Dallas, Texas
What Do You Think?
In the morning Bhagavatam class, speaker Anuttama, touched on some good topics. Most topical was the subject of religious fanaticism. In every camp you have right wingers to the far extreme and it’s these people who are of the mindset to destroy.
The terroristic tendencies to be oppressive to an innocent public is the current concern worldwide. That type of spirit isn’t religious at all. I still recall Sheila Copps, a dignitary in Canadian politics say, “It has nothing to do with religion.,” in response to an arson act that destroyed Sita Ram deities in a demolished Hindu temple in Hamilton. I was there when she said it at a ceremony to lower the deity parts at the base of the harbor. Some fanatic decided that the peaceful temple was culturally connected to the 9-11 devastation in New York. Were they ever wrong!
I asked Anuttama after his class whether he had an opinion on what was worse – spiritual arrogance or regular mayic or materialistic arrogance (I also ventured to say that spiritual arrogance is like an oxymoron).
“Well, what do you think?” he asked.
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely!” And I expressed that when you put God behind your ego, you are worse off.
He nodded.
After his class I felt like I wanted to start an anti-fanatic walking crusade.
May the Source be with you!
4 KM
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