Coup On Public Attitude – Its Influence On Society – 2 [Theist Vs Atheist]

All of Indian philosophy reminds this only to the people whenever it is possible and however it is possible. All of their life style is a creeper plant on the trunk of the above said philosophical tree.

Here I narrate a story to you. This is in the Aranya parvam of Maha Bharatam. Markandeya Maharishi tells this story to Dharma raja.

When the Pandavas were living in forest due to the condition of Aranya Parvam, one day Markandeya visited them. He counseled them by explaining the other great personalities like Sri Rama, Nala Maharaja who faced difficulties in life because of Dharma i.e. faith, and motivated them.

In that context, Dharma raja asked him as “Mahamuni, oh! Great saint. As per your knowledge, you are long living man on this earth. Is there anybody like you?”

With gentle smile, Markandeya Maharishi said, “Dharma Raja, you asked a good question. The answer should know. Listen with pleasure.

In ancient time, there was one king by name Indra Dyumna. He done so many good things, donations and faithful things to others and public. He was famed, as no other man was as faithful as himself. He was called as Rajarshi. After the completion of his lifetime, he died and reached heaven. So long, time passed there. In the heaven, they told that his earned fruit of faith was end, so that he had to leave the heaven. By saying like this, the heaven deities sent him down.

While the king was coming down to earth. I saw him. He asked me “Maharishi! Do you know me?”

By that time, I was tired with pilgrimage, devotional activities. So that I said “Sorry my dear boy. I forgot.

Then he asked me “Father. Do you know any living being elder to you, which is alive on the earth?

I replied him “There is an owl by name Pravakarnam in the Himalayas. It is elder to me. If you effort some more, you can locate it”

He requested me to accompany him. Both of we approached the owl. He asked the owl “Do you know me?” The bird replied “No” He asked the bird “Do you know anybody elder to you?”

It replied as “Oh! My little father! There is a lake some distant to here. It is called as Indra Dyumna Lake. In that lake, there is a crane by name Nadi Jhangham. It is elder to me.”

Along with the bird, both of we approached the lake. The king asked previous questions. The Crane replied, as “There is a tortoise by name Aakuparam in this lake itself. It is born before to me. So it is elder to me.

When the king called on that tortoise and asked the same question to it, with sorrowful voice, and tears in eyes, it replied “Oh! My dear sons! What a great king was Indra Dyumna. He had done 1000 yagnams. This lake was formed by the sinking of ground here, due to the travelling of number of cows, which he donated, to poor people. This faith is his only! By the kindness of that king only, I am living here happily.”

Within that moment, the deities came and took him to heaven. That means as long as our fame of faith fullness is on the earth, we will be in heaven. Similarly, as long as our notoriousness of evil nature is on the earth, we will be in hell.

That’s the entire story.

Here I’m not welcoming the debates on the believes such as heaven, long life without death etc. because, the believes, that to religious believes are personal believes, and ancestral believes. It is not decency to debate on it. Because, the belief of god itself is the belief only. When a Nasthik i.e. an atheist ask to show God, nobody can show him. Existence of God is belief. God is nowhere. God concept is the imagination of human being: - this is also belief. To both of the concepts nobody can show proofs, as in science concepts. By standing on the same base, how the Nasthik i.e. an atheist and Asthik i.e. theist could debate over the belief? Everybody has their own believes. Nobody should critic over it. Whatever your believes are, those are your believes and no way connective to me. As well, whatever my believes are, those are mine and no way relation to you. I should respect you and your believes. As well you should respect me and my believes. Being citizens, it is our minimum courtesy and minimum decency.

But unfortunately, on Indian life style, on Indian believes, on Indian culture and on Hindu religion, so many critics, so many ironical writings, so many funny comments, and so many cartoons were poured like rainwater from clouds. Even now also, if you watch on the festival contexts of Deepavali, Dasserah, Vinayaka Chaturdhi, Shivarathiri etc. there will be number of cartoons on Hindu Gods, with funny comments on current political or social affairs, and with funny caricatures. If single sentence or comment passed on other religions like Islam etc., there will be Fatwa to murder one Salmon Rushdie and one Thaslima Nasrin. What a pity of it? Much pity is some of strategic Hindus now-a-days are trying to follow such Fatwa nature. May be in other religions also, it might be strategy, by some of extremists. But, any Hindu, if he don’t tolerate others feelings & believes, if he does not show patience, definitely he should not be call as Hindu.

Because, in Hinduism, there is no ‘one God concept’. There are three crores of deities. Though there is the concept of Paramathma i.e. Para Brahma, the unique of universe; as in Advitham; to pray, to perform pooja, to devote three crores of deities are available to Hindus. So to accept one more or some more Gods of other religions, they will not protest. It is in our blood as religion tolerance. Our Sanskrit Philosophy states that “యద్భావం తద్భవతి” means, in which ever means Man think about God, God will be like that to him. Hindu people believe that ‘Whatever sin we do, we have to experience its influence. Same case with everybody. Everybody will get appropriate punishment for one’s sin. Such is the tolerance nature of a Hindu.

Here, I return to the story of Indradyumna. People used to practice balance of mind to follow the faithful way, which was known as Dharma: with hope or desire of living in heaven for long time after death on this earth. With the desire on heaven, they could get the stamina to control their evil thoughts and evil activities. By this type of practice in life, people developed an attitude such as – after our death, the good things what we done must remain. Irrespective of the doubts of existence of heaven, the belief of heaven could keep the people in such a condition to practice and to live in faithful way. The belief of existence of hell prescription of punishments by God Yama Dharma Raja, the record of our sins on the earth by Chitragupta etc. could prevent the people from evil.

But strategically 40 to 50 years back, such believes were criticized like anything. Such strategy is still in implementation. So many debates, Novels, Books, Essays, and Movies tried their level best to demolish that foundation of believes. Books like Ramayana Visha Vruksham, Weeklies, and Tabloids etc. done their level best effort to do so. Under the caption of COUP ON INDIAN EPICS, I can give detail discussion on it. Here I refer movies like Devanthakudu, Yamagola, Yama Donga, Yama X and Yama Y etc. etc.

In our mythology i.e. epics, God Yama has Atma Gnanam, i.e. Extreme knowledge. That means, after knowing such, all our doubts will be clear and nothing else to know. By knowing Atma Gnanam, man will be merge in God i.e. Moksham. God Yama has another name as Sama Varthi. That means he behave with equal approach to anybody, he won’t show any partiality or selfish or something like that natures while implementing his duty to rule hell. He has such dedication.

The human beings, by having the thought of death, tremble like anything. If they face any danger, they fear like anything. But how dare to put jokes on God Yama? In spite of such strategy also, Hindus, won’t humiliate on it or agitate on it. In spite of such movies or funny cartoons on it, even though they enjoy and the laugh with such movies, they show fear and devotion towards their deities.

But here, I’m asking you that, such movies or critics, can anybody make on any other religion? I agree that such moviemakers i.e. producers; directors etc. all are Hindus; I won’t get angry on them like my Co-Indians and Co-Hindus in cores in population. Because, as our belief ‘whatever the good and evil, the people do in their life, they will get the relevant result. We are nothing and we have nothing on that issue.

Here I want to expose the impact of such approach in society. With all such movies, writings, speeches, debates, 40 to 50 years back, strategically a concept was introduced and it is still in continuation as “Who had seen whether the heaven or hell are there or not. To grip on weak, poor or lower [so-called] casts, the upper castes or rich or authorities created such believes.

“చచ్చాక దొరికే ఆ రంభ కన్నా!ఇప్పుడు నచ్చినట్టి పిల్లే బల్లన్నుల మిన్న ”

That means, after our death, we don’t know whether we go to heaven or not, we don’t know whether we enjoy the beauty Rumba’s company or not, so than the living in heaven, living like that of in heaven on this earth is much better. So enjoy now. No limits. No conditions. Enjoy yourself.

This was the beginning later acceleration had applied. Actually, it is the Materialistic attitude. It is selfish attitude. This introduced in India centuries back whenever the invasion of Muslims & Christians were started. And, I won’t say that before these invasions, in India there was no materialistic attitude or selfish attitude. But, to practice it bluntly, people used to fear. That much of grip, the society, and the elders had on public.

Gradually, the running with Materialistic views started, and slowly the net work of Idealism which enabled to keep public life style within certain limits to protect the peacefulness and joy fullness i.e. law and order got break.

Hence result we are experiencing now in our busy life. Here I narrate you one example in our daily life. Suppose a family consisting father, mother and children. Suppose some hot chips etc. junk food, fruits and sweets etc. delicious food items, are there on the dining table along with lunch like rice, curries and curd. Naturally, relative to rice and curries, chips, fruits etc, eatable are more attractive. If everybody in that family becomes selfish, busy and not able to think about the others in the family, what will happen? Whoever is strong and who ever come early to dining table, they could enjoy the food and they could eat up all the delicious and qualitative food leaving the relative tasteless and quality less food for others. If the food on the dining table is limited, then there won’t be any food for weak and late comers.

Is it not applicable for a country or whole world?
Suppose if the head of the family, either mother or father take precautions to distribute all the food among all of the family members, what will happen? Nobody could eat up snacks and fruits like rice, and nobody could suffer with hunger. In fact, the early fellow who ate much and who ate in reasonable i.e. unhealthy food that means snacks instead of rice could suffer with illness. The late fellow who faced lack of food also could face illness. Then where will be the joy and peace in the family?