Hi, Vamadevananda! Can I assume from your post that you have read, perhaps even studied, the Upanishads? I just looked up "Upanishads" in Wikipedia, mostly to confirm that they are source-books of the Hindu religion. There was one short quote (the only one that I saw in the whole article) that caught my attention:
"Whoever sees all beings in the soul and the soul in all beings... What delusion or sorrow is there for one who sees unity? It has filled all. It is radiant, incorporeal, invulnerable... Wise, intelligent, encompassing, self-existent, It organizes objects throughout eternity." So, can you say more about what the Upanishads teach and about how they changed the society where they were studied? On Feb 7, 10:10 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > How many here have read the Upanishads ? ! > > The two most positive aspects of religion are concepts of fraternity > and brotherhood, in times when most of the world were barbarian, on > one hand, and the practice of introspection or self - examination, on > the other. > > On Feb 8, 2:50 am, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There have been many discussions here where the negative results of > > religion have been brought up as a side issue to another discussion. > > I would like to start two parallel threads here, one about the good > > that religions and religious people have done in and for the world, > > and the other about the bad things that have come from, and been done > > because of religion. > > > In this thread, lets concentrate on discussing the positive > > contributions of religion. The good acts, the positive results of > > religious teaching, and the positive things that can be learned from > > reading the "source books" of religion, such as the Bible, the > > Upanishads, the Koran, and other writings that are considered "Holy" > > by any religion. > > > A historical time-line might also be useful, correlating the beginning > > and growth of each religion to historical events and trends in the > > places where the religion was spread. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
