Unity of world religions ... Islam says that the love for Allah should be greater than the love for money. Islam says that ‘Inkhiad’ which means that accepting the message of Allah by mouth is not final. But ‘Kabul’ which means knowing the message of Allah and practicing it is essential. According to Islam, Allah says that if the message is not practiced, there is no use. Exactly this wonderful concept is emphasized in the Veda and the Gita. The Veda says that words and feelings do not touch the Lord. Only sacrifice of wealth can prove the real love for the Lord (Yato Vacho Nivartante Apraapya Manasa saha, Dhanena Tyagena). The Gita also says that real sacrifice of the fruit of work is greater than knowledge and devotion (Dhyanaat Karma Phala Tyagagah). In the Bible also, Jesus asks a rich man to sacrifice wealth. But the rich man fails to do it. Then Jesus says “A camel may pass through the eye of a needle but a rich man can never reach God”. Islam wants people to not over-enjoy wealth. It is also told in the Gita (Bhogaishwarya Prasaktanaam). Over-enjoyment (Bhoga) brings diseases (Roga). Islam accepts the existence of the soul and says that it cannot be seen by the naked eyes. The Gita also says exactly the same (Vimudaah Nanupasyanti). Islam and Christianity say that there will be a final enquiry and the non-believers will be thrown into hell, which is the ever-lasting fire according to Christianity. The Gita also says the same (Kshipaamyaasura Yonishu). According to Islam and Christianity there is no rebirth for the soul. Hinduism accepts the rebirth but if the inner essence of Hinduism is understood, it does not contradict the other two religions. According to Hinduism, there is no human rebirth for the soul (Jantunaam Nara Janma Durlabhamidam – Shankara). The essence of all the three religions in this point is like this: The human rebirth is impossible according to Hinduism. Therefore rebirth in the other two religions means human rebirth alone i.e.; there is no human rebirth for any soul. The hell and everlasting fire is nothing but the rebirth as animals or worms in the sewage. Once one enters the cycle of such births, the soul will not return to the human birth. Islam says that sin was also created by Allah and says that Allah knows the logic behind it. The Veda also says the exact same point “Sa Idam Sarvamasrujata”. What is the logic in the creation of the sin by the Lord? If only good exists and the fruit of good works i.e., happiness only exists, then living beings will do only good works they will have to continuously enjoy happiness which is definitely boring. One cannot eat the sweets continuously. A break is necessary and some hot dish must be tasted in between the continuous eating of sweets. The Gita also says that both summer and winter are essential for real enjoyment (Sitoshna Sukha Duhkhadah). This logic proves that the Lord was very kind to His children in creating the sin. The Quran says that a Muslim should protect even an enemy belonging to another religion. It says that a Muslim can tell about the teaching of Allah to the enemy and then leave the enemy in a protected place. It never says that religion should be spread by violence. It speaks about the war for justice, which is not the war for the propagation of religion. For that matter, the Gita was preached on a battlefield of a war that was fought for establishing justice. Even Bible says that the rigid fools who do not realize should be thrown to liquid fire, which is violence. Therefore, violence is not wrong. But the cause of violence should be perfectly justified. When Mohammad came, there were three hundred religions, which were quarrelling among themselves with a lot of violence. He tried His best by preaching the concept of one God. There was no alternative way to subside the violence between them. Actually after Jesus, the concept of human incarnation was fully realized, but this concept was exploited by cheaters. Every fellow became a prophet and declared himself as the human incarnation. Their followers started preaching that their particular leader alone was the one God. You can easily imagine the situation at that time. When violence is justified, it is called as the punishment given by God. If the violence is not justified, it leads to chaos due to egoism of a demon, which can be subsided only by divine punishment. Actually in the end, Hinduism speaks about the incarnation of Kalki and Christianity speaks about the final punishment given by God. Both these situations are of terrible violence. The last resort of God is only punishment, which can alone bring peace atleast temporarily when the world is filled with brutal conservative fools, who are wild beasts in the human form. The Lord says in the Bible “Revenge is mine” which means that the Lord punishes the unjust people. The Lord said in the Gita that He will destroy the evil person (Vinashaya cha….) God is a double-edged knife. Not only He protects justice but also punishes injustice. A rich weak human being may protect justice but may not be able to punish injustice. A poor strong fellow may punish injustice but not protect justice by giving compensation. Thus, human beings have limitations but the Lord is strong as well as rich and therefore is capable in both sides. This is what Jesus meant when He mentioned about the divine kingdom on the earth. He means that one may escape from the king on this earth but can never escape from God.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:10:35 +0000
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