word to word
untouchables,
bloody fights between
faiths of the same, different
religions are single stories that
do not define them…
… I imagine
Jesus, Krishna, Mohammad, Buddha
sitting under a tree and talking
how are they talking…
can I, you, you, and you talk like them
I can see flowers, fruits
blooming in their words…
but our words,
stoning each other,
bombing the universe
© supratik 2023
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How true! And following on from our previous exchange; I wonder, was Jesus after all a Jew? So where did Christianity come into it? But no, he was ‘Aryan’ – blond with blue eyes ,I’ve seen the old pictures in church!
Consciousness is the key. One needs to imagine how their prophets/preachers would behave in challenging situations. Am I behaving their way? If the answer is no, then for that moment we are not in their path. Violence in thoughts, words, and actions is unnecessary for leading our lives. Education is a boon and a bane at the same time. The irreparable damages caused so far have been caused by very educated people. Knowledge is not reality, it is, as Vivekanada says, ‘a manufactured reality’; I don’t know if I had distracted from the main point, but I wanted to say… Read more »
Yes! You are so right. There is a tale – it must be of Sufi origin but its origin escapes me at present. The Devil and a follower are walking down the road. Ahead of them they see a man stoop down and pick something up, and looking pleased with himself stuff it into his pocket. The follower says to the Devil: “did you see what he picked up?” “Yes”, replied the Devil, “it was a piece of the truth”. The follower said: “Well, this must be a bad day for you then?”. “Not at all”, the Devil replied, “I… Read more »
I do not know of this story. Sounds interesting. Thank you.