Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Namaste Thanks Max for posting the quotes. . . really good ones. . .also thought others might find this news article of interest concerning religion and the tragedy in Mumbai. . .I think Amma has said something similiar to this in the past about terrorist?. . . Last week's terrorist acts in India's financial capital left more than 180 people dead and 280 wounded. The Indian and European press is reporting that the violence has sparked widespread debate as to whether the terrorists should be considered and referred to as followers of Islam, but most of the American coverage of the attack is oblivious to what could potentially be a remarkable transformation in the Muslim world. Immediately after the attacks, several Bollywood stars began to blog about the problem of associating Islam with terrorism. OneIndia's web site reported<http://living.oneindia.in/insync/pulse/2008/aamir-khan-mumbai-terrorist\ -attack-011208.html>that actor Aamir Khan wrote that terrorists are neither people of religion nor people of God. " When will these politicians realise and admit that terrorists have no religion, " wrote Khan. " Terrorists are not Hindu or Muslim or Christian. " Further, Khan attributes their actions to mental illness, not Islam. " They are people who have gone totally sick in their head and have to be dealt with in that manner, " Khan wrote in his latest blog. Another Indian news outlet, Rediff India, interviewed Idris Ali<http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/01mumterror-terrorists-cannot-be-muslims\ ..htm>, the president of All-India Minority Forum, shortly after the attacks. Ali is well known in India's Muslim community as an advocate for minority and Islamic issues as well as a harsh opponent of anti-terrorism laws. When asked about the relationship between the events in Mumbai and Islam, Ali said: " What we must realize is Islam never propagates violence. The word Islam is derived from *aslama*, which means submission to the supreme power. And submission can never be achieved through bloodshed. Those 10 bloodthirsty men who slaughtered innocent Mumbaikars cannot be the followers of Islam. Had they read the Quran, they would have waved olive branches and not automatic guns. " Echoing the thoughts of actor Khan, Ali also said, " Fanatics have no religion, terrorists have no creed. The only religion that radicals follow is carnage. " Many Indians and Islamic believers not only refuse to call the terrorists Muslim but have also denied the dead gunman burial in their cemeteries because in their eyes the men who committed these acts are not Muslims. The full article can be found on link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brookesidney-gavins/were-the-mumbai-terrorist_b_14\ 8306.html Aum Amriteswaryai Namaha marci On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM, Max Dashu <maxdashu wrote: > Dear Linda, twasn't me, but i also found it interesting. > > Here's something from Anandamayi Maa > > Laugh as much as you can, with your whole being. > > Do not multiply your needs, nor give way to a sense of want, but live > a life of purity. > > The laughter that flows from such a heart defeats the [pain of the] world. > > Devote yourself to the practice that will provide you with the > capacity to remain undisturbed in all circumstances. > > The sense of separateness: either melt it by devotion or burn it with > knowledge. > > [Realization through meditation] to leave the surface and to > penetrate into the sanctuary. > > love > Max > > -- > Max Dashu > Suppressed Histories Archives > http://www.suppressedhistories.net > > New: Women's Power DVD > http://www.suppressedhistories.net/womenspowerdvd.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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