Neil MacGregor on living with gods
Why humans need a spiritual dimension in their lives
THE modern human is by turns intrigued, bewildered, horrified and enraptured by religion. In a world where many people look to science to decipher the universe, there is something fascinating, and a bit frightening, about spiritual systems and codes which have commanded passionate loyalty among millions of people for millennia, but which are still impenetrable to outsiders.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Transcendental meditation”
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