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The state versus the church, with both sides equally corrupt ….

State versus church, right! Until at last the church won and became
as tyrannical as the state was. This is natural. Now, in India,
religion was never organized. Look at you. You are a Hindu,
and yet you have the right to say you don’t believe! You are
allowed this freedom. But if a Catholic had said this, his marriage
would be annulled, his children would be in deep trouble, and his
body would not be accepted in the burial ground. He would be
under tremendous pressure. In fact, from birth onwards, he is
under the pressure of the church. Nämakaraëa ceremony, baptism,
christening – and then, afterwards, marriage, the christening of
the children, and so on, it goes on till you are dead and your
body is buried. From birth till death, you are tied down to the
church. If you don’t obey, they can throw you out.

In Iran today, the mullahs are as tyrannical....

That is what I am saying about all these Semitic religions.

Hinduism, on the other hand, is absolutely open. You, as a
Hindu, want to go to church. You want to go to a temple – go.
You want to do only social work – do. Why is this? Because we
believe that freedom alone can lead to perfection. Art can grow
only in freedom. Art can never grow under compulsions, under
government rules. Freedom is very important. You feel like
meditating – meditate. You like doing püjä – do püjä. There are no
compulsions, no shackles restraining you. You understand?

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Tapovan Prasad 12 July 2025