All religions would have evolved had a few not got stuck with the dictats of religious books/shastras, dogmas and a false sense of superiority based on chance birth in a particular womb.
Culture and language has no such qualms; so they continue to flow like, as RB says. MKD On 1/26/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 2:17 PM -0600 1/25/06, Rajen Barua wrote: > >Bravo!!! > >Culture, Religion, Language all are like rivers. > >They flow and take the paths of least resistence. > > > > *** Cultures evolve. Languages do too, although far less easily, > unless enforced > with overwhelming political power and/or military might. > > But do religions evolve in the same manner? If so, where does > fundamentalism come from? Why are certain religions ready to kill, > before letting one change to another or attack reformers as heretics > and converts as apostates? And why is it that all religious wisdoms > were found millenia ago, with no farther developments in religion, no > new wisdoms found? Or could it be that newly derived wisdoms in the > field are not accepted as legitimate, asserting that religions are > not meant to be changed - like certain governments? > > > > > > > > >RB > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Malabika Brahma > >To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] ; > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:28 PM > >Subject: Re: [Assam] Himendra's reply to Saurav > > > >I would disgree with both Jugal da and Himenda. > > > >Religion, Language, Culture, Nation all are constantly evolving over > >time and will always undergo change. Any resistance is not only > >futile but also against the normal and natural course of history. > > > >For example, most of the Assamese (Koches) speakers or for that > >matter the Bengali speakers in North Bengal were Bodo speakers at > >one point of time. Does it mean that the Koches should abandon their > >Assamese or Bengali speech and return to Bodo fold ? > > > >Or for that matter, Mithraism was the dominating religion all over > >Middle East and Europe before Islam or Christianity. Should all of > >them (those Christians or Muslims) abandon their faith and return to > >their ancient religion ? > > > >We should learn to realise that NONE is ever eternal - be in > >Religion, Language, Race or Nationality. The ONLY ETERNAL FACT is > >the Change itself. > > > >Utpal > >Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > people of Assam to remain Hindu, but become > >> Hindi-speaking!! I am not sure what history has in > >> store for Assam, but I would like the language > >> preserved for eternity!! > > > >Jugalda, > > > >Conversely, would you be happier if the people of > >Assam keep Assamese as a language but become all > >Muslims? Let go of all the "secular" customs and > >traditions that are associated with Assamese being > >Hindus? > > > >And in alternative situations, would you rather the > >language be Hindi-ized (meaning significant Hindi > >influence) or Arabicized (significant Muslim > >influence) if these are the only two options > >available? Bengali in Bangladesh is undergoing rapid > >transformation as the country itself transforms into a > >fundamentalist state. > > > >Just interested in understanding your point of view? > > > >Rajib > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > >Yahoo! > >Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC > ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > >calling > >worldwide with voicemail > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > -- Manoj Kumar Das B 109 Gr Floor Rear Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 110017 India Tel: 91 11 26533824 Telefax: 91 11 26533829 Hand Phone: 91 9312650558 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
