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Why Religion, History, Politics and Psychology are inseparable disciplines of study to me

Monday, 25 June 2007

As I see it, history is collective record of past human actions.

How do these actions originate? ... They are triggered by mind.

What regulates the mind? ... Thoughts and emotions!

How thoughts and emotions are shaped? ... Through education!

Which part of education influences human mind most? ... Religious education!

I have demonstrated through my work Christianity in a different Light as to how religion has continuously shaped history of the Christian-World and how it is still shaping the current events of that part of the world.

Therefore, to me history and religion are inseparable disciplines of study.

While discussing history and related current events you may find me delving into politics at times.

This is because history and politics are inseparable disciplines of study to me.

If history is the record of past events, the key to those events may at times be found in the contemporary politics.

Let me explain this a bit differently.

History records the actions taken by those who govern nations.

The policies they adopt shape the lives of millions.

Such policies become the subject matter of politics.

Therefore, history (actions) cannot be separated from politics (policies).

For the same reason, history cannot be fully interpreted without diving into the politics which shaped that history.

Hence, you will find me digging into both from time to time.

Monday, 12 Dec 2011, 01:22 AM

Similarly, while discussing history, politics, education and religion you will find me digging deep into human psychology.

This is because human psychology cannot be ignored if one wants to make an in-depth analysis of religion and education system, as well as, their far-reaching impact on human mind that eventually get translated into policies (politics) and actions (history).

Human thoughts, emotions and conducts are complex issues and their inter-relationship with psychology, religion, education can show great amount of inter-dependency.

Quest for Truth is one-way street and you could be the lone walker on it

Source: 2004 Judaism Christianity Islam Secularism Hinduism

Truth has many faces. Those advertised with a loudspeaker are not to be found in my works.

Those kept carefully wrapped up under the blanket, expect them to find here.

It is my firm conviction that true revival of Hindu Dharm' is not possible until we come to respect the truth, and the whole truth.

I am speaking of that truth which knows not who is on my side, and who is on the other side.

Meaning, truth must not distinguish between those on my side and those opposed to me.

Truth is brutal; it knows no sides, no loyalties other than the Truth itself.

In such situation, you have no true friends.

If some approach you today with admiration, expect them to disappear in thin air the moment your truth displeases them.

Quest for Truth is one-way street and you could be the lone walker on it, but remember you are never truly alone when you are with the Truth.

‘He’ is there with you, the ultimate Guru, from whom descends all knowledge: the Creator of this Universe!

On Repetition

Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011, 22:20 PM

If a subject is dear to your heart you would not mind reading it again and again

Those who love Raam Charit Maanas they love to hear it over and again

This serves two purposes: (1) you come to remember some of the lessons that you had forgotten, (2) you find some new meaning in it

It is necessary for me to bring out the same thing in my writings (1) in different context (2) from different angle

Think of it in another way: how did you acquire some of the impressions?

Isn't it because you were told by teachers, again you read in text books, again you read or saw in print or electronic media?

Did such repetition over the years, and through the generations, cemented certain images and impressions on your mind

You would not simply change your views disregard how much one argues against it

Yes, repetition did the trick

Similarly, only repetition of contrary views can help erase those images and replace them with new images

Therefore, repetition is not to be frowned upon if one wants to imbibe new found facts into his system such that those begin to reflect through his/her thoughts, emotions, and most importantly, conducts

Do not forget the age old adage "if you hear the untruth hundreds of times you come to believe that as the truth"

The only effective way to counter it is "to hear the truth hundreds of times so that you can come to believe it as truth"...

Welcome

Monday, 22 Aug 2011

I am glad that you chose to visit my site, and I would want to welcome you for that.

In a way it's a Truth Seeker's site.

Truth, of course, can take any shape and present itself with different faces at different times.

It all depends on who is presenting it and what he wants to attain with it.

In these times of information explosion, it is not easy to distinguish between different versions of truth floating around.

People tend to accept the one which is stated more often and from different platforms.

People tend to think: when everyone says this, it cannot be wrong.

The lone voice presenting an opposite version of Truth gets often buried down and no one takes notice of.

Still, a few inquisitive people listen to it, examine it, and come to the conclusion if what I say that makes sense.

Such people have often called me a One Man Army and volunteered help in their own ways.

Above photograph was taken on 17 Sept 2009 at the request of Shri V Sundaram, I.A.S. (Retd.) when he published a review of my book They Impeached Humanity in a Chennai based English daily

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