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> > Dear Semira,

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> > Definitely and without question the Divine Message will triumph

> > over the organization itself. In future more and more people will

> > embrace its central message of evolving into the eternal spirit

> > that all religions, holy scriptures and prophets have since time

> > immemorial upheld. The Divine Message is a spiritual sanctuary, a

> > beacon of hope, joy, peace of eternal life to all humans. The

> > Shakti/Holy Spirit/Ruh/Aykaa Mayee is the Divine Feminine that

> > gives Self-realization/Birth of Spirit/Baptism of Allah/Opens

> > Dasam Dwar for humanity to enter the Sahasrara/Kingdom of

> > God/Niche of lights/Inner Sanctuary within where Brahman/God

> > Almighty/Allah/ Waheguru resides as THE LIGHT. Semira, not only

> > the current Sahaja Yoga organisation but all religious

> > organizations as well have merely been intended as temporary

> > vehicles and starting points for the Divine Message.

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> > jagbir

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> i would like to add that the Shakti/Holy Spirit/Ruh/Aykaa Mayee is

> not really an intellectual premise but a faith experience of the

> Divine Message. Immediately after the Divine Feminine gives Self-

> realization/Birth of Spirit/Baptism of Allah/Opens Dasam Dwar the

> seeker will feel the Cool Breeze, the Ruach or Breath of God,

> flowing rom his/her hands and head. The Holy Spirit is indeed a

> daily experience of His Breath for the rest of your life. The

> Divine Message is a spiritual sanctuary, a beacon of hope, joy,

> peace of eternal life to all humans.

>

> " So we must know that it's a new explosion. That's why I call it

> Blossom Time, that we are definitely spiritual people. We have got

> spirituality and that the Divine is working. So the Kali Yuga is

> finishing. Now it is the Krita Yuga . . .

>

> Krita Yuga means at the Time when this All-Pervading Power has

> started acting. Nobody felt the Cool Vibrations. Can you believe

> that? It was never related to any science. It was never related to

> physical science especially. So I must say the achievement of

> Sahaja Yoga is tremendous . . . The All-Pervading Power has started

> acting as I am on Earth! " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi)

>

> Just a handful of humanity is stirring to the faintest of Light

> discernible at the earliest breaking of the Divine Dawn. They are

> the SYs who daily experience His breath flowing through their hands

> and head, and meditate on His Spirit within. They truly understand

> that the Shakti/Holy Spirit/Ruh/Aykaa Mayee is not really an

> intellectual premise but a faith experience of the Resurrection and

> Last Judgment. All religious organizations have merely been

> intended as temporary vehicles and starting points for the Divine

> Message, the collective culmination of God's Plan for humanity.

>

> jagbir

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Harmony of Religions

 

" Truth is one; sages call it by various names, " the Rig Veda, one of

Vedanta's most ancient texts, declared thousands of years ago.

 

We are all seeking the truth, Vedanta asserts, and that truth comes

in numerous names and forms. Truth—spiritual reality—remains the

truth though it appears in different guises and approaches us from

various directions. " Whatever path people travel is My path, " says

the Bhagavad Gita. " No matter where they walk, it leads to Me. "

 

If all religions are true, then what is all the fighting about?

 

Politics, mostly, and the distortions that cultures and limited human

minds superimpose upon spiritual reality. What is generally

considered " religion " is a mixture of essentials and nonessentials;

as Ramakrishna said, all scriptures contain a mixture of sand and

sugar. We need to take out the sugar and leave the sand behind: we

should extract the essence of religion—whether we call it union with

God or Self-realization—and leave the rest behind. Whatever helps us

to manifest our divinity we embrace; whatever pulls us away from that

ideal, we avoid.

 

The carnage inflicted upon the world in the name of religion has

precious little to do with genuine religion. People fight over

doctrine and dogma: we don't see people being murdered over attaining

divine union! A " religious war " is really large-scale egotism gone

berserk. As Swami Prabhavananda, the founder of the Vedanta Society

of Southern California, would smilingly say, " If you put Jesus,

Buddha, and Muhammad in the same room together, they will embrace

each other. If you put their followers together, they may kill each

other! "

 

Truth is one, but it comes filtered through the limited human mind.

That mind lives in a particular culture, has its own experience of

the world and lives at a particular point in history. The infinite

Reality is thus processed through the limitations of space, time,

causation, and is further processed through the confines of human

understanding and language. Manifestations of truth—scriptures,

sages, and prophets—will necessarily vary from age to age and from

culture to culture. Light, when put through a prism, appears in

various colors when observed from different angles. But the light

always remains the same pure light. The same is true with spiritual

truth.

 

This is not to say that all religions are " really pretty much the

same. " That is an affront to the distinct beauty and individual

greatness of each of the world's spiritual traditions. Saying that

every religion is equally true and authentic doesn't mean that one

can be substituted for the other like generic brands of aspirin.

 

Every Religion Has a Gift

Every religion has a specific gift to offer humankind; every religion

brings with it a unique viewpoint which enriches the world.

Christianity stresses love and sacrifice; Judaism, the value of

spiritual wisdom and tradition. Islam emphasizes universal

brotherhood and equality while Buddhism advocates compassion and

mindfulness. The Native American tradition teaches reverence for the

earth and the natural world surrounding us. Vedanta or the Hindu

tradition stresses the oneness of existence and the need for direct

mystical experience.

 

The world's spiritual traditions are like different pieces in a giant

jigsaw puzzle: each piece is different and each piece is essential to

complete the whole picture. Each piece is to be honored and respected

while holding firm to our own particular piece of the puzzle. We can

deepen our own spirituality and learn about our own tradition by

studying other faiths. Just as importantly, by studying our own

tradition well, we are better able to appreciate the truth in other

traditions.

 

Deepening in Our Path

Just as we honor the various world religions and respect their

adherents, we must grow and deepen in our own particular spiritual

path--whatever it may be. We shouldn't dabble in a little bit of

Buddhism and a little bit of Islam and a little bit of Christianity

and then try a new combo plate the following week. Spiritual practice

is not a smorgasbord. If we throw five varieties of desserts into a

food processor, we'll just get one unpalatable mess.

 

While Vedanta emphasizes the harmony of religions, it also stresses

the necessity of diving deep into the spiritual tradition of our

choice, sticking with it, and working hard. To paraphrase

Ramakrishna, If you want to dig a well, you have to choose your

location and keep digging until you reach water. It doesn't do any

good to dig a bunch of shallow holes.

 

While a shallow spiritual life is probably better than no spiritual

life at all, it nevertheless doesn't take us where we want to go: to

freedom, to God-realization. Once we choose which spiritual path we

wish to follow, we should doggedly pursue it until we reach the goal.

The point is, we can do this while not only valuing other traditions,

but also learning from them.

 

Different Paths to the Same Goal

 

Vedanta says that all religions contain within themselves the same

essential truths, although the packaging is different. And that is

good. Every human being on the planet is unique. Not one of us really

practices the same religion. Every person's mind is different and

every person needs his or her own unique path to reach the top of the

mountain. Some paths are narrow, some are broad. Some are winding and

difficult and some are safe and dull. Eventually we'll all get to the

top of the mountain; we don't have to worry about our neighbors

getting lost along the way. They'll do just fine. We all need

different approaches to fit our different natures.

 

Despite external variations in the world religions, the internals are

more alike than not. Every religion teaches similar moral and ethical

virtues; all religions teach the importance of spiritual striving and

the necessity of honoring our fellow human beings as part of that

striving.

 

" As different streams having their sources in different places all

mingle their water in the sea, " says an ancient Sanskrit prayer, " so,

O Lord, the different paths which people take through different

tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead

to Thee. "

 

Harmony of Religions

www.vedanta.org

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, " semirafields "

<semirafields> wrote:

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> Dear Jagbir,

> Thank you very much for all your explanations and for the helpful

> and enlightening information that you have posted. You have spent a

> lot of time and effort in compiling a base of detailed information

> for all spiritual seekers and have also shared much of your

> personal experiences so that people may understand and overcome

> difficult issues, and leave misery and hopelessness behind.

> With love and appreciation, Semira

>

>

 

Dear Semira,

 

Thank you for these kind words and astute perception.

 

There is however a pressing reason that i have not mentioned before

to maintain impartiality. But i have to mention it today due to the

anti-Hinduism articles and bias i have come across. It is only with

the advent of the Adi Shakti Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has this

defence and synthesis of all religions been possible. Often Hindus do

not seem able to defend Vedanta because they have not discovered,

understood and upheld the Truth of the Sanatana Dharma. Vedanta says

that all religions contain within themselves the same essential

truth - that is what the Divine Message explains in detail and ends

all religious conflicts. In addition, the Divine Message compels all

the faithful to unconditionally embrace all religions, holy

scriptures and prophets which the followers of the Sanatana Dharma

have been unable to achieve with any measure of success ...... until

the advent of the Adi Shakti Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. (Converting

people from one religion to another only perpertuates the centuries-

old rivalry and hatred.)

 

If the Russian Archbishop had read and understood the Divine Message of the Adi

Shakti he would never had made the statement below. By the same token, if Hindus

examine the Divine Message there will be no need in future for them to defend

Vedanta.

 

Thus it is vital that a comprehensive base of detailed information be

available for all spiritual seekers, irrespective of their religious

background. All this will take years but eventually we will be able

to retrieve knowledge from various religious sources necessary to

collectively defend all religions, holy scriptures and prophets. Even

as we write the Divine Message has compelled all religious zealots

and scripture fundamentalists to remain silent in face of the facts

presented. The Divine Message unconditionally defends all religions

and begins destroying the falsehood of religious fools and fanatical followers.

There are many Christian preachers worldwide polluting human minds with fear,

apprehension and hate. (Now i understand why my Pentecostcal friend started

behaving like the Russian Archbishop.) Only the Divine Message can silence

ignorant fools and religious fanatics who denigrate Hinduism.

 

jagbir

 

 

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Russian Archbishop calls Lord Krishna 'Satan'

UK Bureau (Hindustan Times)

 

London, December 6, 2005

 

Hindus are shocked and outraged to read the views of the Russian

Orthodox Church on Lord Krishna, who is revered by over one billion

Hindus worldwide as the Supreme Lord, said an ISCKON press statement.

 

According to it, in a letter to the Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov,

dated November 29, 2005, the Archbishop Nikon of Ufa and Sterlitamak

from the Russian Orthodox Church called Lord Krishna " an evil demon,

the personified power of hell opposing God " , and " a livid lascivious

youth " .

 

The Archbishop further requested the Mayor to ban construction of the

proposed Krishna temple in Moscow saying it would otherwise

become " an idolatrous disgrace erected for the glory of wicked and

malicious 'god' Krishna " .

 

" Construction of the temple (a satanic obscenity destined to be built

right in the heart of the Orthodox Christian country of Russia) to

Krishna offends our religious feelings and insults the thousand-year

religious culture of Russia where the overwhelming majority of

people, Christians and Muslims including, consider Krishna an evil

demon, the personified power of hell opposing God " , said the

Archbishops letter.

 

" The shower of offences that Archbishop Nikon decided to publicly

pour on Lord Krishna caused us intolerable pain and evoked bitterness

and indignation in our hearts, " said Sanjeet K. Jha, the president of

the Association of Indians in Russia.

 

Aside from displaying stunning ignorance of the world's oldest

religion, it is also evident from the statement that the Russian

Orthodox Church is still embedded in the dark ages of religious

exclusivity, which has no place in today's increasingly pluralistic

society.

 

To call Lord Krishna 'satanic' is not only sacrilegious in the eyes

of Hindus; it is also patently ridiculous as any student of Hinduism

knows; for Krishna is famous as the slayer of demons, Bhagavad-Gita

(4.7-8).

 

In contrast to the Russian Orthodox Church's stance, Hindus respect

Jesus Christ, who is predicted in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu

scriptures, as a specifically empowered personality.

 

" We respect all religions " , said Bimal Krishna das, General Secretary

of the National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) and the Russian

Orthodox Church has nothing to fear from Hindus. " We think the

Archbishop may gain some fresh insights into his own Christian faith

by reading Krishna's words in the Bhagavad-Gita, " he said.

 

http://www.hindustantimes.com/2005/Dec/06/5983_1566453,00430005.htm