….contd….
And the most important don’t for that would be ‘don’t compare’.
When we compare cuisine, habits,
traditions, culture, ideologies et all we end up doing is create a barrier
between ‘you’ and ‘me’ and ‘him’ and ‘me. Next, we feed our ego’s with this separateness
and end up proving we are better than others. This separateness is the cause of
all friction, hatred wars as it is feeding ‘egos’. Anything that fuels ego can
only break relationships and widen the gap between two individuals that will
become seed for survival which is based on fear. How can we experience peace
then? Never is it possible.
Cuisine, traditions, dress,
life-style, ideologies are ways to experience life and express how we want to
discover life and how we want to lead it. That’s all! But, long ago these
factors ceased to fulfill this purpose. And they in turn have become basis of
our differences, anger, fights, hatred and wars and divorces.
Do I have to explain ‘comparing
Gods’? Christianity says ‘He is light and only one’. Islam quotes ‘Allah ho
Akbar’ meaning there is only one God Allah and no one.
Sikhism states ‘sat nam satya
hai’ He is Truth. Hinduism declares ‘He is only one Brahman who is Absolute’.
Water may be called ‘paani in
hindi, water in english, l’eau in french, tanni in tamil. Like-wise, it has
different names in different countries and language . does it mean it is
different for every one. No, it is same for all. Language is an expression of
water. It is not it’s identity. Name of God is to call him, address him – not
to limit him. Not all can experience God so fine I’ll not go there. But, even f
you read your scriptures completely and understand them, you’ll know few things
for sure. Every religion states the common truths –
1. He is Light
2. He is Absolute
3. Everything is his doing
4. We are part of Him
5. Ultimately we need to merge in
Him
6. Practise non-violence. Protect
the meek for they are dear to ME!
7. Entire creation is my creation
– then how can only few be His and not others and where is the need for
conversion then?
8. He is Truth
9. World is ephemeral, transient
and only He is Real.
When all religions speak the same
Truth, how can what they point at be different. Don’t all roads lead to Rome?
If all roads do lead to Rome, how can my Rome be different from Yours? Think!
You hurt your God the most when
you hurt your fellow-being, harm them, belittle them in the name of God! It’s
true!
She became silent. She had become
emotional and words did ooze out pain as she was explaining these points. We
felt ashamed and hung our heads down.
….contd……
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