Vedanta demonstrates the essential unity of all religions.

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shriadishakti , " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org> wrote:

>

> We have to understand that His Ruh (Adi Shakti) Shri Mataji was

> thus sent to announce and explain the Last Judgment and Al-Qiyamah

> in detail to all, and the technique to attain Self-realization.

> That is why we humans are now able to comprehend for the first time

> in history the relationship between the Islamic Resurrection,

> Christian Last Judgment and Vedic Sanatana Dharma. It applies to

> all traditions and none are accorded special status, regardless of

> what religion they follow. Those who have surrendered and

> submitted to Allah's (SWT) Will to commence the Resurrection are

> the true Muslims.

>

> The opening lines of Surah 75 Al-Qiyamah declare:

>

> LAA UQSIM BI-YAWM AL-QIYAMAH:

> WA-LAA UQSIM BI-AN-NAFSAL- LAWWAAMAH

> I do call to witness the Resurrection Day

> And I do call to witness the self-reproaching Spirit.

>

 

Vedanta is the philosophy that evolved from the teachings of the

Vedas. The Vedas are a collection of ancient Indian scriptures, the

oldest religious writings that exist in the world. More generally,

the term " Vedanta " includes not only the Vedas themselves but also

the whole body of literature based on them, right down to the present

day.

 

The Vedanta philosophy is the foundation of many currents of

religious thought, and will be the foundation of many more in the

future. Vedanta demonstrates the essential unity of all religions. It

is a sort of philosophical algebra, in terms of which all religious

truths can be expressed. It provides universal expression to all

religions by teaching three fundamental truths:

 

The real nature of all human beings is divine.

 

If in this universe, there is an underlying Reality, a God, then that

omnipresent God must be within each one of us and within every

creature and object. Thus, if a person could somehow shed the

superfluous by emphasizing the underlying truths of life, his or her

divine nature would be manifest. Once that is accomplished, one could

verily state that the true nature of man is God.

 

The aim of human life on earth is to unfold and manifest the Divine,

which is hidden, but eternally existent within every human being.

 

The differences between one person and another are only differences

in the degree to which God is manifest. All ethics are merely a means

to the end of divine unfoldment. " Right " action is that which assists

the unfoldment of God within us; " wrong " action is that which hinders

that unfoldment. " Right " and " Wrong " are, therefore, only relative

values, and should not be used as an absolute standard by which we

judge others. Each individual has an individual problem and an

individual path of development. Nevertheless, the Goal is the same

for all.

 

Given that our nature is divine, there is infinite strength and

infinite wisdom at our command to uncover our true nature. This

nature can be gradually known and entered into by means of prayer,

meditation and the living of a disciplined life _ that is to say, a

life that seeks to remove all obstacles to the divine unfoldment.

Such obstacles are desire, fear, hatred, possessiveness, vanity, and

pride. The Vedantist prefers the word " obstacle " to the word " sin "

because, if we think of ourselves as sinners and miserable, we forget

God within us and lapse into that mood of doubt, despondency, and

weakness which is the greatest obstacle of all.

 

Because God is within each one of us, Vedanta teaches not merely the

brotherhood, but the identity of man with man, the underlying unity

of the entire human race. It says: " Thou art That. " Every soul is

your own soul. Every creature is your Self. If you harm anyone, you

harm yourself. If you help anyone, you help yourself. Therefore, all

feelings of separateness, exclusiveness, intolerance, and hatred are

not only misguided; they are the darkest ignorance, because they deny

the true nature of all creatures, the divinity within, and the

underlying unity of all forms of expression in nature.

 

The above truths are universal.

 

Vedanta accepts all the religions of the world, because it recognizes

the same divine inspiration in all. Different religions suit

different cultures and temperaments. Every religion, like every

individual, involves a certain measure of ignorance. However, Vedanta

does not concern itself with that ignorance. It insists on the

underlying truth.

 

Vedanta is impersonal, but it accepts all the great prophets,

teachers, and sons of God, and all those personal aspects of God

worshipped by different religions. It cannot do otherwise, because it

believes that all are manifestations of one God. Accepting all, it

does not attempt to make converts. It only seeks to clarify our

thought, and thus help us to obtain a truer appreciation of our own

religion and its ultimate aim.

 

 

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