RE: Conflicting Thoughts
October 21, 2016 at 6:01 am
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2016 at 6:07 am by Monalisa Dey.)
(October 20, 2016 at 11:46 am)Rhythm Wrote: We're just the tip of the iceberg Dey. Most folks don't have the time or the impetus to post on a board like this.Just replied to you but it kinda disappeared.. any who.. I was saying earlier that atheists in India are a minuscule minority of around 0.2 percent or so in a population of 3million approx... there are any others like me who have not declared their religious belief publicly .. two very common religions in India, Buddhism and Jainism, have actually denied the existence of a deity who is supposed to be the creator of this universe.. Have you gone through the poem '5000 dead gods'? read it.. its so powerful and humorous at the same time..
Chances are you're surrounded by like-minded people just going through the motions.. like you were/are. Chin up, it's not as bad as it seems.
Fun fact, atheism has a long history in hindu tradition (insomuch as hinduism can be called a monolithic tradition) - arguably the first atheists on-record espoused their position from within the collective of indian philosophy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvaka
Quote:There is no other world other than this;Nothing's changed since this was first uttered, couldn't have put it better myself.
There is no heaven and no hell;
The realm of Shiva and like regions,
are invented by stupid imposters.
तुम जिन्न या भूत नहीं।
कहीं से आये नहीं। किसी ने भेजा नहीं।
किसी ने सोच-समझ कर तुम्हें गढा नहीं।
न तुम आकाश से टपके हो,
न शून्य से प्रकटे हो।
तुम अपने माता-पिता के शरीर से उगे हो – अनायास
कहीं से आये नहीं। किसी ने भेजा नहीं।
किसी ने सोच-समझ कर तुम्हें गढा नहीं।
न तुम आकाश से टपके हो,
न शून्य से प्रकटे हो।
तुम अपने माता-पिता के शरीर से उगे हो – अनायास
