Man is a deeply religious creature. From the towering cathedrals of Christianity to the grand mosques of Islam, from Hindu temples echoing with chants to Buddhist monasteries tucked in the mountains — it looks like God must be clapping His hands in delight. Perfect! Humanity has remembered its Maker. People gather, sing hymns, fast, tithe,…
When disaster strikes, humanity suddenly remembers how to be… well, human. Think of the TV series Lost—a plane crashes, survivors from different backgrounds are forced to coexist, and suddenly, religious labels matter less than fire, food, and not getting eaten by smoke monsters. Or take the Covid-19 pandemic. For a moment, we were all in…
I wasn’t planning to write today. Not after the kind of night I had. Not with this hangover hissing in my skull. But the universe had other plans. Out of nowhere, the street outside my window exploded with chanting “Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna… Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare…“ It wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t brief. They went…