Decoding Religion ..

As a student,What do you do when you are in doubt ? Yes! You guessed it right . Google that shit. So when I thought of decoding religion,Google was my savior. As always the name of the first and the most reliable link starts with 'W'.

Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause , nature and the purpose of the universe , especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies involving devotional and ritual observances , and often containing a moral governing the conduct of human affairs.

Religion and faith are often mistaken as a same entity . Faith is entirely different from religion . Faith is something anyone can have in anything. You have faith that you will pass the exam somehow even if you have started studying a night before. You have faith that your girlfriend wont cheat on you . You have faith that you gonna get a job even when you doubt your own ability. Faith is something that you find on your own and believe in your heart. A Zen Master had said : Faith is the insistence that the truth is what one would wish it to be.

Religion is an organized society of people who believe in existence of God , Jesus , Allah , Rama , Divine power .. call whatever pleases you and live their lives in a predefined manner so as to please their respective Gods. From the very beginning parents instill a belief in their children's mind . Do this , Jesus will be very happy . Don't do that , Jesus will be angry . I would term this whole act as poisoning of innocent minds. Religion is a doctrine and faith is the enforcer. But this faith is ' Blind faith '.

To me the whole idea of Religion seems absurd and vague . I mean isn't it stupid , Muslims pray in Arabic , which they don't understand ; Hindus pray in Sanskrit which they don't understand ; Buddhists pray in Pali , which they don't understand. Why is it so ? For the simple reason that the flag bearers of these religion don't want you to understand . If these prayers would be in a language you can understand , they will loose their mystery . The mystery is because we don't understand them. You say something the meaning of which is not known to you. What kind of prayer is this ? And what you are saying is not arising from your heart. Its something which you are told to do not what you want to do.

Have you ever noticed that when you are in the temple , mosque , church , synagogue , you become religious and the moment you are out of it the sense of religiousness vanishes . You are just the old self. This is because your being in the temple , mosque , church or synagogue is a pretension. Christians have killed thousands of Muslims , Muslims have killed thousands of Christians , Hindus have killed Muslims , Muslims have killed Hindus , Hindus have killed Christians and so on and so forth. All of them talk of love , but that is mere talk . The reality is entirely different.

Now the question is Whats the solution ? The solution lies in the very origin of the problem . The moment a child is born , he or she is termed a Hindu or Muslim or a Christian . Let that child have his own understanding , let him grow without poisoning his mind . Once he reaches a age when he has developed his own rational mind , let him choose which religion he wants to follow. But I know its just an idea , which can never be followed. Reason being very simple . It will destroy the whole system of religion , the framework , the guideline , the protocol , the rules , the customs , the rituals which the flag bearers have took pain in building over a centuries will be demolished in no time. There won't be any religion . Because there is no need of it.

To sum up , I would like to quote Steven Weinberg . " Religion is an insult to human dignity , With or without it , you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things . But for good people to do bad things , It takes Religion. "

Let there be Love , Let there be Peace , Let there be Happiness ...

Anyway this is just a random , incoherent thought of an Atheist and jobless mind . No offense meant to anyone .