Hekima Review No. 47 (Dec 2012)
Anthony De Mello, the Indian Jesuit mystic, in his Wake Up video, tells a story of a man whose beard was on fire while the man was praying. The people around shouted to him, Mr! Mr! Your beard is on fire; your beard is on fire! The man laughed and replied; don’t you see me praying for rain? This is the irony of religion despite its power to perceive violence it can also conceal within itself the paralyzing fear, ignorance, and unfathomable stupidity to do nothing while the whole world is on fire.
Published:
29.12.2023
