Holy ... NOT

Holy ... NOT ! People say Tibet is a holy place. I say what's so holy about that place? There's NOTHING holy about that place. People say Israel is a holy land, a promised land. Is it? Look at the fighting/wars that's been raging on there for so many years. How holy is that? What kind of a promised land is that? People say River Ganges is holy. Is it? How come it's so dirty, smelly and filthy? How come all the creatures residing in it are still suffering? How come those who bathes and washes themselves in it are still foolish? People say Mecca is holy. Is it? If it is, why do so many people die there year after year due to stampedes? So holy? Or is it? "Victory breeds hatred. The defeated live in pain. Happily the peaceful live, Giving up victory and defeat." - The Buddha, Dhammapada verse 201 *** Read : 1) 'Pureland Paradise' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/04/pureland-paradise.html 2) 'If Only' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/04/if-only.html 3) 'Truth Not' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/05/truth-not.html