Interview with Anita Moorjani
DIRK TERPSTRA: You meet many people who follow a particular religion. You prefer not to talk much about it as you believe it can become divisive, but what if people want to truly live your message and also stay true to the principles of their religion?
I tell people that I have no problem with religion per se but I think that people who believe in anything because of a fear, whether it is religion, cultural values or anything and they choose to believe them because of fear, then they already live a hellish life. That is hell on earth.
If you believe that when you die, unless you follow the right order, the right doctrine or have the right values, you are being punished for eternity and if these are the only reasons for following what you follow, you create a hell on earth for yourself. You don’t have to wait until you die to go to hell. Your life is already one.
But whereas people choose a religion, one where you choose to practice because it makes you strong, because it makes you more loving, because it gives you peace, because it gives you answers about your life and it will give you comfort and it gives you a sense of community, by all means follow it.
So my point is, make the choice that is more loving to yourself. Not a choice which makes you more fearful. This counts for every aspect in your life, including religion. That is where I am at. I respect everybody, regardless what they believe.
