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The human mind has been naturally inclined and calibrated towards prejudice and only a handful in humanity have attained or acquainted themselves with the absolute antidote, one among them being Hariakhan Babaji Maharaj Babaji, the Deathless Saint Of the Himalayas, who said thus:
Love and serve all humanity. Assist everyone. Be cheerful, be courteous. Be a dynamo of irrepressible happiness. See God and good in every face. There is no saint without a past. There is no sinner without a future. Praise every soul. If you cannot praise someone, let them pass out of your life. Be original. Be inventive. Dare, dare and dare more. Do not imitate. Stand on your own ground. Do not lean on the borrowed staff of others. Think your own thoughts. Be yourself. All perfections and all virtues of the Deity are hidden inside you reveal them. The Savior is already within you reveal Him. Let His grace emancipate you. Let your life be that of a rose. Through silence it speaks in the language of fragrance. Dom Martin ________ <<<<Dear Selma: I am also not denying your right to support any organization be it the RC Church or the LTTE or the Flat earth society or even Al-Qaida If francis xavier lived in a different time so did Manu Is it also historically innaccurate to demonise him for his deeds? What about Hitler? And please tell us when does this different time business start? Btw Manu and Hitler and many other perverts "truly believed" in what they did ,Whats this "true belief" thingy? The gist of ur argument about schools is well the schools do it on bigger scale so its ok if the church does too? Is that what u meant? I am linking the Roman catholic church not the christian religion because the Church is a organization, with a leader and set of functionaries who make rules and policies...Is that very difficult to understand???? Well I "truly belive" most of the work done by the church is done with motive to bring people closer to Christ Also I beleive that when it comes to religious intolerance genocides, fanaticism and spreading of hatte against religious and sexual minorities the RC Church is a far far worse evil than any RSS organization. These are my beliefs and I can provide facts to support it If that offends you i cant help it For clarity sake I will pose a set of questions for u or anyone else who wishes to opine: 1.Do you believe that FX is a saint? Did he forcibly convert hindus and asked for the horrible inquisition? Is his behaviour compatible with the basic human values of decency, tolerance and respect for others? 2. Does the catholic church accept the right of others to follow their own belief system? In other words does the Pope accept religious plurality or does he like the taliban believe that only christ can provide salvation and others will go to hell? Regards' C A Bhandare>>>>>>>>>>>>>