of the

> email~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> I do not to the popular view that the

> world is facing

> some 'evils doers' whose elimination will resolve

> the temporary

> interruption to our status quo. I think that there

> are serious underlying

> issues that will not go away that easily. They are

> simply making

> themselves known to us in no uncertain terms.

> According to me the root

> cause of these developments cannot be resolved

> politically, socially,

> economically, or diplomatically. In the long term

> the resolution lies in

> spirituality.

>

> We notice that there is growing concern that the

> resolution to

> the present problems cannot be in military action

> but needs

> to be tackled on a broader front.

>

> The problem is that very few know what this may

> involve.

> Throw more money at the some run down Muslim

> countries?

> Stop interfering in the Middle East?

> Stop using up the oil resources?

> Nobody really knows where the resolution lies.

>

> Most 'think-tanks' in the West - in Government or

> even within Organised religions do not really have

> any 'faith' in spirituality as holding the answer.

> In fact the backlash to these unfolding events will

> be:-

> " Religions are to blame for fanatism " hence they

> should be

> phased out from our society. Earlier the better.

>

> My proposition is exactly the opposite: Because

> religions are being phased out that we are getting

> fanatism.

> This may sound preposterous - let me expand on this.

>

> (1) The devout follower of any religion is at odds

> with the strongly

> secular world he lives in. He is not in sympathy

> with it but has

> little choice in the matter. The situation carries

> on until a threshold is

> reached when an unconscious reaction ( let me stress

> the word

> " unconscious " ) from the fringe of this society would

> lash out at

> secularity and all that goes with it (power

> politics, corruption,

> double standards, economic injustice etc.).

> Understandably

> such a reaction will be directed at a nation that

> thrives on or is

> seen to thrive on secularity.

> The reason why I stressed the word 'unconscious' is

> because these

> in-humane 'throwing up' we have seen recently comes

> from the

> fringe of society. If you like the weakest link (-

> the almost deranged)

> who exhibit this unconscious revulsion at the status

> quo in a dramatic

> manner. What has shocked the world has been the

> brutality

> exhibited. So in-humane. Someone commented that the

> line

> between the animal and human kingdoms got

> blurred.....

> .....That is really not true...animals do not

> exhibit

> such mindless viciousness! So why such a severe

> action?

> It is precisely because we ignore our " more than

> human " side that such

> frenzied activities occur. I am in no way condoning

> the acts of these

> violent people - I am simply saying that they are

> the symptom

> rather than the cause of a severe malaise of

> mankind. They are

> the weakest link in the human society hence they

> cracked.

>

> The worrying thing is that unless these underlying

> issues are

> addressed - " more of the same " will continue to be

> played out

> on our screens. This is a horrifying thought.

> The greatest worry is the immediate solution to the

> present crisis will

> not be sought in spirituality but in 'other

> spheres'. If that happens then

> mankind will pay dearly for not learning its lessons

> quickly enough.

>

> I am not suggesting we all become Muslims or Hindus

> or 'Interfaithites'. I am simply pointing out the

> underlying and

> very potent element mankind possesses - the element

> generally

> called 'spirituality' - the element that evokes and

> unleashes such

> powerful forces that we ignore them at our peril.

> These forces need to be harnessed rather than

> allowed to

> run riot in our society.

>

> I am not offering a solution - I am merely pointing

> out the direction

> in which the solution may lie.

>

> regards

> jay

>

> Please read this email - 'correct it as you like'

> and then send

> it to the think-tanks or other bodies you feel may

> like to see it.

>

 

 

 

 

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