Anything to do with religion, morality, belief and God
(The magazine’s cocked up story was done after 2 Muslim reporters went undercover as Catholics and make a mockery of themselves, the notion of tolerance to other religions and fellow Malaysians and then claimed ignorance of the law. Image source: Nut Graph)
In law, there is a maxim that states “ignorance of the law is not a defence”
Read More »Religion 101: Playing Ignorance Of Law Is Not A Defence
(Reality is having beautiful temples is good but having better-educated students is even better – Image source: http://media.merchantcircle.com)
Read More »Religion 101: Which is Better? More Temples Or More Schools?
In my earlier post on 2012, it was stated that the Hindus believed that there will be a golden year within Kali Yuga. But what is Kali Yuga anyway? Image source: Innerpath
Read More »Religion 101: The Illusive Year 2012 & The 4 Yugas
Here’s something for the start of the week, something that everyone can embrace to (without the need to change religion)…
(Lies within the Vedas are the common-sense code of conduct recorded in the Upanishads, the final section of the Vedas. Image source: Stack Exchange)
Read More »Religion 101: Timeless Code of Good Conduct From Vedas
Almost a year ago, I talked about the temple fiasco faced in the state of Selangor and the latest protest by Section 23 residents had somehow prompted me to revisit this delicate issue.
Read More »Religion 101: Six Steps To Address Hindu Temple Fiasco
(When I first saw the image of a dead cow head as part of a religious protest on the net, my initial thoughts was ‘Oh God, don’t tell me that this happened in Malaysia – what these jokers are trying to prove?”. Image source: www.malaysiakini.com)
Read More »Religion 101: Nasty Cow Head & Missing Racial Harmony
The architecture of Hindu temples like this in Morib evolved over a period of more than 2,000 years and there is a great variety in this architecture but it has the same key elements.
Read More »Religion 101: Decoding The Grand Hindu Temple Architecture
Trust me, sometimes dark alleys can be scary in the wee morning especially when one is coming back to his parked car after going to Batu Caves during Thaipusam. Image source: Photo by Pixabay from Pexels)
I don’t know why but I guess standing in a sea of rubbish was making everyone crazy.
Read More »Religion 101: Thaipusam Scary Trip to Batu Caves 2009 Part 3
The idea of parking the car in the industrial area for the trip to Batu Caves during Thaipusam came from my sister who has parked many times before but not at night and certainly not when creepy characters are lurking in the dark alleys. Image source: Google Map
Read More »Religion 101: Thaipusam Scary Trip to Batu Caves 2009 Part 2
(Batu Caves – best visited on any day except on Thaipusam. Less crowd and easy parking but a big miss on interesting kavadis. Image source: http://www.malaysiasite.nl)
It is has been a long weekend for me. We managed to get some outstanding things done during the holidays but it comes at a price – body aching and foot pain. It gets worse once I reached the office, only to find urgent things to be done in the next 2 days and a meeting scheduled at night in KL.
Certainly, this is not the way to start the week.
Read More »Religion 101: Thaipusam Scary Trip to Batu Caves 2009 Part 1
A Hindu temple is a structure designed to bring Hindus and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion. It is also known as mandir, devasthana, pura, gudi, kovil, kovilamu, or ambalam in various languages. A Hindu temple represents the cosmos and the essence of life and symbolizes dharma, artha, kama, moksha, and karma.
(In Hindu tradition and funeral rites, the culmination of life’s journey is marked by the cremation of the deceased. This sacred rite, performed with reverence and respect, signifies the release of the soul from its physical form and its return to the elemental essence. It is a profound farewell that honors the spiritual belief in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Image source: Flickr/Gavin Golden)