A Mohammad we do not know?

Friday, March 16, 2007
A Mohammad we do not know?
I was surprised to come across a quote in Kitab al-Athar, which was the first book composed in Islam after the generation of the Companions of Mohammad, wherein Mohammad was reported as having said, "Do not enforce your own ethics on your children; they have been created for a time other than yours." With this single quote Mohammad comes through as an enlightened one. Is there a Mohammad we do not know?
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man do something els Friday, March 16, 2007 12:26:13 AM
o man get along with life. life is beyong religon crap. when you will die god won't ask you which religion explored. be mature do something real good for society.
K.Venugopal Friday, March 16, 2007 3:31:11 PM
Dear Friend, The idea of "doing something good for society" arises on the experience of some shortcoming. Whatever the shortcoming, it needn't be so. If you are interested in pursuing this thought, we may have a discussion.

yes i am Friday, March 16, 2007 5:50:19 PM
Dear Venu,really would like to know more on that. I didn't get what you mean by "arises on the experience of some shortcoming". if you are trying to find shortcomings in religion than i will say you are wasting your time. Or may be your rich man with plenty of resources around. But for common walking on the road, religion doesnot help much. I am not sure with what context your are saying, i may be wrong or may spot on, not sure. further expalanation will surely help.
sorry sir Friday, March 16, 2007 6:03:22 PM
I am really sorry sir. I was not knowing about you. I should respect elders no matter if I have different opinion about life. I really apologise for my words. Please let forgive, I am like your son's age. Sorry sir again.
I am feeling guilty Friday, March 16, 2007 6:24:59 PM
I don't know but sir I am feeling guilty, for my words.
K.Venugopal Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:40:51 PM
Dear Friend, Your advice to ‘do something good’ rather than discuss religion is understandable. Religions have become mere identity slots because we miss its central teachings of freedom. However, though I admire your call to do something good, what is often missed is that the source of most problems is a sense of lack within us. Religious teachings say that this sense of lack is actually due to ignorance and we are in fact perfect, as is all creation or reality. It is natural for man to search for the reality of himself and his surroundings. However, as usually happens, he is distracted by the external and his concentration remains on the external. This leads him to restlessness because what he really seeks is not in the external. This restlessness, of course, is the source of all problems that inflicts society. What we really want is to be in a restful state and enjoy life to the fullest. This is possible only if we understand our true nature. It is for understanding our true nature that religion prescribes such ‘activities’ as meditation. The lessons of religion, if successfully learnt, will make us spiritual (a state of non-dependence on the external except for physical needs). When we become spiritual we would easily see that the problems in society are largely psychological in nature. They are more problems in the minds than anywhere else and more imagined than anything else. The teachings of religion free us of these psychological problems and hence the importance of religions. Therefore pursuit of religion (not of the identity-slot variety, of course) would lead us to doing good.In fact our ideal once more should be the ideal of the ancient sages – simple living and high thinking.