Wednesday, September 10, 2008

EXPLANATION OF RELEGIOUS ICONS

Let me start with some reference from the book “CODE NAME GOD” written by Dr. MANI BHAUMIK, a renowned scientist. (Page10)
“Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychology, urged people to regard GOD as an illusion, nothing more. He said our concept of God only symbolized an infantile desire for a father figure, and we should outgrow this desire.
Science should replace GOD, Freud decreed, explaining –“Science is not an illusion. But it would be an illusion to suppose that we could get anywhere else what it cannot give us.”
But science also proved to be a false God, and its world-view left many despondent, among them even the atheistic philosopher Jean-Paul-Sartre, who wrote of “the God shaped hole in the human head” through which the creator has been forcibly extracted……………….
The truth is, both spirituality and science are essential to human beings and always have been. Strangely enough, the same scientific method that once compelled us to question the existence of God is now, by way of advanced physics and cosmology, developing evidence that tends to support our age old belief in a transcendental power.”

Now, this very concept of transcendental power is accepted unanimously, world wide, but the nomenclatures are different.
In the Semitic religions, like Islam & Christianity, there should be no alternative to God, Allah, as the motive was simple. These religions wanted the followers to concentrate to only on the transcendental power. This transcendental power, is supposed to nurse the human beings in the development in all directions.
But, in SANATAN DHARMA popularly known as HINDUISM spreaded petals in many branches where both the theist & atheist existed and exist.
Unfortunately, the peripherals became most important in SANATAN DHARMA. The peripherals became powerful more than the transcendental power. Misinformed views were taken for granted, only on the basis of blind faith.
Naturally, there became revolt. BUDDHA, JAIN and many others, they were the protestors.
Now, to shorten the canvas of discussion, HANUMAN is supposed to be the symbol of power and He is supposed to protect the people who are extorted.
So, as an ICON, He became popular.
My personal view is: - yes there is something from which we get relief. May it be HANUMAN, KALI, and CHRIST.
Now if you believe, you will get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Arguments????????????????????? Well, it is anybody’s conjecture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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