Religion - Matham - - Ibaada

Living in this world where religious tolerance is becoming a scarce thing, I was really happy to hear a talk from Fr. Bobby Jose in the Shalom television -Episiode 223 of Gurucharanam.

Well he did touch on intolerance, militancy, ritualism etc which is growing in every religion but certain aspects which he put in my mind was quite beautiful. I definitely dont want to match his skill with regards to the rendition of the speech he gave. But will put the views he had for a thought.

- Every religion is like an instrument in a Symphony. They all need to play in unison to create a musical piece.

- Every religion is like an insland in a group of islands. Even though each island is surrounded and defined by the water on all sides, the ground of all the islands are combining together deep in the earth crust.

- Rituals are necessary but putting emphasis on it only is the starting point to going to a militant point of view.

- Religions should be always saying what a person should become rather saying what one should not do.