jabdakhata

Service to mankind as a gesture of compassion is a hallmark of Christianity. The service is provided because this is what according to Christianity is expected of mankind by the father in the heaven. The service and compassion would also bring people closer to heaven and to Christ.  This was also the characteristics of Buddhism.  The notable difference between the two approaches is that Buddhists took up service merely for the sake of compassion and not for any heavenly rewards. However the concept of Seva that was formulated by Vedantic ideology and that was promoted by Swami Vivekananda in particular and few other great men in general, is very different from the concept of service. In ancient India “ishta purti” activities were undertaken as a sacrifice, in general desiring heaven by householders and royal sages. However there are instances where sages performed activities of services for the sake of it, because it was a social norm and best practice, because it was expect...

There is a certain Mr. Khan Who always blazes his gun He claimed one day In a vociferous way That assault on women is fun He justified his stance And did much song and dance Till the assaulters he supported were on run SHAME!!!

A lot of people on internet claims themselves to be liberal and yet I find that they are for or against some opinion or the other. That let me to think, what does the term liberal truly mean? Are all these folks “liberal” as the publicly claim themselves to be? Can we be liberal and yet unwilling to accept something? It does sound like an oxymoron. Liberalism by it very definition should mean respect for all, even hostile opinions and ideologies. The term Liberal is used in a very liberal sense. It should ideally mean an all-encompassing, all subscribing ideology that excludes none, has contempt for none and that is vast enough to assimilate and absorb even the meanest and vilest into its fold. That definition would certainly not fit our armchair liberals who are fighting a perceived battle with so called “intolerants”, “jingoist”, “nationalists” and others who do not share their opinion. It certainly does not mean those who use different yardsticks for judging one set of people ...