U. G. Barad I suppoe you forget to read the topic sentence 'All Religions for Human Integral Development'. You tired to confuse the readers by mixing it with conversion and then you came with malicious contents to defame the Christian Catholic. Just as Saffron colour is working in Indian Press, so also some other colours work in New York Times and other Western Media. There nothing called total holy or pure in spiritual life but one can one strive to attain that holiness and purity through lot of mediation and scarify. Some doctors and scientists think they know everything and so they have answers to everything. I pity them, for life on earth is journey and you learn something new till you die.
There are 10 books for the Rigveda. Ten mandalams. From first to nine mandalams, in several places it is clearly said who is the real God, who is man and why should man worship the God and how should he worship him. In the tenth mandalam, besides this Lord Almighty, there is the mention about a man. The first born and only son of the God. His name is Prajapathy (Praja means man and Pathy means saviour), the son of the God comes to this world at the appropriate time. U. G. Barad, you yourself had quoted Rig Veda (Vedic literature) in one of your response yet you say you do not have Vedic literature. Kindly read below text (they are written in Sanskrit not Greek) you will know what I tried to explain you in previous mail. Rigveda X:90:2 पुरुष एवेदं सर्वं यद भूतं यच्च भव्यम | उताम्र्तत्वस्येशानो यदन्नेनातिरोहति || Purusha evedam sarvam Yadbhutham yachabhavyam Uthaamruthathwasya esaana Ya daannenathirohathi This man, the first born of the God is all that was, all that is and all that has to be. And he comes to this world to give recompense to everybody as per his deeds. In the in the Holy Bible, book of Revelation, St.John 1:8 'The Lord God, who is, who was and who is to come'. In John's Gospel 8th chapter 51st verse Jesus says: I am telling you the truth. Whoever obeys my teaching will never die. Rigveda X:90:5 तस्माद विराळ अजायत विराजो अधि पूरुषः | स जातोत्यरिच्यत पश्चाद भूमिमथो पुरः || Thasmaad virraada jaayatha viraajo adhi purusha: Sjaatho athyarichyatha Paschaad bhoomimadhopura From that male the universe came into being. From that body of the universe came the omnipresent male. That male thus became manifest, adopted various forms and character and created the earth and other planets along with the creatures to live in them. In John 1:3 says, 'through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him. Rigveda X:90:7 तं यज्ञं बर्हिषि परौक्षन पुरुषं जातमग्रतः | तेन देवा अयजन्त साध्या रषयश्च ये || Thaam yajnam barhishi proukshan Purusham jaathamagratha Thena deva ayajantha Saadhya rushayaschaye Devas of heaven and the ruling fraternity along with the hermits offered the first born male in sacrifice by consecrating him as the animal of offering by tying him on a wooden sacrificial post. We read in all the four Gospels in the Holy Bible - Jesus was consigned to a wooden cross by Pilate, the representative of the Roman Emperor, Herodes, the Jew king (Ruler), and two priests named Annas and Caiaphas and their henchmen. We are all children of God, God so loved us so much that he sent his only Son to save us. In his death the whole mankind got salvation not just Christian Catholic or Christian but all humans on earth irrespective of religion cast or creed or one believes in God or not. The mission of Christian Catholics (with the Pope as their leader) is to take the Good News (Birth, Death, Resurrection of Jesus and Salvation of mankind) to the ends of the Earth. There might have been wrong means but as I said men are weak right from Adam. The only exception is Christ being God himself, who came in this world in the form of Man. Sadly, the RSS and Saffron brigade in India don't refer these four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda but only Mahabharata and Ramayana, for they fear if they, they will find Prajapathy (Christ) and will no longer be called Hindus but Christians. The Prajapathy from Rig Veda is none other than Jesus Christ who came to this world to save mankind some 2000 years back. Born in the central part of the Globe i.e., Bethlehem. Don't worry about others, worry about yourself and your salvation. Meditate, read, search the truth. You will find the truth. Hope this will enlighten you why all religions are for integral development. Peace be with you today and always! Agnelo Pinheiro * * * UK STOCKS EXHAUSTED! After a community-supported launch at Croydon, Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* is available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. Ask a friend to pick up a copy. Details of the book http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
