She’s got you high and you don’t even know yet
She’s got you high and you don’t even know yet
The sun’s in the sky, its warming up your bare legs
You can’t deny your looking for the sunset.

She’s got you high and you don’t even know yet
She’s got you high and you don’t even know yet
It’s the search for the time before it leaves without you
Have you lost your mind or has she taken all of yours too?

What’s this about? I figured love would shine through.
We’ve lost romance this world, it’s turned so see through
Open your mind, believe it’s going to come true
Keep romance alive and hope she’s going to tell you.

She’s got you high and you don’t even know yet
She’s got you high and you don’t even know yet
The sun’s in the sky, it makes for happy endings
You can’t deny you want your happy ending.

What’s this about? I figured love would shine through
We’ve lost romance this world, it’s turned so see through
Open your mind, believe it’s going to come true
Keep romance alive and hope she’s going to tell you.

She’s got you high
She’s got you high
She’s got you high

She’s got you high
She’s got you high
She’s got you high!

(She’s got you high!)

What’s this about? I figured love would shine through
We’ve lost romance this world, it’s turned so see through
Open your mind, believe it’s going to come true
Keep romance alive and hope she’s going to tell you.

(She’s got you high!)

What’s this about? I figured love would shine through
We’ve lost romance this world, it’s turned so see through
Open your mind, believe it’s going to come true
Keep romance alive and hope she’s going to tell you

She’s got you high!

What’s this about? I figured love would shine through
We’ve lost romance this world, it’s turned so see through
Open your mind, believe it’s going to come true
Keep romance alive and hope she’s going to tell you

She’s got you high!

The scene, that’s filled with silence that’s beyond words.
Eternal peace filled the atmosphere; or is there any atmosphere at all!
It should be the beginning., some unknown power decided in a moment.

Let, there be light., some unknown sound echoed in every corners of unknown scene.
And our story begins from there,

Yore, there lived a ‘unconquered’ of higher thoughts in the kingdom of hidden knowledge.
And in the border, the forgotten forest of materialistic pleasures, dark and deep and hard to escape.
There lured lots of ancient animals and unworthy lives, those enjoy the prejudice and other materialistic enjoyments that yields nothing but a moment full of happiness and a burned heart.

Thither, in the midst of that world, caste to live the ‘unconquered’ caused by his laziness and inactivity on his duties.
Pudh! the life in short there, in the words of highness; forced secan for the remedies of his problems.
Suddenly, he saw a lady of mysterious charm, for here he fell on his knees.
“Who art thou? Whence, comest thou?”  he beseech;
giving a smile that darted through the heart, walked away the lady like a portrait of the blessed.

To the evil ears of dark lord spill the thoughts of mighty ‘unconquered’, through his carelessness for a second, for which he given a hefty sum and the power of dark began their work.

Four words that’s blind, fills the heart and covered the eyes.
Though unspoken, words flowed without objection.

There came monster of necromancers, only to be hunted down.
By this time, ‘unconquered’ forgets his aims, he fell again and then again on the depths of the charm. He given words that is as worth as his life to the dump ears of the charm of youthfulness. Only to be forgotten and left to be wound in the lonely shadows of the dark forest.

He believed, there should be light in the other end. He evoked only the power of thoughts (law of attraction), even though he is the master of moon and yields the power of ancients. Because, he believed the laws of nature and wise. However the charm pressured him to dream the life of butterfly – beautiful but short.

He remembered only two days in the year, on one such a day he smells what lies ahead.
Thunder and storm filled the air when he signet the truth by the testimony from unexpected.
However his Mind, that once again become under control by that time, care a penny for the charm and walked away… head high on air, brave! durst!

Under the tree of life, he drank the elixir to enlighten…
Now, the broken heart is heeled, and
‘unconquered’ whispered only one word.,

“For thee I gave up mine; though, thee chose to go away, thine charm still exist; but thee left me to choose my rules.”

And here starts new story, yet to wist.

(I know, this is madness, but I’m mad. Quit this post or bless this post.)

Remember one thing, Best place to hide truth is in public.

Man will give up anything for his love, so does he for his pride. Ever he given up his pride for something – the hardest thing on earth – it must be for someone more precious than his life.

We don’t care whether you keep flowing pleasantries over us, we can live without them. We can survive even if you left us alone – we enjoy silence.  Let him be the king of his own kingdom, small or large. He’ll be happy. You will be happy.

As proud as Lucifer.
Philip James Bailey

No, I’m not talking about materialistic pride. Like, I have the biggest mansion in the county, I own a “xxxx”. Such pride are worth nothing. You can bash them for the benefit of that person. What I’m talking about is self-esteem. That work as a catalyst for him. His fire.

Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
George Chapman

Man may explode, when his pride is shattered and that will be compensated right that moment. Or he continue to keep up anger. Still good, because he is not hiding his feelings. There are still different categories. The heavenly kind, who forgives and given up earthly pride. Hard to find such a guy. However, the deadliest group is yet to follow, They are masters of art. Keep waiting for the time to come. Reaction will be disastrous. You never know who is behind this. Yes, world is changing… so never give yourself a chance to hurt another man’s pride.

I’m no saint, nor you can expect me to keep my pride from turning into ego. But for sure, I’ll be a hard crack. I’ll give sign, if I find myself being hurt, good for you if you stop. Else, I’m the last category. Oh! don’t worry, I’ll not finish you up or make you hurt unless you did that big mistake or come to me within a short period. I’m more forgiving than anybody you can find. But give me some time to heal myself.

There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
Charles Caleb Colton

I know, you are bored enough. But keep away is this: Never, ever hurt a Man’s Pride.

Am I right in chosing MBA and deviate from my passion this fast? Once, I chose not to do B.Tech. in Mechanical and went for a B.Sc. in Computer Science. You better know the difference employers gives to a B.E.\B.TEch and a B.Sc. not even considering their competancy and capabilities. A greater risk. But I love my subject than money. But all of a sudden I went to do MBA not even bothered to go for two IT jobs that I got in prestigious companies – WIPRO and iGATE Global Solutions. A too costly option as it seems now.

May be if I continue the course, I’ll be rewarded with a high package. But will that provide me happiness in the end of the day.I don’t think so. MBA already costed me the 1/3rd of what I expect the total of 2years costs. It’s not easy for me to terminate and pursue my passion, again, without a confirmed job in hand. But I’ve to. I’m too young to recover it in long run. And I’m aware that MBA yeild more in long run. But I can obtain the skills along my work as I planned before to do.

A costly decision for a bunch of lessons in life. Yes, it burns and it hurts. But, a better tomorrow is there, waiting….

You, do you remember me?
Like I remember you?
Do you spend your life
Going back in your mind to that time?
Because I, I walk the streets alone
I hate being on my own
And everyone can see that I really fell
And I’m going through hell
Thinking about you were somebody else

[CHORUS]
Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can’t breath without you, it’s lonely
Somebody hopes someday you will see
That Somebody’s Me
That Somebody’s Me

How, How could we go wrong
It was so good and now it’s gone
And I pray at night that our paths will soon cross
And what we had isn’t lost
Cause you’re always right here in my thoughts

[CHORUS]
Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can’t breath without you, it’s lonely
Somebody hopes someday you will see
That Somebody’s Me
That Somebody’s Me

You’ll always be in my life
Even if I’m not in your life
Because you’re in my memory
You, will you remember me
And before you set me free
Oh listen please

[CHORUS]
Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can’t breath without you, it’s lonely
Somebody hopes someday you will see
That Somebody’s Me
That Somebody’s Me
That Somebody’s Me
That Somebody’s Me

This is a big post. But somethings are better explained than summarized. Hope you can follow

It’s something, I found out, to be very confusing to those who have to spend quiet a long time with me, if they ever have to encounter a conversation about beliefs. So I thought, It’s better to clarify it here. [ I don't like to explain, to one or to many each time I think there's a confusion. I just ignore it.] I just don’t care what others think about me. Or what image they create about me. But, the later I thought about it, it went like this, why always give others a chance to doubt/confusion and also without giving a clarification! So here it is…

First, I’d like to start with how one start to believe in one or another!

• It happens by the people around one where he bought up.
• By family’s influence. [almost always everyone follows what family believe]
• Adopted by the influence of some charismatic persona. [happens very rarely]
• Physical trauma, especially to the head, can also radically alter a person’s beliefs.

Here, I wanted to discuss about religions only, by limiting the scope of ‘belief’.  There are Pagans, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Zoroastrians, Satanists, Jews, Wicca, Atheists [ there also exist many splits, as in any other religions said before: Those believe in science, nature, etc.] and others. India is a secular country. Here, we all are free to change our beliefs whenever we wanted to. But we are social animals. So social acceptance matters. I’m truthful when I say, we are not that tolerant when we reach there, Alas. People are becoming so blind even though we(Keralites) are nearly 100% literate. Religion become finest and powerful weapon in the hands of politicians. So no hope for an easy recover. That’s truth and it hurts those like me, who, may not be deep enough, but thinks about all these. Religions are created by us, humans, for us. It helps to maintain a good social living, and prevent many from doing sins. But time to time, it’s become a tool for spiritual leaders to cultivate power or to gain something. There’s a level of pure spiritual thing, drawing of human mind’s energy etc. Which I’ll discuss later, if I think there’s a need.

Let me come back to the real purpose, my belief. Many think that I’ve no belief, Many think I don’t respect religions, et. al. But, all are wrong. I do believe.  But not the way most others doing. I believe not to show up. So it doesn’t really matter for me to attend temple, church etc. I believe, god is within us. We don’t want to go to a temple/church etc. for prayers. [ Studies proved that such spiritual locations highly cumulates +ve energy. So going there will provide us some +ve energy, calmness etc.]. By birth I’m an Hindu. Well as many thinks, I don’t consider Hindu as a religion. It’s a mixture of goods and bad from centuries. Todays Hindus are really a group of old Vishnu worshipers, Siva worshipers, Kali(Devi) worshipers, those from ancient unknown belief systems. It also contains bits from Janis, Buddhists etc., So there doesn’t exist a fixed way of worship like there in Christians/Islam etc. One can adapt it to his own way. As long as underlying values remains un-shattered.

Actually, I’m attracted to somewhat higher level of spirituality. It’s not the way of worship, but knowing ourselves. It’s meditation. It’s where religions unites/co-exists. There are many systems of mediation too. But all concentrate on knowing true self. Attaining eternal peace. Although you don’t believe these, studies have already proven that, meditation will help to reduce stress, thus provides peace, long lives, health etc. You may be heard about Sree Sree Ravisanker’s, Matha Amrithanandamayi’s, Brahmakumari’s, Ryuho Okawa of Japan, etc., There are plenty of such Guru’s and organizations. Some provides service freely and some requires a fee. [ NB: In todays stressful world, this too become a business ].

I believe, there’s a need of a Guru, to teach, guide, and lead us. Which one we choose doesn’t matter as long as they are capable and not fake. They don’t have to marvels [Just in case you think that way ]. I decided to go through the path of Raja Yoga by following Sahaja Marg principles. I’m not yet an official practitioner, nor started to accept meditation from preceptors. But I’ll start soon. I’ve been fortunate enough to hear lots of spiritual dialogs and speeches, also read some. This decision is taken by years long debate with myself. It’s just that I’m waiting for an appropriate day to start officially.   Yes, I mediate often, but it’s largely irregular and uneven times. I just need to correct em up. And most of all I believe in Myself.

Hope, this clarifies. I’m not into attack other religion’s beliefs and believers, nor do I consider others low profiles. It’s just that I doesn’t interested in those who try to push em upon me or showing themselves higher. We are all a single family (“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” = whole world is one single family – a Sanskrit phrase, similar to African concept Ubuntu) . We all can live with harmony, if only we are willing to be adjustable, understanding, and not blind to truths. Good days ahead…

For the past few days, I feel comfort, sensation of some achievement. To be true, I don’t know the reason, but that’s relaxing and I’m happy. The reason, I think will unveil to me in not so distant future. Sometimes I feel some event in present happened before me in past and I can remember them crystal clear. Some other times I feels something and later turns out to be true. “Wow Intuitions “, You can laugh at it.  I don’t care. But I just feels they are there and that, I can take for my advantage. So I hope, something really worth is going to be mine or happened to be mine, still I doesn’t get a clue of what it is or something like that. I won a precious unknown unknown

I’m looking forward patiently but anxiously to know what’s awaiting me.

Now a days – Well for the last few months, If I need to be accurate – I’ve to hear lots of criticism and/or banter about her. Or many time forced to hear. Hurts when it’s from those who related to both of us. Feels avenge towards those who created and/or watered this whole  scenario. Feels sad to hear all these.But none of them ever capable of shaking my love. It’s that I just don’t care any rumors at all. That’s my trust or faith – if you want to put it that way. I suppose, God gave a lot of patients for me to spend. So many are safe even in future as if they are now.

I love her as if none can ever love her more than me. I love her and really cares for her. Just to clarify: I really doesn’t care about me. But I love myself. That’s the foundation of my confidence the belief in myself. Well put by the quote : “Men can be destroyed bur can not be defeated”. So don’t even think about defeat me. You have to finish me off if you really want.

Here, I just wanted to say that, there’s a mixture of faith and trust with me, which leads me, untired. Trust and faith, two similar but different phenomenons. Which one dominates, in my case, still need to be verified by me. It’ll take some time of self-evaluation. Which I’m not ready to do now. But you, my friends, or you my beloved can do that, now or then, as you please, if ever.

B= boy/ Danny
G=Girl/Sandy
B: both

G: Tell me about it stud!

B: I got chills.
They’re multiplyin’.
And I’m losin’ control.
‘Cause the power
you’re supplyin’,
it’s electrifyin’!

G: You better shape up,
’cause I need a man
and my heart is set on you.
You better shape up;
you better understand
to my heart I must be true.

B: Nothin’ left, nothin’ left for me to do.

Both: You’re the one that I want.
(you are the one i want), o,o, oo, honey.
The one that I want.
(you are the one i want want), o,o,oo, honey.
The one that I want
(you are the one i want want), o,o, ooooo
The one I need.
Oh, yes indeed.

G: If you’re filled
with affection
you’re too shy to convey,
meditate in my direction.
Feel your way.

B: I better shape up,
’cause you need a man
G: i need a man
who can keep me satisfied.
B: I better shape up
if I’m gonna prove
G: you better prove
that my faith is justified.

B:Are you sure?
Both:Yes, I’m sure down deep inside.

You’re the one that I want.
(you are the one i want want), o, o, oo, honey.
The one that I want.
(you are the one i want want), o,o,oo, honey.
The one that I want
(you are the one i want),o, o, oo
The one I need.
Oh, yes indeed.

Repeat Chours 2x

Isn’t there something that can be related with my case? I feel, there is.

Friends… Those every one ponders in their memories. Everyone listens to them than their own parents and family. We share our secrets with them again not with Mom nor Dad. We hope, they will be with us till our last day. Friends, we die for; we care for them.

Yes, I remember that SMS that roaming in our mobiles:

“A true friend will never let you do stupid things. ……. alone! “

This is what friends for us, Guys.

Not to discourage you gals, I’d like to add one more SMS. [Though not in exact form]

One day a boy didn’t come home. Next day when he arrives his dad asked him where were he? He told he was with his friends. (lie of course). Father calls his friends. Out of 10, 8 said he was with them and 2 said he is still sleeping in their bed.

Gals this is men. And the depth of friendship. Everyone knows their friend well, and what he will do. So everyone must be co-operative. Otherwise….

We are slightly off topic now. Okay, Let’s come back.

For me everyone spend some quality time with me are my friends. And wonderful thing is that most of them remembers me after a long time, even if there’s no contact at all for years. I don’t know Why! nor How! But it’s happening in my life. Sadly I also found out that (or is that just my feeling..! ??? ) most of my good friends (those who I considered my good friends are..) are later turned out be just friends. And those I thought just friends transformed themselves into good friends. Is that because I’m week at maintaining relations? Or is that because I’m a failure in assessing people?

Best friends are another category. In my life, I’ve seen people who tell every friends are their best friends. For me, they are Number One frauds. Best friends are a rare category. I bet you, there can’t be a lot of them, more than a handful is a dream. And even a handful is a luxury. I’m proud to have best friends. Don’t fuse your heads, that’s not even a handful.

We cry for them, don’t we? We get excited when they achieve something, right? We celebrates even simple and silly things, right? We tease each other, guides each other, scolds and loves and where can you find this care and love and everything else as a package; at a single place? I can’t think of any except those freaking lucky fellows who got a partner who can act as a friend too, or a friend as a partner

Yet, I don’t know why many changes so much. But my dear ones, who changed overtime, I’ll be here unchanged. I’ll be what I’m for you, even after years. A true caring friend, who loves you by hearts not by words…, And I mean it.

I’ll remain here without you, my dear friend. For you to return, if you left alone somewhere in your journey of life. Don’t expect anything more. It’ll be same old me. But remember, The older the wine gets, it’ll be splendid and precious.

I hope, my abilities to sense good friends early be enlighten, and friends remains friends for ever. And this post is for you, my friend. Let god bring good for you and make our friendship even stronger…

I love to learn new things throughout my life, and it seems that’s my greatest strength. Also I’m a quick learner once I feel interest in things.And willingness to work hard to achieve my goals is certainly with me.I must say, I’m technical proficient. Also, I have great problem-solving skills and am willing to learn new things to get the job done.

I’m an open minded person. In most situations, I maintain a positive attitude & outlook. One of my greatest strength is that I’m a good listener. I think, I possess the ability to think and evaluate situations in other person’s point of view. I think I can work under pressure well enough and take wise decisions.

The belief in myself is strong for me. So this self-confidence must be accounted as my greatest strength. I’m a good helper towards those who need it. I’m a slow starter but once started I’ll be fully committed and dedicative. I like to organize things and like to be neat with anything that I do. Certainly I’m co-operative and ready to work with a team and alone if necessary.

All being said, passion to learn new things and being a quick learner, being a good listener and open minded & belief in myself, a.k.a. self-confidence are my biggest strengths.

So we all are in spirits of FIFA 2010 World Cup. Mad football lovers are already there in republic of South Africa. The rests are in front of Television sets.

I’ve nothing to do in this vacation. Since this a 2 month holiday after my graduation is over and before starting my Post Graduation. Yes, I’ve assignments for my PG. Still I thought there’s nothing wrong in having some enjoyment. So I subscribed to ESPN& Star Sports Pack in my TATA SKY digital TV. And What? I’m ready to go!

Last day, I watched both matches. South Africa vs Mexico &  France vs Uruguay. I’m not going to describe matches here, ’cause there are more capable out there in the wild.

Now, Come to the point. The whole point of this blog entry. Yeah, It’s silly enough. And it’s that, The play is nevertheless enjoyable & sometime hearts miss the beats, but for me the background music from thousands in gallery – the sound of  Vuvuzelas – felt like humming of bees. Silly of me. But I wanted to share

Maybe it’s intuition
But some things you just don’t question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I’ve found my best friend
I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There’s just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I’m searching for
I think I’ve found my way home

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
(add the whos here)

A thousand angels dance around you
(and the whos here)
I am complete now that I’ve found you
(and the whos here)

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
(and the whos here)

Repeat chorus 3x with chorus

No wonder they spend so many time in the dressing table. With each dress they spreads a different aroma of attraction. Don’t touch the sky gals, it’s acceptable in the case of we guys, But it’s that, most of us doesn’t care for the finer details, but not always, well that said with a confidence and joy. We too care at certain occasions.

The attraction and likeliness at the first meetings will definitely depend on the garments. The more we confused the more radiant the colors around us. No wonder guys, we like em without even a single trace of thread on em . [ No pun intended.]  So we left with nothing to worry about nor anything that keep us confused. And there’s always a good chance for fun and admiration.

But the giver is not really ready to be involved, to give the the momentum. So only thing left behind is wait.., wait & wait. And in mean time, try, feel and try again.

But how? It’s more like a traveler sitting in the car ready to depart, but don’t know the route – the path to be taken – yet he knew very well about his destination. It’s a lonely place -  for example, think that he is in a desert.-  There’s no one to ask to not to seek help.

And the fun part is that, the one who can guide through the unknown path, is just outside the car, not yet ready to get in due to some unknown reasons for the traveler; Or is it that, he cannot understand the reasons!!!

Oh God, Help me sort this out…

For the first time in my life, I started to feel dilemma about my future.
Do I’ve to pursue MBA now or Is it better to go for WASE program of WIPRO
or as System associate in iGATE Global Solutions.

I don’t know. My mind is swinging like a pendulum. I’ve hope, ’cause it’s not swinging hard.
Reasons are many,
I know I can do well with Computers and I love them. My friends keep saying that
Computer is good for me. Teachers are saying that, Join for the job and do  higher studies as part-time.

But in both interviews sessions, the HR’s told me to pursue higher studies after seeing my score.
My Family and relatives says that,  do higher studies now.

And do I need any more reasons to be confused. Can I perform well as a business man.
As a manager or as a financial consultant., etc.,
I’ve such doubts too.

I know I don’t like to be a marketing guy. So the finance and HR are my hopes.
Yes systems, IT and operations are not there in the institute I joined.

College doesn’t have an AICTE approval, So I’m concerned about the feasibility to get a loan.
So far college is doing well. And I trusted them and doesn’t even applied to any other college.

Before I’m in a similar problem, when I joined for B.Sc computer science since that years B.Tech admissions are lagged a lot.
After getting a Mechanical seat I decided to not go for it in favor of Computer Science. Now, After 3 years I feel no guilty.
I landed in two good job opportunities and my friends are still studying. And their future opportunities are tallied with mine. In short I earned 1 year, That’s precious.

But this time I cannot able to land in a solid decision as before. But I hope after one month at MILE, Pune,
I can successfully prove that I’m not wrong.

But I’m all her’s.

There’s no wonder I never tried to exercise my desires nor hopes upon her, But the only thing I tried these far is, let her know, I Love her as nothing else.

I’ll never stand in her way, simply because I Love her like hell and want to see her happy.

Love is what happens unknowingly. One never knows how & when that happens… nor why! It’s that, it simply happens.

Problems arise when we pretend that we have love  for something or to someone, even if that’s simply a desire or need or mare lust. But the true love is like the air to the life; It’s a necessity. If one got starved or being neglected or rejected of this, then it’s an end to that person.

Some recognize the true love before it become too late, while others after it; but never ever one can at the first moment. And there are still others, they never even try to.

And there are people, who never think about themselves and worse, they ceases to understand where there love lies and where there ultimate happiness is. They always thinks with the knots of so many cultural and social rules and divides, that simply didn’t exist or we believe, they exist. Please.. Please.. Please.., realize this and please come out. There’s a better future and happiness for you, but be prepared to overcome the test of time. Don’t worry there’s always your soul mate there, to walk you through this.

Now read an excerpt from another site..

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THE HOLY INQUISITION

Since its inception, the Church sought to suppress heresy, by which it meant whatever it perceived to be giving an alternative interpretation of Christian tents. Among the early examples of suppressed heretics are the Gnostic Christians.

A landmark in the war against heresy was the thirteenth-century campaign against the sect of the Cathars of the Languedoc region of southern France – the so-called rejected the Old Testament, arguing that its god was really the devil, chose John’s Revelation as their central text, and believed in reincarnation; they advocated a life of simplicity and purity, shunned meat and fish, and condemned war and capital punishment. They enjoyed much respect among the population, which helped thwart early attempts by successive papal emissaries to make them renounce their creed. But Pope Innocent III grew impatient, declaring that “anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with Church dogma must be burned without pity”. In 1209, he finally ordered a crusade to stamp out the sect and its followers; because he was clever enough to decree that all land owned by Cathars could be confiscated at will, many nobles from northern France joined in on the side of the Church. The town of Beziers fell on July 22; when the abbot commander was asked how to distinguish a Cather from a Catholic, he reportedly replied, “Kill them all, the Lord will recognize His own,” and by the end of the day wrote to the Pope, “Today Your Holiness, twenty thousand citizens were put to the sword, regardless of rank, age or sex.” Such slaughters followed in other towns for two decades, making hundreds of thousands of victims (many of them ordinary Christians and leaving the Cathars severely crippled.

With the Roman Catholic Church’s political influence in western Europe now firm enough, in 1231 Pope Gregory IX institutionalized suppression in the form of the Inquisition, a special tribunal for heretics, manned mostly by Dominicans and Franciscans. The Cathars were its first target. On 16 March 1244, over 200 initiates were seized from the Cather fortress of Montsegur, which had withstood a year-long siege, and thrown into a fire at the foot of the fortress. Hundreds more perished at the stake as a result of Inquisition trials over the next century, till the movement died out.

In 1252, Pope Innocent IV (another “innocent”) sanctioned the use of torture in Inquisition trials to obtain confessions of heresy as well as the names of other heretics. While immediate confessions were at times treated leniently (though often with excommunication, humiliating penitence, or confiscation of property), heretics who refused to “recant” were handed over to secular authorities to be executed.

The Inquisition spread to France, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. In Spain, it was established by King Ferdinand and Queen Isebella of Castile (1478), where it targeted mostly converts from Judaism suspected of relapsing to their original faith. The methods used were so brutal that in 1482, Pope Sixtus IV noted that the Spanish Inquisitors “without observing juridical prescriptions, have detained many persons in violation of justice, punishing them by severe tortures and imputing to them, without foundation, the crime of heresy, and despoiling of their wealth those sentenced to death, in such from that a great number of them have come to the Apostolic See, fleeing from such excessive rigor and protesting their orthodoxy.” He appointed a Grand Inquisitor, the dreaded Dominician Tomas de Torquemada, who, far from lessening the severity of the Inquisition, made ample use of torture and confiscation to terrorize his victims, thousand of whom ended at the stake. Spain extended the Inquisition to Holland, then its possession, and to some of its colonies, such as Peru and Mexico, for the benefit of native converts.

Portugal followed Spain, with its King Joao III establishing the Holy Inquisition there in 1536, at the request of Jesuit missionaries such as Francis Xavier, it spread to Portugal’s empire in Asia.

About that time, Protestants were added to the list of heretics in all Catholic countries.

It would be a gruesome task to detail the numerous instrument of torture invented by those pious servants of Lord Jesus Christ. Suffice it to say that some were designed to crush thumbs, stretch limbs to dislocation, break them, burn and suffocate, rip out flesh or wrench breasts and genitals. Gentler methods included suspending the accused with his or her hands bound behind the back, thus dislocating the shoulder joints; weights could be added to the legs for greater effectiveness. Historians and Christians scholars who sometimes attempt to “relativize” the Inquisition, claming that it was not as as black as portrayed, often fail to confront such revolting and unprecedented inhumanity. Equally inhuman was the culture of denunciation promoted by the Inquisition. With his typical irony, Voltaire wrote in his Philosophical Dictionary. “As everyone knows, the Inquisition is an admirable and wholly Christian invention designed to make the Pope and monks more powerful, and a whole kingdom hypocritical. …. This Tribunal’s procedures are sufficiently well known. You can be jailed on the mere denunciation of the vilest characters; a son can denounce his father, a wife her husband. You are never confronted with your accusers; your goods are confiscated for the benefit of judges. That, at least , is how the Inquisition has behaved to this day; there is needed something divine there, for it passes understanding how men have suffered this yoke so patiently .”

The Inquisition did not judge only human beings; it also judged books, sentenced them and often burned them, to stop them from propagating ideas regarded as heretical, or simply susceptible of promoting free, independent thinking. “Indexes” of prohibited titles were published at regular intervals in many countries of Europe; besides the writings of Christian heretics (including a few great mystics), the indexes listed, for instance, those of Ovid, Dante, Rabelais, Machiavelli, Eramus, and the great works of Spanish literature. In fact, the Roman Catholic Church made it mandatory for authors to seek its permission – the obnoxious imprimatur – before publishing a work, which meant submitting to a censor in the first place. The Church in effect became the world’s first thought police; had this been in its power, it would have publicly burned ideas at the stake. Although this policy no doubt prolonged Europe’s Dark Ages, it also produced a backlash during the age of Enlightenment.

The Inquisition persecuted or threatened many thinkers. Perhaps the most dramatic case is that of Giordano Bruno, born in 1548 near Naples in southern Italy. Completing theological studies in a Dominican convent at Naples, he rebelled against Christian narrow-mindedness and read some of the banned philosophers. Threatened with a trial for heresy, he left the Dominican order at the age of 30 and traveled to Geneva, where he was drawn to Calvinism until he realized it was equally intolerant. He spent four years in France, where, under the protection of Henry III, he published his first works, then traveled to England where he wrote On the Infinite Universe and Worlds (1584). Returning to France, he moved on to Germany, where he published On the Immeasurable and Innumerable. Such works not only accepted Copernicus’s heliocentric, still regarded as heretic, but went further by arguing in favor of an infinite universe with multiple worlds: “Whoever denies the infinity denies the infinite power.” In 1591, Bruno took the risk traveling to Venice at the invitation of an aristocrat, where he taught mathematics and the art of memory. The next year, however, his host denounced him to the Inquisition, and he was soon extradited to Rome and thrown into a dungeon. Questioned for seven long years, occasionally tortured, Bruno refused to retract his theories. On February 8, 1600, he was awarded the death sentence as “an impenitent heretic, obstinate and stubborn,” but defied his judges with these words: “Perhaps your fear in passing judgment on me is greater than mine in receiving it.” He was burnt at the stake; His thoughts lived on and nourished later thinkers.

His contemporary Galileo was luckier. His astronomical research convinced him of the correctness of the Copernican theory, but he was forced to stop his teachings when this theory was condemned by the Vatican in 1616. He defended himself through a brilliant book published in 1632, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic & Copernican, which resulted in the Inquisition summoning him to Rome the next year. Pronounced suspect of heresy, Galileo was compelled to formally abjure his theories and condemned to life imprisonment. He spent his last ten years under house arrest, arranging to have another major work of physics clandestinely published in Holland, even though he had become blind by then – but not as blind as those who had arrogated to themselves the right to halt the flow of ideas.

The Inquisition was abolished in Spain as late as 1834. The abhorred phrase “Holy Office of the Inquisition” continued however to be used by the Vatican until 1908. The Church never apologized to the memory of its numberless victims; many prelates, in fact, long retained nostalgia for the good old, and dark, times.

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EARLY CHRISTIAN DESTRUCTION OF PAGAN CULTURES
- Vlasis Rassias

Although Christianity claims to preach love and brotherhood, its actual history reflects very little of either. Once the nascent creed established itself, one of its first tasks was to eradicate every other culture and religion standing in its way, especially of the Gentle sort, i.e. heathen or pagan. An awareness of this historical development essential to counter the popular view, assiduously nourished by Christian churches, that early Christianity arose out of the sacrifice of numerous “martyrs” tortured by cruel Pagans. While a few early Christians, often calling for the destruction of Pagan cults and culture, were indeed executed by Roman authorities, scholars today agree that many of the so-called martyrdoms receive no corroboration from history and may be later constructions. On the other hand, no one who studies history objectively can deny that pagans as well as “heretical” Christians were persecuted and murdered in far greater numbers as the behest of the growing church.

The following list of a few such landmarks was prepared by the Greek thinker and author Vlasis Rassias. Since the mid-1980s, he has “focused on the living, threatened or extinct polytheistic ethnic religions of the globe with special focus on the pre-Christian Hellenic [i.e., ancient Greek] tradition.” This chronology, reproduced with his permission, is extracted from his book Demolish them; it covers much of the first millennium AD.

314 – Immediately after its full legalization, the Christian Church attacks the Gentiles : The Council of Ancyra [modern Ankara] denounces the worship of Goddess Artemis.

234 – Emperor Constantine declares Christianity as the only official religion of the Roman Empire. At Didyma, Asia Minor, he sacks the Oracle of God Apollo and tortures its Pagan priests to death. He also evicts the Gentiles from Mt. Athos and destroys all local Hellenic temples

326 – Emperor Constantine, following the instructions of his mother Helen, destroys the temple of God Asclepius in Aigeai of Cilicia [in southern Anatolia] and many temples of Goddess Aphrodite in Jerusalem, Aphaca, Mambre, Phoenice, Baalbek, etc.

330 – Constantine steals the treasures and statues of Pagan temples in Greece to decorate Nova Roma (Constantinople), the new capital of his Empire.

335 – Constantine sacks many Pagan temples of Asia Minor and Palestine and orders the executions by crucifixion of “all magicians and soothsayers.” Martyrdom of the neoplatonist philosopher Sopatros.

341 – Emperor constants I [youngest son of Constantine and Roman emperor from 337 to 350], persecutes “all the soothsayers and the Hellenists.” Many Gentile Hellenes are either imprisoned or executed.

346 – New large-scale persecutions against the Gentiles in Constantinople. Banishment of the famous orator Libanius accused of being a “magician.”

353 – An edict of Constantius orders the closing of all Pagan temples. Some of them are profaned and turned into brothels or gambling rooms. Executions of Pagan priests. First burning of libaries in various cities of the Empire. The first lime factories are built next to closed Pagan temples. A large part of sacred Gentile architecture is turned into lime.

356 – A new edict of Constantius orders the destruction of the Pagan temples and the execution of all “idolaters.”

357 – Constantius outlaws all methods of divination (astrology not excluded)

359 – In Skythopolis, Syria, Christians organise the first death camps for the torture and execution of arrested Gentiles from all around the Empire.

361 to 363 – Religious tolerance and restoration of Pagan cults declared in Constantinople (11th December 361) by the Pagan Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus [better known as Julian, a nephew of Constantine, who died during a military campaign to Persia].

364 – Emperor Flavius Jovianus [Jovian] orders the burning of the library of Antioch. An Imperial edict (11th September) orders the death penalty for all Gentiles that worship their ancestral Gods or practice Divination (“sileat omnibus perpetuo divinandi uriositas”.) Three different edicts (4th February, 9th September, and 23rd December) order the confiscation of all properties of Pagan temples and the death penalty for participation in Pagan rituals, even private ones.

365 – An Imperial edict (17th November) forbids Gentile officers of the army to command Christian soldiers.

370 – Emperor Valens orders a tremendous persecution of Gentiles throughout the Eastern Empire. In Antioch, among many other Pagans, the ex-governor Fidustius and the Priests Hilarius and Patricius are executed. Tons of books are burnt in the squares of cities of the-Eastern Empire. All friends of Julian are persecuted (Orebasius, Sallustius, Pegasius etc.) the philosopher Simonides is burned alive and the philosopher Maximus is decapitated.

372 – Emperor Valens orders the governor of Asia Monor to exterminate the Hellenes and all documents of their wisdom.

373 – New prohibition of all methods of divination. The term “pagan” (pagani, villagers) is introduced by the Christians to lessen the Gentiles.

375 – The temple of God Asclepius in Epidaurus, Greece, is closed down.

380 – On 27th February, Christianity becomes the exclusive religion of the Roman Empire by-an edict of Emperor Flavius Theodosius, requiring that “all the various nations, which are subject to our clemency and moderation should continue in the profession of that religion, which was delivered to the Romans by the Apostle Peter”. Non-Christians are called “loathsome, heretics, stupid and blind”. In another edict Theodosius calls “insane” those that do not believe in the Christian god and outlaws all disagreements with the Church dogmas. Ambrosius, bishop of Milan, starts destroying all the Pagan temples of his area. Christian priests lead the mob against the temple of Goddess Demeter in Eleusis and try to lynch the hierophants Nestorius and Priskus. The 95 year-old hierophant Nestorius, ends the Eleusinian mysteries and announces the predominance of mental darkness over the human race.

381 – On 2nd May, Theodosius deprives all rights of Christians that return to the Pagan religion, Throughout the Eastern empire, Pagan temples and libraries are looted or burned down. On 21st December, Theodosius outlaws even simple visits to the temples of the Hellenes. In Constantinople, the temple of Goddess Aphrodite is turned into a brothel and the temples of Sun and Artemis into stables

382 – “Hallelujah” (Glory to Yahweh) is imposed in the Christian mass.

384 – Emperor Theodosius orders the Praetorian Prefect, Maternus Cynegius, a dedicated Christian, to corporate with the local bishops and destroy the temples of the Gentiles in Northern Greece and Asia Minor.

385 to 388 – Maternus Cynegius, encouraged by his fanatic wife, and bishop, “Saint” Marcellus, with his gangs scour the countryside, sack and destroy hundreds of Hellenic temples, Shriness and altars. Amongst others they destroy the temple of Edessa, the Cabeireion of Imbros, the temple of Zeus in Apamea, the temple of appollo in Didyma and all the temples of Palmyra. Thousands of innocent Gentiles from all sides of the Empire suffer martyrdom in the notorious death camps of Skythopolis.

386 – Emperor Theodosius outlaws (16th June) the care of sacked Pagan temples.

388 – Public talks on religious subjests are also outlawed by Theodosius. The old orator Libanius sends his famous Epistle “Pro Templis” to Thedosius, with a hope that the few remaining Hellenic temples will be respected and spared.

389 to 390 – All non-Christian calendars are outlawed. Hordes of fanatic hermits from the desert flood into Middle Eastern and Egyptian cities, destroying statues, altars, libaries and Pagan temples, whilst Gentiles are lynched. Theophilus, patriarch of Alexandria, starts heavy persecutions against the Gentiles, turns the temple of Dionysos into a church, burns down the Mithraeum of the city, destroys the temple of Zeus and burlesques the Pagan priests before they are killed by stoning. The Christian mob profanes the cult images.

391 – On 24th February, a new edict of Theodosius prohibits not only visits to pagan temples but also looking at vandalized statues. New heavy persecutions all around the Empire. In Alexandria, Egypt the Gentiles, led by the philosopher Olympius, revolt and after some street fights, finally lock themselves inside the fortified temple of God Serois (the Serapeion). After a violent siege, the Christians occupy the building, demolish it, burns its famous library and profane the cult images.

392 – On 8th November, the Emperor Theodosius outlaws all non-Christian rituals and names them “superstitions of the Gentiles” (“gentilicia superstitio”). New full scale persecutions against the Gentiles. The Mysteries of Samothrace are ended and priests slaughtered. In Cyprus the local bishop, “Saints” Epiphanius and Tychon destroy almost all the temples of the island and exterminate thousands of Gentiles. The local Mysteries of Goddess Aphrodite are ended. Theodosius’ edict declares: “the ones that won’t obey pater Epiphanius have no right to keep living on the island”. The Gentiles revolt against the Emperor and the Church in Petra, Aeropolis, Rafia, Gaza, Baalbek and other cities of the Middle East.

393 – The Pythian, Akita and Olympics Games are outlawed as part of the Hellenic “idolatry” Christians sack the the temples of Olympia.

395 – Two new edicts (22nd July and 7th August) lead to new persecutions against the Gentiles. Rufinus, the eunuch Prime Minister of Emperor Flavius Arcadius directs the hordes of the baptized Goths (led by Alaric) to the country of the Hellenes. Encouraged by Christian monks, the barbarians sack and burn many cities (Dion, Delphi, Megara, Corinth, Pheneos, Argos, Nemea, Lycosoura, Sparta, Messene, Phigakeia, Olympia, etc.) , slaughter or enslave innumerable Hellenes and burn the temples. Among others, they burn alive all of its priests (including the hierophant of Mithras Hilarius)

396 – On 7th December, a new edict by Emperor Arcadius orders that Paganism be treated as high treason. Imprisonment of the few remaining Pagan priests and hierophants.

397 – “Demolish them!” Emperor Flavius Arcadius orders all the still erect Pagan temples demolished.

398 – The Fourth Church Council of Carthage prohibits to all, including its bishops, the study of Gentile books. Porphyrius, bishop of Gaza, demolishes almost all the Pagan temples of his city (except nine of them that remain active .)

399 – With a new edict (13th July) Emperor Flavius Arcadius orders all remaining temples, mainly in the countryside, to be immediately demolished: “Si qua in agris templa sunt, sine turba ac tumultu diruantur. His enim deiectis atque sublatis omnis superstitioni material consumetur.”

400 – Bishop Nicetas destroys the Oracle of God Dionysus in Vesai and baptizes all the Gentiles of this area.

401 – The Christian mob of Carthage lynches Gentiles and destroys temples and “idols”. In Gaza too, the local bishop, also a “Saint”, Porphyrius sends his followers to lynch Gentiles and demolish the remaining nine still active temples of the city. The 15th Council of Chalkedon orders all Christians that still keep good relations with their gentile relatives to be excommunicated (even after their death)

405 – John Chrysostom collects funds from rich Christian women to financially support the demolition of the Hellenic temples. In Ephesus, he orders the destruction of the famous temple of Goddess Artemis. In Salamis, Cyprus, “Saints” Epiphanius and Eutychius continue persecutions of the Gentiles and the total destruction of their temples and sanctuaries.

407 – A new edict outlaws once more all non-Christian acts of worship

408 – The Emperor of the Western Empire Honorius and the Emperor of the Eastern Empire Arcadius, order together that all sculptures of the Pagan temples be either destroyed or confiscated, Private ownership of Pagan sculpture is also outlawed. The local bishops lead new heavy persecutions against Gentiles and new book burning. Judges showing pity for Gentiles are also persecuted.

409 – Once again, an edict orders astrology and all methods of divination to be punished by death.

415 – In Alexandria, Egypt, the mob urged by bishop Cyril, attacks a few days before the Judeo – Christian Pascha (Pesach – Easter) and hacks to pieces the famous and beautiful philosopher Hypatia. Pieces of her body are paraded by the Christian mob through the streets of Alexandria, and are finally burned together with her books in a place called Cynaron. On 30th August, new persecutions start against all the Pagan priests of North Africa, who end their lives either crucified or burned alive.

416 – The inquisitor Hypatius, alias “The Sword of God”, exterminates the last Gentiles of Bithynia. In Constantinople (7th December), all non-Christian army officers, public employees and judges are dismissed

423 – Emperor Theodosius II, declares (8th June) that the religion of the Gentiles is nothing more than “demon worship”and orders all those who persist in practicing it to be punished by imprisonment and tortured

429 – The temple of Goddess Athena (Parthenon) on the Acropolis of Athens is sacked. Athenian Pagans are persecuted.

435 – On 14th November, a new edict by Theodosius II orders the death penalty for all “heretics” and “pagans” of the Empire. Only Judaism is considered a legal non-Christian Religion

438 – Theodosius II issues a new edict (31st January) against the Gentiles, incriminating their “idolatry” as the reason for a recent …. Plague !

440 to 450 – The Christians demolish all the monuments, altars and temples of Athens, Olympia, and other Greek cities.

448 – Theodosius II orders all non- Christian books burned

450 – All the temples of Aphrodisias (City of Goddess Aphrodite) are demolished and its libraries burned down. The city is renamed Stauroupolis (City of the Cross).

451 – A new edict by Valentinianus and Marcianus (4th November) emphasizes that “idolatry” is to punished by death.

457 to 491 – Sporadic persecutions against Gentiles of the Eastern Empire. Among others, the physician Jacobus and the philosopher Gessius are executed. Severianus, Herestios, Zosimus, Isidorus and others are tortured and imprisoned. The proselytizer Conon and his followers exterminate the last Gentiles of the island of Imbros, in the northeast Aegean. The last worshippers of Lavranius Zeus are exterminated in Cyprus.

482 to 488 – The majority of the Gentiles of Asia Minor are exterminated, after a desperate revolt against the Emperor and the Church.

486 – More “underground” Pagan priests are discovered, arrested, burlesqued, tortured and executed in Alexandria, Egypt.

515 – Baptism becomes obligatory, even for those that already say they are Christian. The Emperor of Constantinople, Anastasius orders the massacre of the Gentiles in the Arabian city Zoara and the demolition of the temple of local God Theandrites.

528 – Emperor Jutprada (Justinianus) outlaws the “alternative” Olympian Games of Antioch. He also orders the execution (by fire, crucifixion, tearing to pieces by wild bests, or cutting by iron nails) of all who practice “sorcery, divination, magic or idolatry” and prohibits all teachings by the Gentiles (“the ones suffering from the blasphemous insanity of the Hellenes”)

529 – Emperor Justinianus outlaws the Athenian Philosophical Academy, which has its property confiscated.

532 – The inquisitor Ioannis Asiacus, a fanatical monk, leads a crusade against the Gentiles of Asia Minor.

542 – Emperor Justinianus allows the inquisitor loannis Asiacus to convert the Gentiles of Phrygia, Caria and Lydia in Asia Minor. Within 35 years of this crusade, 99 churches and 12 monasteries are built on the sites of demolished Pagan temples.

546 – Hundreds of Gentiles are put to death in Constantinople by the inquisitor loannis Asiacus.

556 – Justinianus orders the notorious inquisitor Amanitas to go to Antioch, to find, arrest, torture and exterminate the last Gentiles of the city and burn all the private libraries down.

562 – Mass arrests, burlesquing, tortures, imprisonments and executions of Gentile Hellenes in Athens, Antioch, Palmyra and Constantinople.

578 to 582 – Christians torture and crucify Gentile Hellenes all around the Eastern Empire, and exterminate the last Gentiles of Heliopolis (Baalbek)

580 – Christian inquisitors attack a secret temple of Zeus in Antioch. The priest commits suicide, but the other Gentiles are arrested. All the prisoners, the Vice Governor Anatolius included, are tortured and sent to Constantinople to face trial. Sentenced to death they are thrown to the lions. The wild animals are unwilling to tear them to pieces and they end up crucified. Their corpses are dragged through the streets by the Christian mob and afterwards thrown unburied in the city dump.

583 – New persecutions against the Gentile Hellenes by the Emperor Mauricius.

590 – Throughout the Eastern Empire, Christian accusers “discover” Pagan conspiracies. A new wave of torture and executions erupts.

692 – The “Penthekte Council of Constantinople prohibits the remains of Calends, Brumalia, Anthesteria and other Pagan/Dionysian festivals.

804 – The Gentile Hellenes of Laconia, Greece, resist successfully the attempt of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, to convert them to Christianity.

950 to 988 – Violent conversion of the last Gentile Hellenes of Laconia by the Armenian “Saint” Nikon.

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