is religion good for society or is it a curse as inevitably it gives rise to fundamental mentalism
is there a reference point in history where religion has played a constructive role in society
okay good very good we must ask this question the eighth is in fact this is the challenge they
come from the atheistic Lobby saying religions are a course is a human Ploy which is creating
hell on Earth fair enough you must understand you must accept everybody's thinking and try
and come to terms with this is how the atheists are attacking religion saying you are a cause
it's best to kick you out and stuff you out this is a real challenge I don't blame them
because when you're at the moment open the newspaper everywhere almost all the fighting the
violence you see all around the world almost all and not all almost all is in the name of religion
so you say look this is the culprit this is the guy we must pull out of the it's like a throne
on the side of humanity pull it out and throw it away understandable but I think about these
things in a very mature and a sober in a quiet manner this is my conclusion you don't need to
agree with it by the way my conclusion is this when you look at whole of human history overall
most religions were constructive and good for their own Community Society they brought people
together they made them think of higher things bring in networking and a grouping together for
not secular or not for just sensual reasons but for Spiritual reasons so it is fulfilled
an important function throughout history of humanity so you do a balance sheet like you
encounter you do a balancing over 5000 years it has done reasonably well for Humanity it
brought in kind of constructive idea spiritual ideas in society this is the credit side foreign
foreign
of course by the way religions have done atrocities in the name of religion I must
not undermine it I'll talk about it as well happily I'll talk about it so when Reliance
religious Communists are forced to work with each other there's a clash of civilization and
there are certain religions we are exclusive is by nature they can't help them so the whole theology
is built on exclusivism we alone are right our God is only a right to God and our Prophet is
this is the exclusivity that is embedded in the abrahamic Traditions all three of them have it
they feel that something special or unique about them special chosen people of God or whatever
and because of that when they have to interact with people who are not of the same fold Clash
of civilization you know if you like friction that is how you get friction because this exclusivity
in a web excludes human beings from your faults unless you subscribe to my God and my tradition
Etc we kill you convert you this creates phonetic Behavior so the reason of phonetic behavior before
we were kind of lucky we are separate now we have to live closely with each other so we have to now
resolve the issue and we are trying to dissolve it do you know how I am doing it in my very limited
way humble way pluralism many ways to be spiritual this is your way good for you carry on go to your
destination this is my way don't impose your way on me this is called pluralism this is a central
feature for Indian traditions so I'm promoting it left right and Center in the religious education
system and everywhere I go this is the resolution of making religious again constructive rather than
destructive or damaging or self-inflicting self you know inflicting self pain the other thing
I must mention I trashed only but I must touch on it we may think this is already done good no
many of the shastras we have in Hinduism also have been atrocious very attractive
when you look at some of the like management their atrocious you're saying do they actually say the
human being should be treated in this way are they ready for real this is in the name of religion yes
the only thing I can say the passing comment is this tradition has been very nasty to people of
other Traditions as well as no tradition some of their atheist they'll kill you they'll be nasty to
people of other tradition as well as no tradition the Hindus have not done that but rub it in
the Hindus have been atrocious to their own people if you're in the lower rongo society today in
India lower rank of society they will suck your blood out and spit you out they don't care a bit
so the worst thing Hinduism is they don't kind of impose themselves other tradition
other religions or try to force them or convert them but they'll be nasty atrocious to their
own people but they don't want to recognize it you know it's a lot of karma it is so to
suffer there's no such thing so I must pass this kind of cutting comment in the Hindus as well
thank you