Comments on No Man's Land?: Purblindness of the elysian eyes

@ Verbivorehere The whole thing leaves a very bad ...

2010-08-30T08:41:57.515+01:00

@ Verbivorehere The whole thing leaves a very bad taste in the mouth. Man and Gods discriminating against human beings, especially Yesudas who is a living legend when it comes to temple songs. Sad. :(

@ Pal, Thanks for the comment. Yes, at 70yrs how many more years must Yesudas wait? :(

@ Sachin, truly. Its 'man' who pushes us all away from God.

@ Solilo, this is my take. All places of worship must be open to all believers. If all Gods are same then why this discrimination.

@ Mirage, Thanks for the response. Agree there..

@ Ajith, Yes man! you tell me!

even i was touched by his remark tht il sing and o...

2010-08-28T08:01:56.934+01:00

even i was touched by his remark tht il sing and open the lords door...
its stupidity...no doubts abt it..tht they are restricting him..nd guess wat they take money and give people special entry!! hve seen it maself

Yesudas is 70? Wow!!! He is amazing, his voice - d...

2010-06-01T06:46:17.396+01:00

Yesudas is 70? Wow!!! He is amazing, his voice - divine.
And yes, like you very rightly said, man (and not God) makes inane rules and interprets them to suit his needs!! Its a real shame. I hope, that in time, we become more open-minded and sane!! Loved your post :-)

Iam reminded of a dialogue by Murali in the film L...

2010-05-12T18:00:07.857+01:00

Iam reminded of a dialogue by Murali in the film Lal Salaam : "Party allallo sakhave , partykaar alle"... Like you have rightly said, its not God, just the man interpreting the verses.

I've discussed and debated about this so many ...

2010-04-23T08:12:39.841+01:00

I've discussed and debated about this so many times. Look at Sabarimala and its rigid rules. There was a reason why women were not allowed ages ago but times have changed and some things never. I see people still following those old rules which aren't valid anymore. With time so many things changes but what if one still keeps the mind closed?

Hi scorpio, Your post is very touching. Guruvay...

2010-04-09T14:44:14.920+01:00

Hi scorpio,

Your post is very touching.

Guruvayoorappan is omnipotent and omnipresent.The only one power who is indiscriminate in this universe is The Almighty .

The great sacrifice of Chempai and the sincere urge of Yesudas to bow infront of Guruvayoorappan are both creating a sorrow in the hearts of their well-wishers,but alas!

The corrupt seedy misrepresented politico-religious organization as you said scorpio,is going to do NOTHING good ,rather they make this issue worse. 'One bold voice could make a difference' I feel....but who? Guruvayoorappan Himself ? I'll pray to Guruvayoorappan to grant Yesudas a chance of fulfilling his wish soon in his life .

After all, the temple should be FOR the devotees and the government should be FOR the people.

mirage:))

@ IHM, it's his greatest wish that he gets a c...

2010-03-26T17:06:37.856Z

@ IHM, it's his greatest wish that he gets a chance to see the one God whom he believes blessed him with that pristine voice. So the general feeling of 'god is everywhere' won't give him any comfort, I think :)

@ HK, yeah. This is not an ideal world, far from it this is a barbarian world! That's what I feel about all this...

@ Akhila, sorry to hear about your ordeal. In India everything is built up on the platforms of religion, caste and co, so these kind of things still keep happening. And we speak about becoming a progressive nation!

@ Ajith, welcome back buddy! :)

Scorpio - Touching post, especially the ending. Ho...

2010-03-25T22:50:12.592Z

Scorpio - Touching post, especially the ending. How can someone stop a 'gandharvan' from entering temple. He is greater than any of those high priests and officials who safeguard 'GOD'.

I totally agree and I feel this fuss might be an a...

2010-03-25T10:30:14.992Z

I totally agree and I feel this fuss might be an attempt to show who is the boss. (the priests don't seem to think it's God.)

But I also wonder why this need to go to any temple to worship a god one loves. God is everywhere. I avoid visiting temples where they have such rigid rules. All Yesudas needs to do is shut his eyes like Meera Bai and he will feel the presence wherever he is. Basically then he will let God be the boss again.

A very valid question that you have asked Scorpio....

2010-03-24T01:54:22.420Z

A very valid question that you have asked Scorpio..

and I think in every religion, when one becomes very religious, it may also make you feel exclusive and wanting to remain so and moreover if you dont remain so, then wouldnt there be lesser use of the those who are guarding them..aka the religious leaders (priests, pujaris, etc etc)
neither the Hindus, the Christians nor the Muslims have proved otherwise...and this remains the bane of religion and continues to create strife amongst it's followers...

but then as Dreamer pointed out, we are not living in an ideal world :)

lets consider the three main religions in kerala a...

2010-03-14T22:14:35.861Z

lets consider the three main religions in kerala and how they might react to this issue of yesudas.
christians:well he has his name saying christ's disciple, but why does he want to enter a hindu temple. lord krishna is just a stone idol and we dont do idol worship.
hindus:no, never. we would never let a christian enter this great temple and make everything "asudham", (especially if he is popular among people)
muslims:let the hindus and christians fight for that noble cause. spare us...

regarding atheism,i recently learned that communists are meant to be atheists. is that true? so religion and politics are so much intertwined that one cannot be separated from another.we have political party for all religions. but we dont have a party for the people...
changes are inevitable for the growth of a nation. there is no point in clinging to the old social reforms ,coz that was meant for that particular society.let go...lets make things easy...
other than some people's personal interest , the whole issue is pointless. i have seen christians entering the same temple before too, but none of them was KJ Yesudas...I thought it just add to the power and praise of the deity when people from other religions come to worship .well that was how i have read and understood from aitheehyamaala.
religion and politics are not my area of interest.no political party own me, nor do any religious committies.
(i was not issued a marriage certificate because i married a hindu.i needed approval from the church and the temple where we tied the knots, for the govt to let us stay as married couples in india.)ugly fate. poor me,we flew to usa and got a court marriage registered within 1/2 an hour. that is the difference.

@ Nona, God forbid, that won't happen. I can&#...

2010-03-13T15:18:44.944Z

@ Nona, God forbid, that won't happen. I can't understand why a god would disagree to a true beleiver entering his abode and sing for him. Beats me.. :(

@ Anish, there are practices which have to be reformed according to the needs of the time. It has happened all through the history of all religions.

@ Xylene, that holds true for all places of worship. Yes, it IS discrimination but nobody wants to mention anything about it because it is something connected to religion.

@ chowlaji, quite right.

@ Dreamer, Religion is the worst ever invwention by man, if you ask me. The world would've been a much better place without all these religions. (Now don't take me for a God-basher...I'm just being irreligious which is quite different from Atheism)

@ Dilip, hello and welcome. :-)
Perils of a not being a 'certified' believer, huh...discrimination by the very creator of us all, or did I say it the other way round? :P

Overheard a long time back. Dassettan is ready to ...

2010-03-11T15:42:31.824Z

Overheard a long time back. Dassettan is ready to sing for free if he is allowed to perform inside the temple! But they will never let him in.

You have ended the post with a sad note! Yes, he is past 70 even though he doesn't look so or "sound" so! Will he ever get a chance to go inside the temple?

Shouldn't it be simple? There are so many workaround when we match horoscopes. "Perform a pooja to ward away this and go on a pilgrimage to ward away that". Then why can't anyone find a workaround other than sneaking him inside the temple? Even the yesteryear Kannada "bomb" was able to visit Sabarimala in her prime!

Probably these peoples are just blind in there fai...

2010-03-11T09:16:54.241Z

Probably these peoples are just blind in there faith.They believe what they are doing is right and they are doing it for god.I don't know whether i can blame them for all these because they were taught like this.
Anyways may god give wisdom to them.

I have heard that in Tirupati, if you have the rig...

2010-03-11T08:22:06.491Z

I have heard that in Tirupati, if you have the right connections, you could skip the queue and do the darshan !. How about that?
:)
Also how the rest of the Devotees in Guruvayoor would be not allowed to enter the temple premises when Karunakaran used to visit the temple.

It is a pity that the one subject which should be ...

2010-03-11T07:59:00.530Z

It is a pity that the one subject which should be seen with open mind--------RELIGION------turns out to be the most sought after for playing politics.

Even I've found it rather ironic that temples ...

2010-03-11T03:52:59.900Z

Even I've found it rather ironic that temples have no qualms in blaring Yesudas' songs, but deny him permission to enter! In an ideal world religion would evolve to keep pace with evolving and changing norms, but unfortunately it's not an ideal world and religions are being used to exclude rather than include people.

It's a total shame. Hypocracy at its best if y...

2010-03-11T01:22:00.317Z

It's a total shame. Hypocracy at its best if you ask me. Man made god, man limits god to himself & his likes. Bah!