They also scatter the ashes of their dead people believing that they will have a peaceful journey to reincarnation. They believe that when you bathe in it, your soul is purified and you are reborn. They believe that the river is holy because its water comes from a confluence of many small streams and thus it has its cleansing effect. This river is the most sacred river to the Hindus. The setting starts with the characters in Japan and as they search for something, they all end up in India particularly at the Ganges River. It tackles the beliefs of three religions: Buddism, Catholicism and Hinduism. No religion is perfect since men are not perfect.
The God was there at the beginning but men had different ideas of worshipping Him so they created different religions. It talks about pantheism or a belief that God and material world are one and the same thing and that God is present in everything. Had I read this in high school when I was still a naïve young man, I would have rated this with 5 stars outright.
Maybe just brush my teeth and I would be fine again. Maybe a dark and strong coffee or some salty corn chips. I thought I’d like to neutralize the taste and get rid of the sweetness. Right after the book, I just thought of having an edgy book. Reading Deep River is like having a sugar rush.
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