Muslim-Hindu Peace Plan

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Muslim-Hindu Peace Plan

BY ISA DAS

EDITORIAL, Oct 5 (VNN) — The Muslim-Hindu Peace Plan

based on the teachings of Srila Prabhupada

The desire to prevent World War III and bring peace to the world

is most likely the inner mood of most of us today. To do that we

need to come to a common understanding of religious

terminology and beliefs.

For example most of us have no idea that the name Allah comes

from the Hebrew letter Alef, our A, in the English alphabet.

This simple point contains enough information for every

Christian, Jew and Hindu to accept Allah as a name of God.

I will explain further, in the "Old Testament" which Jewish people

call the 5 books of Moses, God explains that He is the beginning

to the end. This same idea is expressed in the New Testament.

Revelation 22:13, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and

the Last, the Beginning and the End. This English usage of

Alpha is based on the Hebrew Alef. Also in the Hindu (Vedic)

scripture, Bagavad Gita, Krishna says "of letters I am A."

Has God sent so many messengers, each with a different

message? Is He sitting in the Garden of Eden laughing at us? I

think not! We have twisted His message based on our own

material desire, creating our own Hell on Earth.

The objection we find from our Muslim brothers and sisters

today, comes from the desire to bring the word back to God and

His ways. We find this mood in our Jewish-Christian tradition

also. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of

knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

This lack of disciple, this foolish rush of insane materialism is

what every deeply religious person objects to, no matter which

faith he or she is coming from. We can take good example from

our Amish brothers and Hindu (Vedic) sages.

An error of modern society and religion is to identify the body as

the self. The Bhagavad-Gita clearly explains that we should see

and accept the spiritual essence (the soul) of each living being

as spiritually equal. There it is said, "The humble sage, by virtue

of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle

Brahman, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcast]."

[bagavad Gita 5.18]

How does the learned sage see every living entity with equal

vision? He sees the spirit soul within the heart of each of God's

creations. He understands that although living forms may

appear different, those appearances are only the external

coverings of the soul, and that spiritually we are all equal.

A careful analysis shows that all problems result from our first

mistake of identifying the body as the self. If we identify ourselves

by race, religion and ethnic group we will then suffer or enjoy the

results of that identity, but the fact is we are spiritually equal and

the bodily identity that we accept is both temporary and

insignificant compared to our eternal spiritual identity. We suffer

due to birth, disease, old age and death; we need not identify

with the body, which is being afflicted by these difficulties.

If everyone understood and acted on the level of the soul rather

than the body, the world's problems would practically cease.

Understanding the difference between matter and spirit, and that

God is the controller of all things, is the essence of knowledge.

It is natural that when we become overwhelmed by difficulties,

we become aware of our dependence on God.

Unfortunately, due to our deep attachment to materialism, we are

drawn to perceive religion in much the same manner, as we

perceive ordinary social activities. That is, we become attached

to identifying with the external or social side of religion, while we

forget its essence-loving service to God.

Our modern use of the word religion, expresses an external

alterable faith, while the Sanskrit world dharma, implies an

internal or essential eternal relationship with God. Our religion or

faith can change but the soul's relationship with God is eternal.

For example, I may claim that I am a Christian today, but I may

adopt the practices of a Hindu or of a Jew tomorrow. However,

whatever faith you my follow, the essence of that faith is loving

service to God.

We must understand that our Muslim brothers and sisters who

have come to understand the true message of Allah accept all of

us as children of God based on this verse from the Koran.

2.62: Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the

Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the

Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their

Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.

We should also understand that as a nation, nay as a human

race if we do not come to follow God's laws and develop our love

for Him and His creation, our future is all to clear.

For Our Lord says: Isaiah 46: I make known the end from the

beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My

purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.

Thank You and God's Blessings

William Glick (Isa das)

http://www.equalsouls.org