How are these websites going to help in World peace?- By finding the Truth and worldwide declaration of Her Divine Message!

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, " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org wrote:

>

> And since you are compelled by incontrovertible evidence that the

> Divine Message to humanity is indeed the heart and soul of the

> Holy Scriptures you have unconditionally surrendered and accepted

> the prophets who revealed them too. The same is happening to tens

> of thousands of believers as the Divine Message leaves absolutely

> no room for picking and choosing. One has to unconditionally

> surrender to the Divine Message in its entirety in order to be

> born of the Spirit (Baptism of Allah/Self-realization). Till the

> advent of the Adi Shakti such a feat was impossible, and millennia

> of religious rivalry bears testimony to how poisoned humans have

> become. More humans are now drinking of the poison of

> fundamentalism - the ONLY antidote is Her Divine Message to

> humanity. IT IS THE ONLY ANTIDOTE BALWINDER! Without it there will

> never be world peace as humans will always be divided by centuries-

> old religious walls repeatedly reinforced by countless clashes

> between faiths. It is the only antidote available, a Divine Gift

> of God Almighty (Brahman) to neutralize the poison in the hearts

> and minds of His children. We SYs are evidence to the world of its

> power.

>

 

" Finding the Truth

 

There are thousands of " beliefs " , political, religious or

philosophical doctrines and all of them are in contrast with each

other. Of course not all of them can be true. Yet their supporters

claim that theirs is the only true doctrine. In my opinion truth is

infinite and therefore no person, group or religion can claim to

possess it. There is no book that can contain the infinite truth.

All doctrines and ideologies posses a part of the truth. Things are

not black and white. They come in different shades and colors. The

light of the sun shines on all things, yet each thing reflects that

light with a different wavelength and that is why you see the

variety of colors in this world. The light is one, yet it manifests

itself in millions of colors.

 

Truth is also one, yet each person understands it differently. We

see the truth in different ways, each sees a facet of it. Who can

decry the facet that someone holds true and dear to his heart? The

Truth is one and only, but because each person's mental capacity,

social and cultural background is different, that same Truth for

each person has a different flavor. The variety is not in the Truth

itself but in its containers.

 

The absolute Truth is unattainable. It is too big for us humans with

our limited mental capacity to grasp. All we can aspire is to see

and understand one or few aspects of the Truth. Think of the truth

as this Earth. We are all in contact with it and experience it. But

while we are standing on its surface our experience of it is

limited. Since the Earth is made of mountains, plateaus, oceans,

forests, deserts, and many more features, each one of us can only

see what is around him. No one can claim to have the only true view

of the Earth from his or her vantage point. No matter where we are

and no matter how vast are the horizons before us we cannot see the

entire Earth.

 

That is exactly how we can see the truth. We see only part of it.

And what we see depends on the social, cultural and religious ground

on which we are standing.

 

People see the same reality from different angles. What they see is

different, but they are just seeing different facets of the same

reality. This realization, that my truth and yours are not

different, will enrich our understanding instead of becoming points

of contention. Once we become aware of our limitations, we stop

having " blind faith " about anything. We know that our understanding

is limited and it is subject to change. So we learn to think

laterally, become open to other possibilities, doubt and question.

Though we may think we have found the truth, we know that the truth

has other hidden facets that we have not seen yet. By having an open

mind, listening to other theories, we learn more. The more we know,

the more we find how little we know. This is the essence of

freethinking. This is how philosophers think. It is much different

from the thinking of a religious person who believes all truth can

be contained in few pages of a book, and that is all there is to it,

and nothing more.

 

Just as there is truth in everything, there is also falsehood in

everything. There is nothing that can be defined as absolutely

wrong, just as there is nothing that can be defined as absolutely

true. In every black there is an element of whiteness and in every

white there is a component of lackness. The method to arrive at the

truth is through critical analysis of different ideas. Truth will

sparkle when different ideas clash. If you and I never talk, you

will never know my point of view and I will not know yours.

 

I do not believe that any religion is true. They are all man made.

And just as any other man made philosophy and school of thought,

every religion is partially true and partially wrong. The proportion

may vary from religion to religion. But since the absolute truth is

unattainable and what we can understand is relative and subject to

our cultural biases and personal predispositions, what you think is

true may seem untrue to me and vice versa.

 

So what shall we do? If we never talk, we'll never learn each

other's points of view and the gap between us grows deeper. Some

matters are of taste and should be left to the individual. For

example, do you believe in reincarnation or you don't? Do you

believe in the survival of the soul after the death or you don't? Do

you believe in the existence of God or you don't? These are personal

beliefs. Whether we agree on them or not, it does not change

anything. We may disagree on these personal issues and still live

and work together in the same society in peace and harmony.

 

But what if our beliefs infringe the rights of the others? What if I

believe in a god as the owner of this universe that has ordered me

to kill anyone who fails to recognize him? What if I believe that my

god wants me to beat my wife if she is not obedient to me, or kill

my daughter if I suspect lewdness on her part, or subdue and

humiliate my neighbor if his religion is not the right one?

 

You obviously cannot sit idle and " respect " my belief. You have two

choices, you either arm yourself and try to kill me before I kill

you or you try to educate me and make me see that what I believe is

morally and rationally wrong.

 

In my opinion, since we all have different beliefs, if we opt the

first rout and start killing each other very few of us will remain

in this world. Islam advocates Jihad, it encourages you to fight and

kill the unbelievers until everyone's religion is Islam. This is the

barbaric way to handle the differences. The winner is not

necessarily the one who is right but the one who has the might.

Hitler and Muhammad both believed in violence as a legitimate mean

to impose their philosophy. The result, in both cases was

catastrophic.

 

Faith blinds. As a believer I am incapable to see my errors. If I am

only talking with my peers who also believe in what I believe they

strengthen my faith and if our faith is wrong we are both confirmed

in our ignorance. We will sit in our synagogues, churches or mosques

and say how good we are and how evil you are; how much god loves us

and how much he hates you and so on. This is the way we have done so

far and it wasn't a picnic. Now imagine we who have so much hate,

have also atomic and biological bombs. Pakistan has atomic bomb, and

Iraq has biological weapons. Of course if they use their arsenals

against the West or Israel, they will be wiped out. But they are

fanatics. They are the suicide bombers. They cannot think straight.

They believe that they will go to Paradise whether they kill of they

are killed.

 

Obviously there is a lot at stake. We cannot just sit and let a

catastrophe of unimaginable proportion happen. The destruction of

our country, and our neighboring countries is painful and sad, yet

it is nothing with what is going to befall us, if we do not stop

this madness.

 

I suggest, let us take the other rout. Let us discuss and make each

other see where we are wrong. I believe in what I believe and you

have faith in yours. I am not able to see the errors of my faith and

you are not able to see yours. Let us find out the truth. You show

my errors, and let me show yours. I won't be offended if you tell me

where I am wrong. But please don't take it personally when I point

out your errors. You and I should talk and let our ideas clash, let

us debate, let us find the truth, but let us be friends and love

each other like brothers and sisters.

 

What would you do if you find out that your son or someone you love

has joined a very dangerous cult? Would you sit idle and let him

harm himself and others because of his beliefs? Would you hate him,

punish him or kill him for it? If you are a wise person you will

educate yourself about that cult and try to help him see the

dangerous road that he is taking.

 

We humans are brothers and sisters to each other. This is the first

and foremost truth that we all must be aware of. Once this feeling

of love and oneness is established among all the members of

humanity, we should sit and talk to each other; listen and learn

from each other. We have to point out to the errors of each other

and not be offended if our own errors are singled out.

 

Love of your brother and sister in humanity comes first. Your

beliefs, ideas, doctrines and religion, come next. Only with this

spirit of empathy, care and understanding, you should sit with your

Baha'i, Jewish, Christian or Communist brothers and show them their

errors. Only when you love them more than your religion you are not

offended if they too criticize the errors of your beliefs.

 

I am a humanist. I love all humanity. For me, a Jew, a Baha'i, a

Muslim, an Iranian, an Iraqi, an American, a black, a white or a

Chinese are all the same. I hate no one. I love every human being,

irrespective of his or her color, race, nationality or religion. But

that does not mean that I approve of what they do, say or believe. I

feel it is my duty to show them their errors if those errors harm

others. And I would accept with gratitude and humility if they

helped me see mine.

 

I know that there is something good in every religion. But as a

whole religions have done more harm than good. Religion is the most

powerful force of disunity among humankind. All religions, without

any exception, are based on false premises. We cannot build our

prosperity on false and shaky foundations. Truth, and nothing but

truth will set us free. And to find the truth, we have to talk and

expose the fallacies of our beliefs. I do not disagree with religion

as a personal bliss. The belief in a deity that looks over our

shoulders, takes care of us and comes to our aid when we need him is

uplifting and very therapeutic. The faith in a personal god, gives

many people a sense of peace. It helps many overcome their

weaknesses. It is a crutch that they can lean on. The psychological

benefit of believing, for many millions of people is incalculable.

To deprive people of believing in a personal god is not fair. People

must wean themselves from religions, whenever THEY are ready. They

will toss aside this crutch only when THEY feel that they can walk

with their own feet, see with their own eyes and understand with

their own rational thinking. We should not force people out of

religion. We should let them mature on their own just as we would

let a chicken to hatch in the egg until it is ready to break its

shell and emerge from it on its own. But when our belief becomes the

cause of disunity and an excuse to kill, maim and hate others, we

should not remain silent. We have to make reason prevail. We have to

stop those who perpetrate crimes against humanity in the name of

their god. No mater how strong is their belief and how numerous is

their numbers; we have to put a halt at their insanity. If something

is wrong, it does not become right just because the majority

believes it. "

 

Ali Sina, May 2001

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