Here’s another great example that clearly demonstrates the power of faith. Had it not been reported by so many news outlets I would find it hard to believe… but at the same time it sure doesn’t surprise me.
24-year-old Suresh Kumar, apparently a really devout Hindu, has been tormented by the murder of his elder brother since September of 2005. Recently, Kumar had visions of the naughty Hindu Goddess Kali in his dreams. Kumar took this as a sign and began to worship Kali in hopes that justice would be served for his brother’s untimely demise. Makes sense to me too :)
On Tuesday, Kumar found himself at the popular Mahakali temple in the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian Kashmir. Kumar wasn’t here to just simply pray like most religious folk. He had a better idea that heralds back to the old school days. Kumar was planning to make an offering to the Goddess Kali, but not your basic run-of-the-mill offering… that wouldn’t be good enough for Kali also known as the black one with the red tongue. Drastic measures were in order to please this crazy Goddess. So Kumar took a nice sharp knife and cut out his own tongue, which he promptly handed to a priest as an offering.
At the hospital Kumar had this to say write…
“I am a true disciple of the goddess and it is my firm belief which has given me the strength to offer my tongue to her.”
This story left me speechless too, but for different reasons ;) Yikes!
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April 12th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
What’s the matter? Kali got your toungue?
April 12th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
augh! very punny.
April 12th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
At least his won’t be able to profess his love for Kali with as much ease as before. The things we do for love (hum along guys!)
April 12th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Considering what people used to do to appease Kali, I find this more reasonable even if not all that sane act. There is enough fanatics in the world without the re-emergence of Thuggee.
April 13th, 2007 at 4:20 am
isn’t cutting out your tounge…you know…lethal??
I wonder if his brother is coming back now?
April 13th, 2007 at 4:26 am
I think if you staunch the bleeding you’ll be ok. No major arteries. But I’m not a quack.
April 13th, 2007 at 9:25 am
alcari: I believe that cutting off the tongue will not kill you(except the possibility of blood loss as noted above.)
It is in the code of Hammurabi(http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM):
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If a son of a paramour or a prostitute say to his adoptive father or mother: “You are not my father, or my mother,” his tongue shall be cut off.
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Vicious, yes, but no more talking!
April 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
This is a perfect example of why religion is so dangerous. If a person can do this to THEMSELVES in the name of god, imagine what they can do to others. Oh, wait. Don’t imagine. History has many fine examples of the insanity god faith causes in people.
April 13th, 2007 at 10:59 am
But if you love your god enough, and remember love is illogical. You’ll do whatever a infatuated teenager with no idea would do.
April 13th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Wow and after all these ultra-religious illogical loons… we’re the distrusted ones?
April 15th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Maybe we could get this guy to give a phone-interview?
April 15th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Moola Ram is pleased….
April 17th, 2007 at 6:51 am
Am I the only one who thought of Indiana Jones here? I All I can see in my mind right now is some freaky guy ripping someone’s heart out, and Indy drinking that poison from the severed head on a stick.
Good movie. At least all his verbal attempts to convert people will be misunderstood.
May 20th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
What really worries me is what you get if you input Iraq Stoning into google. This is as bad as it gets, and gives another meaning to Religious Freaks. Start another thread, Threadmeister…. I read this in the daily paper and didn’t actually believe it.
June 18th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Beautiful. It’s rare in this world for people to have conviction. To sacrifice ones word as a symbol of surrender and devotion to the Divine Mother shows quite the conviction.
I think it’s better to be a fool and go over board in the name of something greater then it is to fearfully hold onto life and engage in worship of the flesh.
While clearly quite an extremely demonstration to the Gods (and I’d have to say in many respects entirely unnecessary), I think it’s more indicative of passion then insanity.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I am from India and this news makes me feel sad for the chap who ‘offered’ his tongue.
I trust you all know that this is in no way ‘prescribed’ by the Hindu religion/philosophy.
It would be interesting to know how ‘Hinduism’ has been altered to suit needs of a few.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
From what I’ve heard, Hinduism isn’t exactly a unified religion. The above is definitely an example of belief twisted to an extreme.
January 31st, 2009 at 10:17 pm
This is bhakti (devotion) carried to its extreme. Just like we see youngsters resort to any extremes when they fall in love. This is love for God or Goddess (after all God can’t just be male). Yes, that is what I like about Hindu religion that there female aspect of God, and females are rather put first. But even then, this step of cutting ones tongue is extreme.
Indians (from all religions) are sentimental. I see everyday on Zee Jagran when they show a Christian program based on Indian Chrisitans.
Program name: “Pyasa Hiran jaise (means like a thirsty deer goes to water)”. They show a minister type guy who has another Christian lady. They have some sick person or some jobless or other needy guy/girl standing dazed. Then the guy does “Raa raa raa raa” ….strange sounds. And then the needy person falls down flat with a bump. Some even go jumping. Very scary stuff!! Either hypnotism or some other excorcism…this too in the name of religion. The minister says “jesus has touched you jsut now” and then touches them and they fall with a thud. God knows whether actually Jesus comes there. Anyone has nay answer??
Now most needy people are hindus as can be seen from their looks. Now after getting this RAA RAA treatment, obviosuly there will be conversion taking place…so many hindus converting to chrisitianity. No wonder then that some Hindus are forgetting their basic tolerance and taking up arms.
March 16th, 2010 at 5:43 am
why do Kali always have to fight without clothes???
Pornographic fighter