Even before the controversy over the film The Love Guru, which has angered Hindu activists, spiritual guru Dr Deepak Chopra was under attack from Christians and Buddhists. In the first of a three-part series on the controversy, Arthur J Pais discovers why Chopra likes to take on fundamentalists. Hey Deepak Chopra,if you have guts,take on the Muslim fundamentalists.
RE:Soft options
by Mind Clear on Apr 24, 2008 05:17 PM Permalink
Christians, Jews, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus have the same value system in the 21st century; All of them have modernized. They all believe in One-Law, Gender Equality, Uniform Civil Code, Freedom, Democracy and "True" secularism. What matters in life is the intensity of our work and inner fulfillment. Neither archaic religion, nor pseudo modernity can save humanity. People who will continue to succeed, are one's who will cultivate talent, knowledge, action in themselves and in others and seek equality in laws, principles and values. Rest is all waste of time and energy. Life is all about action to know oneself through work, knowledge, people, issues related to the body, mind, emotions, physical and mental well being, environmental issues, resource consumption using science, technology, art, music, sports, films and push for constant betterment and breaking free from mediocrity, stagnation, violence and status-quo; we always need to stand guard against ego, hypocrisy, grief, death, disease in us and masses.
RE:RE:Soft options
by Bhaumik on Apr 27, 2008 05:32 AM Permalink
"Christians, Jews, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus have the same value system in the 21st century; All of them have modernized."
Not all of them. Look at the Kmer Rouge inspired JVP in Srilanka, the orthodox fundamentalist (also Hassidic?) Jews, the Bhindrenwalaists, the Christian Phalangists, the RSS, and even some Parsis who want to preserve their purity by excommunicating inter-marrying Parsis.. the list is long.
The fact is that to us only the Islamists and the RSS sound fundamentalist because they are the loudest and the most violent. But no religious community is free from fundamentalism.
RE:Soft options
by Mind Clear on Apr 27, 2008 07:44 AM Permalink
The basic difference between Islam and other religions is that the 'State' does not legalize fundamentalism. For all other religions the State mandates, One-Law, Uniform Civil Code & Gender Equality. RSS is more of a reactionary force.
