Mohan R. Pandey's Blog
April 18, 2014
Grace ...
Don’t blame the religions. Blame those leaders who exploit religions for their vested interest and try to push us into an abyss.
While we seek God’s grace, let us show our grace to others.
While we seek God’s grace, let us show our grace to others.
November 20, 2013
Many faiths but one spirit
There are many faiths, but the spirit is one, in me, in you and in every man.
–Leo Tolstoy
Because of fear or ignorance, followers of one religion often regard their own beliefs, customs, and rituals as particularly holy while declaring those of others to be farcical, preposterous, and repugnant. For centuries, leaders around the world with vested interests have exploited religious differences for their political and materialistic gains, and spawned humanity’s miserable history of religious warfare and persecution.
Water droplets are pure when they start as rain, but by the time they hit the roof and reach the ground through the gutters, they can get dirty because of the medium they pass through. Similarly, religions can be defiled by the medium through which they manifest
(Extract from Hinduism: A Path to Inner Peace, pg 171)
–Leo Tolstoy
Because of fear or ignorance, followers of one religion often regard their own beliefs, customs, and rituals as particularly holy while declaring those of others to be farcical, preposterous, and repugnant. For centuries, leaders around the world with vested interests have exploited religious differences for their political and materialistic gains, and spawned humanity’s miserable history of religious warfare and persecution.
Water droplets are pure when they start as rain, but by the time they hit the roof and reach the ground through the gutters, they can get dirty because of the medium they pass through. Similarly, religions can be defiled by the medium through which they manifest
(Extract from Hinduism: A Path to Inner Peace, pg 171)
