Randomer 'Religious' Thoughts...

Wondering why a lot of things don't make sense to me. I believe in a power, term it god or not, behind life. But if god had a form at all, other than power, then it is really a lot lot like an autocrat, if I go by the present day practices and teachings. I initially, tried bribing 'god' to see if it is selfish. But it didn't turn out selfish. On the contrary, I HAD to work to the end result.

See, I see priests asking us to 'donate' or pay for 'services' [Have they changed the meaning of services? :?]. Now, they says god[s] get angry if we don't do that, do this blah blah blah.. And some people, follow it. If you don't 'pray' daily, visit temple, offer offerings, you get 'ill luck'. If you p[r]ay, you get luck. More like those stupid spam forwards I get once in a while. Forward n you get 7 yrs of good luck and gal friend will kiss you till eternity, or your life will get destroyed by some dam aliens or something like that, more of a disaster.. blah blah again..

If god was so selfish, why live under it anyway? I would nt. If it is omnipresent, then it can see my thoughts and decide whether am good or bad. I don't need to 'offer bribe' or visit 'them' in some temple or church.

Krishna, in the Bhagavathgeetha says," pathram, pushpam, phalam, thoyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati, tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami pryatatmanah"[Chapter 9: verse 26]
Give me a leaf, or if you cant make it, a flower, if you don't have even that, a fruit, or if that too is not available, a lil bit of water, with love, and I am happy cos there is love, in it.
Now, see this and the way priests behave these days? And btw, there is not a mention of priests in the Gita or other scriptures of Hinduism by what I have read. And neither has the Bible. [If anyone sees any reference, please let me know. I would like to go through it.] I don't see a mention of nuns as well in the Bible [the base of Christianity as they say.].

Christ, if we go by the Bible, never asked Christians to constitute a pope and a hierarchy that prevails today. All he taught was sharing .. and loving.. Alas, I don't see much of love these days, where almost all are searching for power and money.

Buddhism has always enticed me. Though, I have not yet gotten into books of their philosophy in depth. Will. And Islam, have not been to it too in depth. Though the stress on knowledge has impressed me. The first word in the Qur'an, 'IQRA!' [meaning 'read', asserts the need of knowledge and the quest for it.] It also mentions, that everyone is equal. Everyone should seek knowledge, cos that makes him/ her closer to god. And what have we seen? Women denied education, treated unequals, burqhas..

Man, what thoughts I get, so late into night! I need to really get some sleep. :-| Gnit.

[PS- Will continue it on another sleepless night. :P]