Shelton Ranasinghe
ASIN: B003OIBIO2
Publisher: Shelton Ranasinghe
Pages: 96
BUDDHA IMPETUS TO PRIMITIVE PSYCHEReligions provide answers to the questions of mystic nature. Almost all people stick to the religious belief systems induced by the parents. Irrespective of the religion this is a strange phenomenon of our psyche. Some people can be driven to commit suicide in the name of their belief system. This explains how external ideas implanted in us after birth play a dominant role in our life journey. As to how our brain cells are programmed to accommodate the unique feature of “I” ness in us is the mystery of all mysteries. “I” ness leads to the formation of “We” and “Others”. Most times “I” and “We” establish a good social relationship but the “others” are frequently viewed and treated differently. How the mystic ideas came into the minds of primitive man and how the religions evolved into present forms, is elaborated in this essay. The Buddha clearly stated ...