Dear Shyam Vinayak, First of all a subtle, gracious and reasonable assessment on how one lives..
Much like the Hindus, the Christians too have this approach to life, although a lot of it has to do with the way one persists in truth, something that is becoming a rarity. Free will has been misinterpreted for centuries, but is still available as an existential rod to hold onto, and may be approached or practiced radically (a western paradigm to begin with). What one ought or ought not to do is another issue. I doubt one encounters the concept of "ought" in Indian laguages -- thankfully. The mind does its bit to play havoc with the base units of a body (as we know them) -- molecules, and other stuff of life. The societies we live in. its inducements, hours, spatial formulations and assorted eye candies are certainly a catalyst. Energy as such, and its forms are many, is not something to be played around with. Shakti. But in terms of lifestyle athough Hindus appeared less extravagant earlier: in the consumption of food (practically no oil or meat), alcohol, and the measured imbuing of stimuli, adhering to ways and means of living including even the deeper aspects of truth (how one sees oneself) in / through yoga for one, and resonating in an understanding of shakti; in recent years appetites have mushroomed. Although having a Dharama for conducting life and its events, even Hindus cannot expect to be, and are not immune from the vagaries of modern society. The rapacious pace of change may have alerted a few, of a higher order of consiousness and awareness, but those are not necessarily the learned, at least one may not presume this is obviously so. But this is a huge discussion, that I have no doubt you are aware of. There are those of Christian persuasion who are looking over their shoulders and changing their lifestyles, and approaches to environmental (as in how they exist with their fellow man) engagements and encounters. There are others who are culturally Christian. Let them be. Some of us do not attend mass too often. Let us be too. Christainity is different things to various people. Very few people practive Love. But India does needs much of it, and it is something that could be taught at various levels, but certainly has to be done one on one too. I know and have heard of many more Christians who have cancers than Hindus. And my world is pretty inclusive. Lifestyle? Hedonism? Stresses Unique to Christians? Cheap Beer? Pork on Steroids? Will this change, at least among those I know? It better change. What really is a cancer? Cell aberrations. Some form of energy is going awry for sure. One has to be fluid, working at approaching life and events through a fluid disposition. Christians also appear to be wealthy, but to my eye this is not conclusive say in Goa, although it certainly appears as such. Style and substance are two different things. Maya is maya -- ilusion. The Buddhists got that right. In the end we all deteriorate. The pleasures of diseaseless living incorporates a homogeinity of body, mind and soul, which is visualized through religion, sexuality and consciousness. To your point, conciousness is key. venantius j pinto From: "damodar vinayak bale" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa- net God sucks When Nature has made provisions for every Human born to live, who are the ones who make diversions? Every human born has a right to live a diseaseless life.Can that be achieved? What happens today is diseases are created and remedies are searched.Those who work to earn during their prime age,neglecting upkeep of their body,spend their earnings to attend to the diseases engulfed body at a later age.The limit of earnings cannot be assessed.But the pleasures of diseaseless living are only known to few. With best wishes for healthy living, Shyam V.Bale,Mumbai.
