I was just leaving the department store today when all of a sudden there is this thing in front of me with a stack of books under her arm and clothes not much better than that of a street beggar. She looked like in her early 20’s, university dropout pursuing “higher truth” through religion, like many of jw young pioneers. I said “look sweaty I’ve had enough of religion for 10 lifetimes”
But as they do she persisted wanting to talk to me. OK I said what would you offer me? “Wh, What, do you mean” she goes. Well every religion offers something in return for your freedom so what are you offering? “An inner peace”. That’s great I say, I’m already at peace with myself, what else?
”The truth of god” she goes. Now there is an interesting concept ‘The Truth’. So are you saying that closer I get to your god the more successful, balanced both spiritually and materially and harmonious my life is going to be? “Of course” she adds. You mean as successful and harmonious as with great majority of people in India today? “SILENCE”
Did you even investigate lives of people who are born into that religion before you’ve joined it? “Well most of them are not practicing it the right way, that’s why there is poverty” Oh OK so they should do it the way you do it and their lives would blossom? “SILENCE”
Then she adds “but through centuries true worship got corrupted, it wasn’t always like that” So you are saying that few thousand ago it was pure worship? “Yes” So good that an Indian price felt urged to usher new religion called Buddhism because he felt sick of results Hinduism brought about including cast system, I ask. “SILENCE”
Then she went on to explain that cast system is widely misunderstood and it is essentially result of what people lived like in their previous lives. Ok I said so you say we need cast system and in other words if you are born into poverty that’s where you should stay because you were sinner in previous life? “SILENCE”
On the other hand it’s rather interesting that cast system as such exists only in one place on Earth, if reincarnation is true then shouldn’t we see unchangeable cast system all over the world regardless if one is Hindu or not? “SILENCE”
Sooo, what was it you were tying to offer me then? I said. Almost as I’ve blinked she was already talking to someone else. So much for wanting to talk me.
Just had an encounter of the third kind with Hare Krishna
by zagor 10 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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zagor
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AlmostAtheist
So you're thinking you didn't written down as a "call back"?
NICELY played. Might have planted a seed today. Never know...
Dave
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AlmostAtheist
>> That's what religion does to you I guess, you stop looking like a human being.
Worse, you stop ACTING like one!
Dave of the "I know I did" class
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DavidChristopher
"perfect" yes..."boring"...yes I would like to live in that "town" when "forever" gets here. No thanks, I would rather be "evil" and remain a "student" of a perfect being forever. That is my wish.
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