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Psychology and Religion

Psychology is the greatest enemy of religion and has done it irreparable loss. It has exploded each and every doctrine of religion, and this is why so many religious fanatics of today are so much afraid of the explanations of psychologists like William James and Sigmund Freud, and so vehemently oppose them. “God is the Continue reading

Soul as Given in Scriptures: its explanation in present context

How the idea of Soul generated in ancient minds?

Concept of Soul must have come up in minds of primitive men to fulfill certain needs. When they saw things moving, they thought there must be a mover behind every motion or movement. Material bodies like stones cannot be moved unless moved by some one. When the Continue reading

Should Seven Year old Sambhavi be in a School or in a Temple?

For the last few weeks Humanists, Rationalists and Human Rights activists have been waging a huge battle against the forces of fundamentalism in Andhra Pradesh. This is a battle where all sections of society, and in which the media, the police, the justice system, aggressive fundamentalists, the Dalai Lama as well as the Humanists and Continue reading

Dalits in Industry

The debate on affirmative action in the private sector has taken a bizarre turn, not only in terms of results but also in terms of attitude. Led by Ratan Tata, 21 leading Indian industrialists issued an ‘emancipation proclamation’ pronouncing the entire generation of dalit/tribal people with degrees from Indian institutions “unemployable”. Triggered by a newfound Continue reading

A Few Thoughts on Ayurvedic Mumbo-Jumbo

Deepak Chopra claims that “by consciously using our awareness, we can influence the way we age biologically. . . . You can tell your body not to age.” He has reportedly made millions of dollars marketing such messages along with books, lectures, tapes, and consumables based on a “modern” version of an ancient Indian healing Continue reading