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Re: Power of the Mantra
Anand (anandk@ksc.net.th@ksc.net.th) wrote:
: > Come on if there was really somuch power within these mantras, then
: > surely we would have been in a far better state then we are in today.
: > After all there must be millions of people who over the ages have been
: > following the rules for reciting them - what good has it done to the
: > society - one word comes to mind - never mind!
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: If only everyone had followed the
: ancient tradintions and values we wouled have been in much better shape
: today. Making blanket comments like what it has done to the world is a
: non issue.
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Hi Anand,
I think ancient india went to the extreme of
being highly religious, we had a lot of sages
who spent their time on their salvation alone,
we sacrificed the social uplifting of millions for the
salvation of a few. A balance of the two should have been
the right approach. As Vivekananda points out in one of
his speeches( I cannot remember the exact words of his
speech ) that the philosophy is useless to a person
with empty stomache. On the other hand, we are trying
now to go to the other end, highly materialistic, even
talking about religion or philosophy is considered out of
fashion especially if it is about hinduism.
Regards,
Santhosh
