[Sri Ramakrishna] Comments about recent developments.....

[Guest guest]

Dear Jay,

I am back after visiting my children in UK and USA. On Sep 11 we were in

London. I have been trying to find a lasting solution to the problems now.

It is clear that eye for eye is the worst possible solution. One way is to

search carefully and list all common tenants and messges available in all

the three major religions and strive to reach the common man and tell him

that all the Gods as known to the man are one and the same.

Surely the very powerful RELIGOUS LEADERS in every major Religion will

resist such teachings as this may directly affect their very livelyhood.!!

I have a fee;ling that our mission should try and reach out to propagate

what has been brought out so effectively by the " Senior Swami " of our

order.

 

Also politicians should be banned from doing anything connected with any

religion. Govts. and those invovled in making LAWS should be banned from

Religion. UN should apply strict sanctions on Religios States such as

Christian ,Islamic And Hindu and so on. Can we atleast start serious

dialogue now as otherwise we will hasten the end of this Yuga.

Can any tell us as to when this Kali yuga will end?

Sri Ramakrishnaya Namaha Seshadri

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[sri Ramakrishna] Comments about recent developments.....

 

 

> One of the Senior Swamis of the Ramakrishna order in India

> sent us the following email - we are taking the liberty of sharing it with

> the list...... jay

>

> Date 06.10.01

>

> Dear Jay

>

> I am glad to receive your e-mail dated 21st September. I entirely with the

> views expressed by you in that e-mail. Please send this circular to as

many

> people as possible. In the meantime let us pray so that right

understanding

> comes to the people who profess them selves to be religious leader.

>

> It is but natural that we get aggrieved by such happenings but our getting

> depressed is not a solution to the problems. We all will have to work hard

> to see that such happenings are not repeated. The problem is not going to

be

> solved by killing a few terrorists. It is a deep rooted problem. Mr.

Samuel

> P. Huntington in his book “The clash of civilizations”, points out that

most

> of the wars being fought are not wars between countries but wars between

two

> religions-Islam & Christianity. The solution lies in spreading the message

> of Shri Ramakrishna of Harmony of Religions. He practiced all religions

in

> turn and then declared - “As many faith so many paths”. Claud Alan Stark

in

> his book “The God of all” has described how the study of Shri Ramakrishna

> can solve the problems of plurality of religions. That is why the great

> world historian Dr. Arnold Toyanbee says “ The present chapter of the

> history had a western beginning but if the world has to survive from

self –

> destruction, it must have an Indian end. Mahatma Gandhi’s and Emperor

Ashoka

> ’s principle of non violence and Shri Ramakrishna’s testimony as to the

> harmony of religions, these are the attitudes and values which will save

> the whole world from self – destruction”.

>

> At this juncture what is required for us as the followers of Shri

> Ramakrishna is to read the books connected with life and teaching of Shri

> Ramakrishna more and more and try to become an instrument in spreading

the

> message of Shri Ramakrishna among as many people as possible to combat

> dogmatism, narrow mindedness and terrorism.

>

> I shall be glad to get feedback from you from time to time.

>

> With love and best wishes,

>

> Yours affectionately,

>

>

>

>

> Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah

> Vivekananda Centre London

> http://www.vivekananda.co.uk

>

>