Religion should be a process of completely overhauling the system, a sort of spiritual workout that enhances our mind towards fulfilling our ultimate potential. It cannot remain apathetic and indifferent to our changing needs. One cannot restrict religion to the confines of holy books alone; there is a need to create new emotional, spiritual and social concepts.
Unfortunately most religions are in a state of decay and the decrepit edifices are crumbling with the advances in science and technology. Religion today is like running on a treadmill, no matter how hard you try, you and the preachers are left standing stationery, rooted in the same spot. The saint’s, preachers and mullahs represent rusting treadmill machines, repeating the old decadent scriptures which contain no wisdom in today’s context. Like yellowing newspapers or parchments they keep repeating old and stale stories with no fresh infusion of thought.
When the world is changing at a frenetic pace religion must respond to the needs of society, guiding, counseling without bias or prejudice. Invoking god’s name, chanting slokas/hymns, offering prayers all come in the way of accepting that the world is an illusion, and nothing belongs to us. There is no escape from the universe and all it’s elements because nature regulates the inner and outer world.
Religion must discard their clannish robes and secularize themselves to current politics, business, and economy and spiritually evolve to embrace change. Only then can they guide humanity to deal with economic, social and political issues. It is high time they discard the narrow monotheistic mentality to proactively deal with change. It has to follow the logic and semiotics of the market place and smell the zeitgeist!
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