1.Our religions have become a mockery. 2.This is the great truth. 3.We are not going to be saved by our religion; nor is religion going to save mankind if it is to be a practical vocation of getting on in life, to somehow earn a name as a religious man, a pontiff, an acharya, a guru, a sannyasin, a yogi, a minister, a pope. 4.If these are our ambitions and aspirations, God forbid, we do not know what is going to be our future. - PART-10.

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1.Our religions have become a mockery.

2.This is the great truth.

3.We are not going to be saved by our religion; nor is religion going to save mankind if it is to be a practical vocation of getting on in life, to somehow earn a name as a religious man, a pontiff, an acharya, a guru, a sannyasin, a yogi, a minister, a pope.

4.If these are our ambitions and aspirations, God forbid, we do not know what is going to be our future.

Sub : The Vision of True Religion - Swami Krishnananda : PART-10.

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The vision of life, which became the deciding factor of the various vocations of life in India, was the seeing of meaning in each and every thing. Sarvam khalv idam brahma, tajjalan iti, shanta upasita, says the Chhandogya Upanishad. Everywhere, a ray of hope is present; in everything, the light of divinity is implanted. Therefore, everyone can move towards perfection in his own or her own way, and there cannot be a standard religious outlook for every minute detail for all people. Religion, as the worship of God or the aspiration for perfection, cannot turn a blind eye to the physical needs of man and the social norms of life, or to the political security I referred to.

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Human psychology is the answer to the question as to how we have to conduct ourselves in life. The questions arise from us, and the answers also will come from within our own selves. The way in which we are constituted psychologically will also be the way in which we would feel the need to move outwardly in social life, and it will determine the type of government that we need, the kind of ethics that we have to adopt in our life, and so on. All these norms are relative to the psychological structure of the individuals.

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These masters had the vision of the various levels or lokas of existence—Bhuloka, Bhuvarloka, Svarloka, etc.—and all these levels have different types of morality prevailing in them, because their individual constitutions are quite different from the way in which we mortal physical individuals are made. The ethics of Svarga, the morality of Brahmaloka, are quite different from the morality that we would regard as most appropriate for us.

Why go so far? Even in this very world, cultures vary and the principles or norms of ethics and morality change, and one differs from the other to such an extent that, due to various causes such as geographical, psychological, and ideological, one would look upon the other as odious. We cannot say that only our standards are perfect and others' standards are wrong, because, as I tried to point out, everyone has to rise from the level in which one is, and I cannot appropriate your level, nor you mine.

Your standard of perfection—an ideal that you envisage before your eyes—arises from the particular level of evolution in which you are. You may be behind me or you may be ahead of me, but a hungry man is in need of physical food, while one who had a sumptuous meal may not be in need of that particular requirement.

To be continued ...

JAIHIND
VANDEMATHARAM

NOTE  :-

"Vadakkunnathan Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at city of Thrissur, of Kerala state in India. This temple is a classic example of the architectural style of Kerala and has monumental towers on all four sides and also a kuttambalam. Mural paintings depicting various episodes from Mahabharata can be seen inside the temple.The shrines and the Kuttambalam display vignettes carved in wood. The temple, along with the mural paintings, has been declared as a National Monument by India under the AMASR Act. According to popular local lore, this is the first temple built by Parasurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu. Thekkinkadu maidan, encircling the Vadakkunnathan Temple, is the main venue of the Thrissur Pooram. Non-Hindus are not allowed to enter into the temple.

In the year 2012 the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recommended 14 sites, including Vadakkumnathan Temple and palaces, from Kerala to include in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites."