Why are people indulged in killing each other in the name of God?

July 6, 2009

The original founders of the religions were the human incarnations of the same

God like Krishna, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha etc. Every religion says that their

God only created this entire earth or this entire humanity. Unfortunately, there

is only one earth and this proves that there is only one God mentioned by all

the religions. Since God is one and the same, there cannot be contradicting

concepts between the religions. But we find some contradictions and people are

divided based on these contradictions. This division is leading to quarrels and

finally killing each other. These contradictions cannot be from God because

there is only one God as said above. These contradictions were introduced into

the religions by some misinterpretations of the followers only in the name of

God. Hence the killing is also done in the name of God only. Q`ran says that you

should protect even the follower of other religion and convey the message of

Allah to him. It is left to him to follow or not. Hiranyakashipu worshipped Lord

Shiva and his son Prahlada worshipped Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu killed

Hiranyakashipu not because he is worshipping Lord Shiva but because he tortured

Prahlada to change his religion of worshipping Vishnu. In fact Shiva is Vishnu

(Shivashcha Naarayanah Veda). The conclusion of this is that God will punish you

if you torture the devotee of any religion obstructing the freedom of his

religion. Prahlada did not force his father to worship Vishnu. The same God

exists in different forms in different religions. Hinduism is a mini model of

unity in diversity that should exist in the universe as universal spirituality.

Written by

His Holiness Shri Datta Swami

e-mail address: swami

Jai Guru Datta

Gayathry

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