RE: Woman - Life - Freedom Movement in Iran 2.0
August 4, 2023 at 6:27 am
(This post was last modified: August 4, 2023 at 6:29 am by Leonardo17.)
One of the most direct difference between spirituality inspired by true religious teachings and twisted ideologies that are seemingly based on religious teachings is the issue of fear.
Lately I’ve been studying the event of the crucifixion of Christ in the New Testament and the event of the Exodus in the Old Testament (and there are parallels to these stories in the life of the prophet Muhammad as well).
For instance before he was taken by Roman soldiers Jesus says “be with me in my darkest hour” meaning “Face the reality of the situation we are in right now”. Then they take him to the cross, which is the manifestation of worldly power. Then he is resurrected by the power of God which is far greater then the power of men. In Islam, he isn’t even resurrected. According to the Quran, the romans took another man instead of him and Jesus manages to escape totally unharmed.
Another parallel to this is the story of the Exodus in the Old Testament. In this story the pharaoh is basically everything that worldly power can be. And he is being beaten over and over by the power of God who is on the side of slaves and a completely ordinary man called Moses. Moses himself is depicted as an ordinary man who is being guided by a higher power. When he sees the burning bush in Mount Sinai for instance. God is telling him to “take off his sandals” meaning “let all world issues behind you; you are on sacred ground now” (Like Jesus saying “my Kingdom is not of this world”).
Another similar issue: Decisive military battles that were led by the prophet against Meccans (battle of Bedr) are also described as absolute military genius by modern military personalities like Kemal Ataturk for instance.
One of the positive aspects of true spirituality is that it does not really care about your worldly power, your wealth, your influence and all the other Ego-based attributes and always reminds you that no matter who or what you are you are just a person like any other person.
So that’s where my mind goes when I see a supposedly “Islamic” and “Republic” state taking draconian measures to enforce a certain dress code. When I Annalise that I see a state that is trying to impose it’s ideology in a way that is based on fear, the terrorizing of ordinary citizens and pure brutal power:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-proposes...14579.html
To me that’s so typically something that goes against spirituality of all kind.
Another issue is the elitism of such governments. This time I will cite the life of the Buddha. As you may have heard, the Buddha was raised in a palace in which the only thing that was allowed to exist was the joy, beauty and happiness of life. That’s because his father / The King wanted to make a great General out of him instead of a great spiritual teacher. But the Buddha simply leaves the palace and discovers the more ordinary or “negative” aspects of life. And he does not decide to hate all of these ugly / old or sick people and go back to the palace and party for the rest of his life. No. He embraces this reality and he sees beauty in them. Then he turns into the sage we all know of.
And that’s why I’m always careful with all dogmatic / ideological approaches. I don’t like dogmas. I like studying scriptures and various stories that are related in these stories. But I like to keep a critical / alert mind. I think literary adoption of some mythologies that is supported by a very decisive past is an approach that should be gradually left behind (by all spiritual people) and replaced by a more in-depth approach to these issues.
I don’t have a problem with people who do this otherwise. But in that case, you must be alert against fraudulent people, politicized religious movements and/or sectarian movements that are (for the most part) institutions designed to misuse and exploit the honest faith of ordinary people.
+ Congratulation to the Moroccan female soccer team who are seemingly doing very well on this year’s FIFA World cup:
![[Image: Morocco_women_s_national_team.jpeg?auto=...quality=60]](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt94bb10b49a9284aa/642b3b7e49691f74c9038302/Morocco_women_s_national_team.jpeg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60)
(They won against Columbia 1-0 and are headed for a good rank in the Championship like the male soccer team in Dubai Last year)
Lately I’ve been studying the event of the crucifixion of Christ in the New Testament and the event of the Exodus in the Old Testament (and there are parallels to these stories in the life of the prophet Muhammad as well).
For instance before he was taken by Roman soldiers Jesus says “be with me in my darkest hour” meaning “Face the reality of the situation we are in right now”. Then they take him to the cross, which is the manifestation of worldly power. Then he is resurrected by the power of God which is far greater then the power of men. In Islam, he isn’t even resurrected. According to the Quran, the romans took another man instead of him and Jesus manages to escape totally unharmed.
Another parallel to this is the story of the Exodus in the Old Testament. In this story the pharaoh is basically everything that worldly power can be. And he is being beaten over and over by the power of God who is on the side of slaves and a completely ordinary man called Moses. Moses himself is depicted as an ordinary man who is being guided by a higher power. When he sees the burning bush in Mount Sinai for instance. God is telling him to “take off his sandals” meaning “let all world issues behind you; you are on sacred ground now” (Like Jesus saying “my Kingdom is not of this world”).
Another similar issue: Decisive military battles that were led by the prophet against Meccans (battle of Bedr) are also described as absolute military genius by modern military personalities like Kemal Ataturk for instance.
One of the positive aspects of true spirituality is that it does not really care about your worldly power, your wealth, your influence and all the other Ego-based attributes and always reminds you that no matter who or what you are you are just a person like any other person.
So that’s where my mind goes when I see a supposedly “Islamic” and “Republic” state taking draconian measures to enforce a certain dress code. When I Annalise that I see a state that is trying to impose it’s ideology in a way that is based on fear, the terrorizing of ordinary citizens and pure brutal power:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-proposes...14579.html
To me that’s so typically something that goes against spirituality of all kind.
Another issue is the elitism of such governments. This time I will cite the life of the Buddha. As you may have heard, the Buddha was raised in a palace in which the only thing that was allowed to exist was the joy, beauty and happiness of life. That’s because his father / The King wanted to make a great General out of him instead of a great spiritual teacher. But the Buddha simply leaves the palace and discovers the more ordinary or “negative” aspects of life. And he does not decide to hate all of these ugly / old or sick people and go back to the palace and party for the rest of his life. No. He embraces this reality and he sees beauty in them. Then he turns into the sage we all know of.
And that’s why I’m always careful with all dogmatic / ideological approaches. I don’t like dogmas. I like studying scriptures and various stories that are related in these stories. But I like to keep a critical / alert mind. I think literary adoption of some mythologies that is supported by a very decisive past is an approach that should be gradually left behind (by all spiritual people) and replaced by a more in-depth approach to these issues.
I don’t have a problem with people who do this otherwise. But in that case, you must be alert against fraudulent people, politicized religious movements and/or sectarian movements that are (for the most part) institutions designed to misuse and exploit the honest faith of ordinary people.
+ Congratulation to the Moroccan female soccer team who are seemingly doing very well on this year’s FIFA World cup:
![[Image: Morocco_women_s_national_team.jpeg?auto=...quality=60]](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt94bb10b49a9284aa/642b3b7e49691f74c9038302/Morocco_women_s_national_team.jpeg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60)
(They won against Columbia 1-0 and are headed for a good rank in the Championship like the male soccer team in Dubai Last year)
![[Image: 7151bc275de2d3d422106a4008215efe.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/71/51/bc/7151bc275de2d3d422106a4008215efe.jpg)