Religion is not opium, it's cyanide.
December 14, 2005
'Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished... not only is religion divisive and oppressive, it is also a denial of all that is divine in people; it is a suffocation of the soul.'
-- One of my all-time favorite authors, Tom Robbins, in Skinny Legs and All.
What set me thinking about religion was a recent article in the Indian Express which spoke about how Hindus cannot adopt Muslim children and vice versa. Read more here: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/15ram.htm Source - Rediff.com
Dear friends! Mr. Sengupta's conclusion is wrong. Intrinsic religiosity promotes health and happiness whereas extrinsic religiosity generates ethnocentrism, cyanide within. Regards.
From India, Delhi
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174December 14, 2005
'Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished... not only is religion divisive and oppressive, it is also a denial of all that is divine in people; it is a suffocation of the soul.'
-- One of my all-time favorite authors, Tom Robbins, in Skinny Legs and All.
What set me thinking about religion was a recent article in the Indian Express which spoke about how Hindus cannot adopt Muslim children and vice versa. Read more here: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/15ram.htm Source - Rediff.com
Dear friends! Mr. Sengupta's conclusion is wrong. Intrinsic religiosity promotes health and happiness whereas extrinsic religiosity generates ethnocentrism, cyanide within. Regards.
From India, Delhi
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I would like to request everyone not to copy complete texts from other websites and post them on CiteHR. This is a violation of the copyrights act. Instead, what you should do is copy a paragraph and provide a link to the original article - this is called fair use.
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CHR
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Dear Dr. even if you paste somthing, mention the source of the article....so that the credits are given.... regards scare_crow
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