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#Blasphemy is interesting. #THREAD
In all Abrahamic faiths, the dependence is on a god or a messenger or an apostle. Insulting the faith or any of its components amounts to insulting the god and/or the messenger and is counted as a sin.
In all Abrahamic faiths, the dependence is on a god or a messenger or an apostle. Insulting the faith or any of its components amounts to insulting the god and/or the messenger and is counted as a sin.
Interestingly, in सनातन धर्म, ईश्वर takes up अवतार to uphold धर्म (that is not religion). Which makes धर्म the core of life itself, to protect and sustain which, the supreme consciousness can take अवतार at times when अधर्म (non-conformance to धर्म) starts increasing.
Blasphemy does not actually exist in सनातन धर्म. However, straying away from the path of धर्म amounts to महापाप and the consequences of the same are meted out in accordance with कर्मफल सिद्धांत. To make it easier to understand, it is a kind of butterfly effect.
A person who insults the supreme consciousness is like an amoeba that is spitting out at the cosmos. Anyone insulting the अवतार is like cursing the earth they are living on.
Neither the earth nor the cosmos is going to be affected by that.
Neither the earth nor the cosmos is going to be affected by that.
The concept of blasphemy is important in Abrahamic faiths because of the doctrines laid down in such faiths.
Blasphemy breeds contempt and questioning. Questioning relies on logic and science. Mindless doctrines can fall flat there.
Blasphemy breeds contempt and questioning. Questioning relies on logic and science. Mindless doctrines can fall flat there.
That's why, blasphemy is discouraged in such faiths, even punished.
If your god actually gave two damns about any Tom, Dick and Harry speaking against him, supposed 'divine intervention' would have wiped them off the planet. No one would need to behead, burn, shoot etc.
If your god actually gave two damns about any Tom, Dick and Harry speaking against him, supposed 'divine intervention' would have wiped them off the planet. No one would need to behead, burn, shoot etc.
This begs the question for 'atheists' - why Hindus are aggravated when they see obnoxious portrayals of their देवी and देवता?
देवी and देवता in सनातन धर्म are celestial beings who are providers. We respect our parents, and elevate everything in nature to that position.
देवी and देवता in सनातन धर्म are celestial beings who are providers. We respect our parents, and elevate everything in nature to that position.
It builds more of an emotional connect than an invisible god with whom we never had any interaction.
Be it श्री राम, श्री कृष्न, माता दुर्गा, माता सीता or any of the myriad names we refer to, every of such entities have provided learning, ethics, morals and knowledge.
Be it श्री राम, श्री कृष्न, माता दुर्गा, माता सीता or any of the myriad names we refer to, every of such entities have provided learning, ethics, morals and knowledge.
When you insult the parents of someone, at least a tight slap from the other side will let you know what you did wrong.
However, insulting देवी and देवता takes the form of protests, verbal and social outrage. Never physical violence. Why?
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However, insulting देवी and देवता takes the form of protests, verbal and social outrage. Never physical violence. Why?
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Because everything around us is part of प्रकृति, the source of धर्म.
Harming property, people, animals etc. is unacceptable for a सनातनी, since it leads to breaking धर्म.
That is what leads to abuse of the principles most Hindus abide by.
Harming property, people, animals etc. is unacceptable for a सनातनी, since it leads to breaking धर्म.
That is what leads to abuse of the principles most Hindus abide by.
Which is why it is important to understand
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्म हिंसा तथैव च:
Explaining the above will take another thread
And why
शठे शाठ्यं समाचरेत। (tit for tat in simple English)
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्म हिंसा तथैव च:
Explaining the above will take another thread
And why
शठे शाठ्यं समाचरेत। (tit for tat in simple English)
What I want my Hindu brethren to understand is - you can never stoop so low as to setting fire to places, damaging property or killing anyone just because your 'feelings are hurt'.
What you can do is protest legally, stay united and counter the forces of अधर्म together.
What you can do is protest legally, stay united and counter the forces of अधर्म together.
End of thread.
Thanks to @Voice_Of_Dharma @VedicWisdom1 @Dheer_Sameer @Anshulspiritual @subhra2jyoti @AtriNeeraj @AchAnkurArya for always being there.
जय श्री राम
Thanks to @Voice_Of_Dharma @VedicWisdom1 @Dheer_Sameer @Anshulspiritual @subhra2jyoti @AtriNeeraj @AchAnkurArya for always being there.
जय श्री राम
