tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695612681961992080.post7105045392231168463..comments2023-04-01T07:06:57.484+05:30Comments on Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: Spirituality can be a resource in nation-building only if it is genuinely world-affirmingTusar Nath Mohapatrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067509498066370100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695612681961992080.post-87378607940108973652008-07-30T21:34:00.000+05:302008-07-30T21:34:00.000+05:30William James, in his classic The Varieties of Rel...William James, in his classic The Varieties of Religious Experience (it really is a classic - that word gets misused a lot today, but though written in the early 20th c. is still required reading at top divinity schools in the US), regarded what he called "fruitfulness for life" as a hallmark of authentic religious experience.<BR/><BR/>I'd agree. If it makes no difference in how the person behaves, I find it hard to see how the experience would be genuinely spiritual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com