BELIEF IN ON GOD
It is obvious that this world is ruled over by one supreme
God. That is why we have one earth divided into many parts. There is also one
sky. All humanity has one sun and one moon. There is a 24-hour day for every
individual.
Though there are many beliefs about
divinity, the creator of the world is one. There are common virtues and similar
vices in most of the religious faiths.
The title of a book published by UNESCO says “All
Men Are Brothers”.
An English poet James Kirkup (1918-2009)
says: Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign. Beneath all uniforms,
a single body breathes like ours; the land our brothers walk upon is earth like
this, in which we all shall lie.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam are
monotheistic religions. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism believed that there’s only one God who is the formless,
timeless, and invisible Supreme Truth, dwelling within all creation and all
beings.
In spite of what has been said above
about the oneness of God, we find people of various religions at logger heads,
promoting communalism.
The Indian non-violent social leader
M. K. Gandhi, also known as Mahatma
Gandhi (1869-1948), said: why should we blaspheme God by fighting one another,
because we see Him through different media –the Quaran, the Bible, the Talmud, the Avesta or the Gita? The same Sun
beats on the Himalayas as one on the
plains. Should the men of plains quarrel with the men of the snows because of
the different feel of the Sun?---Young India: September 18, 1924.
A multi-religious
and multi-cultural country like India should have firm faith in “the peaceful
coexistence of people from different religions, castes, and backgrounds,
characterized by mutual respect, understanding, and unity. It is crucial for
maintaining social stability, national progress, and the rule of law. ”
Finally,
here is an excellent quote by the Indian mystic, philosopher and Vedantic
scholar Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902): I
shall go to the mosque of the Mohammedan. I shall enter the Christian’s church
and kneel before the crucifix. I shall enter the Buddhistic temple, where I
shall take refuge in Buddha and in his law. I shall go into the forest and sit
down in meditation with the Hindu, who is trying to see the Light which
enlightens the heart of everyone.
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G.R. Kanwal
11 th November 2025
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