Communication is defined as a process which involves a transmitter (to encode the message), a medium (to propagate the message) and a receiver (to receive and decode its contents). If the receiver is an assembly of integrated circuits, then obtaining a binary output for a given message becomes a reasonably humble expectation from any system. But if the recipient has a heart and a soul and a mind in place; then decoding becomes a very important aspect which has the power to even defeat the entire purpose of communication.
Religion is the most sacred form of communication; starting from the divinity (the transmitter), via the clergy (the medium) and the congregation (the receiver). In this process of propagating the message, it often gets corrupted by noise. A similar ‘noise-effect’ is observed when the clergy assumes the role of divinity. The clergy is supposed to be a teacher of law. Their job is to answer the unanswered questions in simple and most definitive terms. How the clergy applies the basic theory of communication to the practise of religion, will have a major affect on the way in which the common man appreciates and interprets religion.
The human mind gives all ages a food for thought and action and is willing to be influenced. Hence a lot of noise gets created in the human brain when politicians generate wrong notions about certain things at public rallies. Taking this mantle off the clergy has largely resulted in what can be termed as a global religious imbalance.
‘Antaryaami Babas’ engaging in sex-capades have brought shame to the noble purpose that the clergy was entrusted with.
Can you and I do nothing about this faltering process of communication?
Science says that use of filters minimizes noise. Its time we use the filter of our rational thinking so as to reject all the noise and bring about an accurate interpretation of what the Almighty has to say.
Open your eyes…
Open your mind…
And love a fellow being…
Listen to the Lord…
That’s all he probably has to say…
It’s fair to understand that service to humanity is indeed service to God…
