Mythology, truth and human logical reasoning
After reading Choetsow’s memo on her trip to Lake Rewalsar\Tso Pema
7.23.2018
At UVa
Thank you for your short memo on Lake Rewalsar, Tso Pema (in Tibetan). Tso Pema, Guru Rinpoche\Padmasambhava, Mandarava and his father, Vihardhara, the King of Zahor are not only representing the power of the religion and its impacts on the cultures; together, they also have a deep and vast social and political implications.
A mysticism, regardless of the size and its historical implications, maybe, once was a publicly shared real event. A few generations later, the real events become the heart of mysticism. Today, that event needs people's faith or religious power to preserve or staying alive.
It is not hard to see Lake Rewalsar as a testimony of religious mythical power, but it is also can be seen as the evidence of the religious prosecution.
Religion as part of the human living experience in searching the ultimate reality, basically, is nothing to do with mythology. The faith that based on the myth\folk ballad requires some reasonable inquiries.
A religion that cannot separate from the mythology and absolute pure faith may cause more damages than bring benefits to the believers both individually and collectively.
There are some truths hidden in the mythology, but the truths should not rest in mythology.
The biggest problem with mythology is that it tends to tell its audiences that the truth is way too high or unthinkable. Also, although, it depicts a wonderful picture, it makes ordinary people very hard to apply their logical reasoning to understand the essence of the messages.
Mythology is like a mismanaged gigantic antique house, you may find a piece of item that has a practical use and of great marketing value. But, you might get lost in it even without knowing.
Mandarava, a longing for women’s rights from ancient time to the 21st century.
Guru Rinpoche, the great challenger of human rational thinking, or thinkers of Tibetan rationalism.
Vihardharam the embodiments of attachment, aversion, and ignorance, at least to the followers of Guru Rinpoche.
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