9:27二 1今口 That's why, Ateet, I don't mention Jews very much. It is dangerous! Surrounded by thousands of Jews it is better not to mention Jews at all. And, moreover, Judaism is a dead religion, just as Hinduism is. In fact, there have been only two source religions in the world: Hinduism and Judaism. Both are dead. Jainism and Buddhism are offshoots of Hinduism, but because the root is dead the branches are dead too. Christianity and Islam are branches of Judaism and because the root is dead the branches are dead too. These are dead phenomena. I am not concerned much with the past. Yes, something beautiful has also happened in Judaism and that is Hasidism. I have talked about it a lot. Just as I love Zen people in the tradition of the Buddha, I love Hasids in the tradition of Moses and I love Sufis in the tradition of Mohammed. These three are still alive in some small way because these three have never become established religions. They have always been anti-establishment; they have always been alternatives to the established religion; they have always been rebellious. Hasidism is worth talking about, not Judaism - and I have talked about Hasidism. I have been approaching Hasidism with my own experience. I have been bringing Hasidism up to date, trying to make it part of the twentieth century. Hasidism is the essence of Judaism, the very fragrance of it. I have something of the Hasids in me, that's why I sometimes call myself a Jew. The Hasids love life, they are life-affirmative. They don't believe in renunciation, they believe in rejoicing. They believe in dancing, singing, celebrating - and that's exactly my approach too.