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NEW THOUGHT
Building a New Temple
Beyond our little greatness, and expanding in the Aquarian Age
The religion of the Piscean age was I believe, I know. The religion of the Aquarian age is I know, therefore I believe. It’s a hundred eighty degree difference. That’s the difference of religion from now onwards. We call it a new age. Nobody will believe just because of philosophy or because of this or because of that. People will believe experience. — Yogi Bhajan
A friend just asked me to comment on a video of who I supposed is considered a holy man. After all, he certainly looks the part and calls himself Sadguru (or at least allows himself to be called that by his worshipers). He was speaking on having a true Indian government for once, which he sees in the current Modi’s administration, not some government molded by Western attitudes.
I do not usually comment on politics, especially other countries’. However, I had a hard time going into meditation as a swirl of words in response flew around in my head.
I do not see this gentleman’s view of finally creating an Indian state any different than any other nationalist movement. Whether it was Mussolini’s hearkening back to the good old Roman, let’s-kick-the-butt-out-of-everybody days and make everyone Roman; or the Nazi’s nostalgia…
