We boarded the Metro and it was rather impressive by any standards. Just like Tokyo, it had to struggle with the large number of people that came in and out of New Delhi. We chose to enter the central station, a station so large that it has its own built in bridge. Entrances and exits came from all sides. There were multiple level of tracks. The carriages were quite spacious and clean. I was impressed!
We were heading to see the Lotus temple. The land it was build on was donated by a local business man. As you can see in the picture, the temple is built to represent the Lotus flower. The Brahman followers likes to use it as a symbol to represent our lives; that we are not born perfect and that we will some day blossom to be what we were intended to be. It is indeed a great symbol for the surrounding area that bears witness to traces of poverty. I can't even begin to imagine the lives of those who were born into poverty. Unfair it all seems and how helpless they so looked. Some of them having to call a cardboard box their home and the beauty of the Lotus temple not far behind just happened to blow my mind away.
The Brahman, who safe guards the Lotus temple, has a very beautiful religion to share. They believe that we all belong to one god. All religions that we know today came about to suit our culture and history. Therefore they acknowledge all religion as pointing to one source. They don't use symbols or specific rituals to adorn their beliefs. Take is as the Zan of religion. The note I was getting was to cut all the jazz and just let yourself be with God. It is simple and peaceful when enter. As a matter of fact, christians or muslims are welcomed to visit this very simple and peaceful temple to perform their own prayers as long as they don't make too much noise.