tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698193782974105766.post3797437422336122235..comments2024-02-06T20:51:54.939-08:00Comments on Scribblings On The Walls Of Silence: Who Decides How Good You AreFredjeevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10409347631422604384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698193782974105766.post-29052000503989972932012-06-14T04:59:52.705-07:002012-06-14T04:59:52.705-07:00I must really thank you for this post. As always y...I must really thank you for this post. As always you have done an amazing post. This is one question that I think a lot about. The first paragraph, I completely agree.. I don't have to chant prayers and visit the temple to justify that I believe in a God. I think the whole spiritual connection is something very personal and the whole collective religion idea has turned it into nothing but mere show.<br />The idea of honesty too is very vague. Can anybody really evaluate how much good and honest I am??<br />A very thought provoking post,sensitively written :)Swarnalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838907845653317492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698193782974105766.post-46660169756549923672012-06-14T00:03:45.192-07:002012-06-14T00:03:45.192-07:00@Bhavana: Thanks for being a regular reader and fo...@Bhavana: Thanks for being a regular reader and for sharing your reflections. I have no way but to agree with the surprizes that life has in store for us in the strangest of places. And like you said Ravana-a demon in one country, is also worshiped as a God in another.Fredjeevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409347631422604384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698193782974105766.post-10582930152601947512012-06-13T23:18:37.003-07:002012-06-13T23:18:37.003-07:00Perfect. Yes. Whos to say who is good or not? I te...Perfect. Yes. Whos to say who is good or not? I tend to argue--why this tremendous emphasis on "goodness" which is always already socially inscribed! Even in the scriptures--although there are three gunas and satva guna is venerated--the wise exhort us to move beyond the gunas, including satva guna. And sometimes the most evil are closest to perfection and divinity. Remember Ravana and how he was killed Rama himself? He ascended heaven after having kidnapped sita and doing so much harm--because he was ripe. I have learnt to look beyond these fallacies and actively find friends in places where we would generally shudder. Because there are gems waiting to be emerge there. Neat post as usual!!! Love the way u interpret and bounce off from photosBhavanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799522192219059459noreply@blogger.com