Posted by: Cacophonix November 11, 2011
Biggest threat to Nepali community
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Nayanepalibabu,

It is one thing to denounce something and completely another to poke fun at it.

Like it or not, there is a small number of NEPALI's who are Christians. Then there's another small group who are ATHIESTS. The athiests are usually the louder of the group and are quick to ridicule other religions.

Reason is a strong motivator but is useless without the guidance of the heart.

The so called Jesuits you are talking about give up their worldly possessions so that they can feed/clothe people who can't even do that. Personally, I feel they have the wierdest rules and beliefs but again I also see them as doing something helpful; contributing. Who to call disillusioned: the Jesuit who who believes his is the ONLY god and their way is the ONLY way, or, a person who ridicules them without an understanding of the context they are working with?

You mention we have legal abortion, gay marriage, and a science curriculum to be proud of. I doubt this could have flourished without initiation and help of 'foreigners' many of whom, are your oh-so-despicable Christians.

There's going to be extremists in any society/religion. I think the first thing we need to do is not just social reform of any kind, but mental reform. We need to broaden our outlook to include an understanding of US with respect to the WORLD. Without understanding what is going on around us, and WHY it is going on, the decisions we take will be similar to the decisions that a drugged fighterplane pilot might take. Without this situational awareness, the things we choose will purely be out of superstition or of speculation. 

And how exactly does one start this sort of reform of the subconciousness? By reading. By discussing. We need to educate ourselves.
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