It is ironic and sad that there is so
much of hatred in the name of religion. A common thread in all religions is
live and let live. What is religion? In simple terms, religion is a set of
ideals laid out by the Supreme force unknown to all and who we are in awe of. I
will not say here if it is god or bhagawan or deva or or allah or give it any
identity. The whole concept of an individual believing in the Supreme and the
one who doesn't believe in Supreme (an atheist) itself is wrong. Because the Supreme
is called into the field of play of our life only when we are taken over by the
fragilities of human nature- happiness, sadness, fear, greed, jealousy, and to
satisfy the ego of our five senses. Thus everyone believes in the Supreme at
some point in life and is an atheist at other times.
Critics might point out that
there have been wars since time immemorial on religion. This argument precisely
defeats the purpose. Every religion has its sacred books and mythology which
talks of the way of life and asks us to choose a path. It means we all have to
learn from these stories and from the past. Therefore, if we have a history of
wars based on religion, this should not act as a rationale to continue. No
history in the world talks of a war between god and bhagawan or between allah
and deva. It is individuals who have fought wars out of fear of the morbid.
In the current context, the
people of all religions have been wary of existence of another religion. There
seems to be an one-upmanship race between different faiths. This is like asking
a mother to choose between her two children. Different religions ask you to
search for the end result which, in Hinduism (or better say as Sanatana dharma)
is Moksha, Christianity is Gratification or Nirvana and in other religions has different
names. Wishing is done by people in different ways. Some say hello, some say
namaskar, some say salaam, some say as-salamu alaykum. Does the underlying
feeling of greeting one another change with the change in language. If it doesn't, then why should our belief in our Supreme change.
If some people do not believe in
a particular religion and foul-mouth it, they will pay for their deeds. Letting
your anger overpower the good in you affects the Self more than the other. And
this has scientific acceptance than mere philosophy. Killing, to avenge the
desecration of a Supreme manifestation, cannot have any justification. If
everyone starts to think for themselves and not assume that self-thinking is a
voice of the collective, there will be no bloodshed. Ever. We all are humans
first. Humanity takes precedence over any other belief or ideology or faith. Humanity
reigns the Supreme. Being humane will always be in fashion.
PS: I have used
lower case for god, bhagawan, allah, deva because, for me, these are the
collective. It is an objective perspective, an idea rather than a material being. And I have
used Supreme as a proper noun to signify that that is the only idea which,
although non-material, is the one binding force.
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