RELIGION AND POLITICS

How should society be changed? There are two ways to address people: collectively and individually. Most prefer to speak to large crowds, but this rarely brings lasting change. In a mass gathering, the individual mind is seldom addressed, and without changing individuals—the building blocks of society—no real transformation can occur. The required method is to address individuals directly, reengineering their minds. Changed individuals will, over time, create a changed society. Only then should the political dimension of religion be raised. This is a practical separation between religion and politics: in principle, politics remains part of religion, but in practice, its implementation can be postponed until conditions are right. This balanced approach ensures that the demands of both religion and politics are met—religion in the present, politics in the future. Without such pragmatism, the aims of neither will be fulfilled.  There are two ways to address people: collectively and individually. Most prefer to speak to large crowds, but this rarely brings lasting change. Individuals must be addressed directly, reengineering their minds. Changed individuals will, over time, create a changed society. The greatest achievement of a human being is to convert negativity into positivity. This is the real miracle of life.