Saturday, November 8, 2008

Spiritualism and Marx:


If we assume that there is no such thing as spiritual-sense that goes beyond normal human physical senses referred in Hinduism as the sense to see inward and realize God through that sense, then religion becomes a simple conditioning device to sustain the existence of human race. It means that the existence of religion is only for the material survival of human being by creating fraternity, and love among people so that they will not exploit (or eat) each other.
When we reject the existence of any such sense beyond physical sense, we will come closer to the analysis of Marx about Religion. Accordingly, Religion is just a superstructure made to preserve, further and promote existing material and social conditions and relations and in particular to meet the survival needs of human race.

On Corruption

Corruption is one of the most famous themes around which there exists widespread public consciousness in India, especially in Tamilnadu. One cannot blame only the political and bureaucratic class of corruption in this neoliberal globalized capitalist world, which has made people to believe that they can survive only by constantly acquiring and accumulating money. It has become a global phenomena that pursuit of money being the only noble cause for which the entire humanity should work towards. For example doctors are establishing multi-million worth health businesses catering only to those who can give them in lakhs and crores.

The brainpower of the entire country (technocrats) is being made to work for the high technology corporate to serve the global market of few elites who can afford such high technology, rather than solving the survival problems of crores of people living around them. Even the spiritual gurus are establishing meditation and yoga businesses to cater to these needs of foreign elites who could afford their high consultation charges. In this situation, when everyone of us are running behind money and are fixing the worth of human being based on his bank deposits, how can we expect politicians and bureaucrats alone to work for the sake of nation or morality or whatsoever you call.