,P>T #d1 ,*APT] #ac ,FAI?3 ,! ,GOSPEL ( ,FAI? ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,G&HI ,TEXT 3 ,I,V4 ,F,A,I,? #a#c4 ,! ,G,O,S,P,E,L ,( ,F,A,I,? ,I,T ,I,S FAI? ?AT /E]S US ?R\< /ORMY SEAS1 FAI? ?AT MOVES M\NTA9S & FAI? ?AT JUMPS ACROSS ! OCEAN4 ,?AT FAI? IS NO?+ BUT A LIV+1 WIDE-AWAKE CONSCI\SNESS ( ,GOD )94 ,HE :O HAS A*IEV$ ?AT FAI? WANTS NO?+4 ,BODILY DISEAS$1 HE IS SPIRITUALLY HEAL?Y2 PHYSICALLY POOR1 HE ROLLS 9 SPIRITUAL RI*ES4 7,Y,I1 #b#d-#i-#a#i#b#e1 P4 #c#c#a7 ,)\T FAI? ?IS WORLD W\LD COME TO NAUNATIONS :O HAVE LIV$ 9 REMOTE AGES IS NOT AN IDLE SUP]/ITION BUT A SATISFACTION ( AN 9MO/ SPIRITUAL WANT4 7,Y,I1 #a#d-#d-#a#i#b#g1 P4 #a#b7 ,FAI? IS NOT A DELICATE FL[]1 :I* W\LD WI!R UND] ! SLIE ADMIRABLE BE+S1 RATIONALISM IS A HIDE\S MON/] :5 IT CLAIMS = ITSELF OMNIPOT5CE4 ,ATTRIBUTION ( OMNIPOT5CE TO REASON IS AS BAD A PIECE ( IDOLATRY AS IS WOR%IP ( /OCK & /ONE BELIEV+ IT TO BE ,GOD4 7,Y,I1 #a#d-#a-#a#i#b#d1 P4 #c#e#i7 ,I PLEAD NOT = ! SUPPRESSION ( REASON1 BUT = A DUE RECOGNITION ( ?AT 9 US :I* SANCTIFIES REASON ITSELF4 7IBID7 ,TO ME IT IS AS PLA9 AS A PIKE/AFF ?AT1 :]E !RE IS AN APPEAL TO REASON PURE & UNDEFIL$1 !RE %\LD BE NO APPEAL TO AU?ORITY H[EV] GREAT IT MAY BE4 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#i-#a#i#b#i1 P4 #c#a#f7 ,!RE >E SUBJECTS :]E ,REASON CANNOT TAKE US F> & WE HAVE TO ACCEPT ?+S ON FAI?4 ,FAI? !N DOES NOT CONTRADICT ,REASON BUT TRANSC5DS IT4 ,FAI? IS A K9D ( SIX? S5SE :I* WORKS 9 CASES :I* >E )\T ! PURVIEW ( ,REASON4 7,H1 #f-#c-#a#i#c#g1 P4#b#f7 ,MEAN+ ( ,RELIGION ,LET ME EXPLA9 :AT ,I MEAN BY RELIGION4 ,IT IS NOT ! ,H9DU RELIGION :I* ,I C]TA9LY PRIZE ABOVE ALL O!R RELIGIONS1 BUT ! RELIGION :I* TRANSC5DS ,H9DUISM1 :I* *ANGES ONE'S V]Y NATURE1 :I* B9DS ONE 9DISSOLUBLY TO ! TRU? )9 & :I*EV] PURIFIES4 ,IT IS ! P]MAN5T ELEM5T 9 HUMAN NATURE :I* C\NTS NO CO/ TOO GREAT 9 ORD] TO F9D FULL EXPRESSION & :I* LEAVES ! S\L UTT]LY RE/LESS UNTIL IT HAS F\ND ITSELF1 KN[N ITS ,MAK] & APPRECIAT$ ! TRUE CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 ! ,MAK] & ITSELF4 7,Y,I1 #a#b-#e-#a#i#b1 P4 #b7 ,BY RELIGION1 ,I DO NOT MEAN =MAL RELIGION1 OR CU/OM>Y RELIGION1 BUT ?AT RELIGION :I* UND]LIES ALL RELIGIONS1 :I* BR+S US FACE TO FACE ) \R ,MAK]4 7,M,K,G1 P4 #g7 ,MY ,RELIGION ,MY RELIGION HAS NO GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS4 ,IF ,I HAVE A LIV+ FAI? 9 IT1 IT WILL TRANSC5D MY LOVE = ,9DIA H]SELF4 7,Y,I1 #a#a-#h-#a#i#b1 P4 #d7 ,M9E IS NOT A RELIGION ( ! PRISON-H\SE4 ,IT HAS ROOM = ! LEA/ AMONG ,GOD'S CREATION4 ,BUT IT IS PRO( AGA9/ 9SOL5CE1 PRIDE ( RACE1 RELIGION OR COLOR4 7,Y,I1 #a-#f-#a#i#b#a1 P4 #a#g#a7 ,!RE IS UND\BT$LY A S5SE 9 :I* ! /ATEM5T IS TRUE :5 ,I SAY ?AT ,I HOLD MY RELIGION DE>] ?AN MY C\NTRY & ?AT1 !RE=E1 ,I AM A ,H9DU FIR/ & NATIONALI/ AFT]4 ,I DO NOT BECOME ON ?AT SCORE A LESS NATIONALI/ ?AN ! BE/ ( !M4 ,I SIMPLY !REBY IMPLY ?AT ! 9T]E/S ( MY C\NTRY >E ID5TICAL ) ?OSE ( MY RELIGION4 ,SIMIL>LY :5 ,I SAY ?AT ,I PRIZE MY [N SALVATION ABOVE EV]Y?+ ELSE1 ABOVE ! SALVATION ( ,9DIA1 IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT MY P]SONAL SALVATION REQUIRES A SACRIFICE ( ,9DIA'S POLITICAL OR ANY O!R SALVATION4 ,BUT IT IMPLIES NECESS>ILY ?AT ! TWO GO TOGE!R4 7,Y,I1 #b#c-#b-#a#i#b#b1 P4 #a#b#c7 ,?IS IS ! MAXIM ( LIFE :I* ,I HAVE ACCEPT$1 NAMELY1 ?AT NO WORK DONE BY ANY MAN1 NO MATT] H[ GREAT HE IS1 WILL REALLY PROSP] UNLESS HE HAS RELIGI\S BACK+4 7,S,W1 PP4 #c#g#g-#h7 ,I HAVE ABUNDANT FAI? 9 MY CAUSE & HUMANITY4 ,9DIAN HUMANITY IS NO WORSE ?AN ANY O!R2 POSSIBLY IT IS BETT]4 ,9DE$1 ! CAUSE PRESUMES FAI? 9 HUMAN NATURE4 ,D>K ?\< ! PA? APPE>S1 ,GOD WILL LIMA :I* IS 5JO9$ BY ! HOLY BOOKS1 FOLL[$ BY ! SAGES1 9T]PRET$ BY ! LE>N$ & :I* APPEAL$ TO ! HE>T4 ,! FIR/ ?REE CONDITIONS MU/ BE FULFILL$ BE=E ! F\R? COMES 9TO OP]ATION4 ,?US ONE HAS NO RIMLESSNESS1 NON-5MITY & R5UNCIATION >E ! FIR/ REQUISITES = A P]SON TO 5TITLE HIM TO LAY D[N ! LAW1 I4E41 DH>MA4 7,H1 #a#g-#a#a-#a#i#d#f1 P4 #c#i#g7 ,FUTILITY ( ,=CE ,I HAVE A DEEP CONVICTION ?AT NO RELIGION CAN BE SU/A9$ BY BRUTE =CE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?OSE :O TAKE ! SWORD ALWAYS P]I% BY ! SWORD4 7,H1 #i-#c-#a#i#c#d1 P4 #b#i7 ,RELIGIONS1 LIKE NATIONS1 >E BE+ WEI<$ 9 ! BALANCE4 ,?AT RELIGION & ?AT NATION WILL BE BLOTT$ \T ( ! FACE ( E>?1 :I* P9S ITS FAI? TO 9JU/ICE1 UNTRU? OR VIOL5CE4 7,H1 #a#b-#i-#a#i#c#f1 P4 #b#d#g7 ,MORALITY ,) ME MORAL 9CLUDES SPIRITUAL4 444,9 MY C>E] AS A RE=M]1 ,I HAVE REG>D$ EV]Y?+ FROM ! MORAL /&PO9T4 ,:E!R ,I AM 5GAG$ 9 TACKL+ A POLITICAL QUE/ION OR A SOCIAL OR AN ECONOMIC ONE1 ! MORAL SIDE ( IT ALWAYS OBTRUDES ITSELF & IT P]VADES MY :OLE ATTITUDE4 7,H1 #b#i-#c-#a#i#c#e1 P4 #e#a7 ,!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS ABSOLUTE MORALITY = ALL TIMES4 ,BUT !RE IS A RELATIVE MORALITY1 :I* IS ABSOLUTE 5\< = IMP]FECT MORTALS ?AT WE >E4 ,?US1 IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMMORAL TO DR9K SPIRITU\S LIQUORS EXCEPT AS M$IC9E1 9 M$IC9AL DOSES & UND] M$ICAL ADVICE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 IT IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG TO SEE LU/FULLY ANY WOMAN O!R ?AN ONE'S WIFE4 ,BO? !SE POSITIONS HAVE BE5 PROV$ BY COLD REASON4 ,C\NT]->GUM5TS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ADVANC$4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 ADVANC$ AGA9/ ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( ,GOD-! ,SUM ( ALL ?AT IS4 ,FAI? ?AT TRANSC5DS REASON IS \R ONLY ,ROCK ( ,AGES4 444,MY FAI? HAS SAV$ ME & IS /ILL SAV+ ME FROM PITFALLS4 ,IT HAS NEV] BETRAY$ ME4 ,IT HAS NEV] BE5 KN[N TO BETRAY ANYONE4 7,H1 #b#c-#a#b-#a#i#c#i1 P4 #c#h#g7 ,DIV]SITY ( ,RELIGION ,9 REALITY !RE >E AS MANY RELIGIONS AS !RE >E 9DIVIDUALS4 7,H,S1 P4 #d#i7 ,RELIGIONS >E DIFF]5T ROADS CONV]G+ UPON ! SAME PO9T4 ,:AT DOES IT MATT] ?AT WE TAKE DIFF]5T ROADS1 SO LONG AS WE REA* ! SAME GOAL8 7IBID1 P4 #e7 ,I DO NOT %>E ! BELIEF ?AT !RE CAN OR WILL BE ON E>? ONE RELIGION4 ,I AM /RIV+1 !RE=E1 TO F9D A COMMON FACTOR & TO 9DUCE MUTUAL TOL]ANCE4 7,Y,I1 #c#a-#g-#a#i#b#d1 P4 #b#e#d7 ,BASIC ,UNITY ,! S\L ( RELIGIONS IS ONE1 BUT IT IS 5CAS$ 9 A MULTITUDE ( =MS4 ,! LATT] WILL P]SI/ TO ! 5D ( TIME4 ,WISE M5 WILL IGNORE ! \TW>D CRU/ & SEE ! SAME S\L LIV+ UND] A V>IETY ( CRU/S4 7,Y,I1 #b#e-#i-#a#i#b#d1 P4 #c#a#h7 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ALL ! GREAT RELIGIONS ( ! WORLD >E TRUE MORE OR LESS4 ,I SAY 'MORE OR LESS' BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT ! HUMAN H& T\*ES1 BY REASON ( ! V]Y FACT ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E IMP]FECT1 BECOMES IMP]FECT4 ,P]FECTION IS ! EXCLUSIVE ATTRIBUTE ( ,GOD & IT IS 9DESCRIBABLE1 UNTRANSLATABLE4 ,I DO BELIEVE ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = EV]Y HUMAN BE+ TO BECOME P]FECT EV5 AS ,GOD IS P]FECT4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y = US ALL TO ASPIRE AFT] P]FECTION1 BUT :5 ?AT BLESS$ /ATE IS ATTA9$1 IT BECOMES 9DESCRIBABLE1 9DEF9ABLE4 ,& ,I !RE=E ADMIT1 9 ALL HUMILITY1 ?AT EV5 ! ,V$AS1 ! ,KORAN & ! ,BIBLE >E IMP]FECT WORD ( ,GOD &1 IMP]FECT BE+S ?AT WE >E1 SWAY$ TO & FRO BY A MULTITUDE ( PASSIONS1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = US EV5 TO UND]/& ?IS WORD ( ,GOD 9 ITS FULLNESS4 7,Y,I1 #b#b-#i-#a#i#b#g1 P4 #c#a#i7 ,I %\LD LOVE ALL ! M5-NOT ONLY 9 ,9DIA BUT 9 ! WORLD-BELONG+ TO ! DIFF]5T FAI?S1 TO BECOME BETT] PEOPLE BY CONTACT ) ONE ANO!R1 & IF ?AT HAPP5S1 ! WORLD WILL BE A MU* BETT] PLACE TO LIVE 9 ?AN IT IS TODAY4 ,I PLEAD = ! BROADE/ TOL]ATION1 & ,I AM WORK+ TO ?AT 5D4 ,I ASK PEOPLE TO EXAM9E EV]Y RELIGION FROM ! PO9T ( ! RELIGIONI/S !MSELVES4 ,I DO NOT EXPECT ! ,9DIA ( MY DREAM TO DEVELOP ONE RELIGION1 I4E41 TO BE :OLLY ,H9DU1 OR :OLLY ,*RI/IAN1 OR :OLLY ,MUSSALMAN1 BUT ,I WANT IT TO BE :OLLY TOL]ANT1 ) ITS RELIGIONS WORK+ SIDE BY SIDE ) ONE ANO!R4 7,Y,I1 #b#b-#a#b-#a#i#b#g1 P4 #d#b#e7 ,I CAME TO ! CONCLUSION LONG AGO1 AFT] PRAY]FUL SE>* & /UDY & DISCUSSION ) AS MANY PEOPLE AS ,I C\LD MEET1 ?AT ALL RELIGIONS W]E TRUE & ALSO ?AT ALL HAD SOME ]ROR 9 !M1 & ?AT1 :IL/ ,I HOLD BY MY [N1 ,I %\LD HOLD O!RS AS DE> AS ,H9DUISM1 FROM :I* IT LOGICALLY FOLL[S ?AT WE %\LD HOLD ALL AS DE> AS \R NE>E/ KI? & K9 & ?AT WE %\LD MAKE NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 !M4 7,Y,I1 #a#i-#a-#a#i#b#h1 P4#b#b7 ,BELIEF 9 ONE ,GOD IS ! CORN] /ONE ( ALL RELIGIONS4 ,BUT ,I DO NOT =ESEE A TIME :5 !RE W\LD BE ONLY ONE RELIGION ON E>? 9 PRACTICE4 ,9 !ORY1 S9CE !RE IS ONE ,GOD1 !RE CAN BE ONLY ONE RELIGION4 ,BUT 9 PRACTICE1 NO TWO P]SONS ,I HAVE KN[N HAVE HAD ! SAME ID5TICAL CONCEPTION ( ,GOD4 ,!RE=E1 !RE WILL1 P]HAPS1 ALWAYS BE DIFF]5T RELIGIONS ANSW]+ TO DIFF]5T TEMP]AM5TS & CLIMATIC CONDITIONS4 7,H1 #b-#b-#a#i#c#d1 P4 #h7 ,I BELIEVE 9 ! FUNDAM5TAL TRU? ( ALL GREAT RELIGIONS ( ! WORLD4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT !Y >E ALL ,GOD-GIV51 & ,I BELIEVE ?AT !Y W]E NECESS>Y = ! PEOPLE TO :OM !SE RELIGIONS W]E REVEAL$4 ,& ,I BELIEVE ?AT1 IF ONLY WE C\LD ALL ( US READ ! SCRIPTURES ( ! DIFF]5T FAI?S FROM ! /&PO9T ( ! FOLL[]S ( ?OSE FAI?S1 WE %\LD F9D ?AT !Y W]E AT ! BOTTOM ALL ONE & W]E ALL HELPFUL TO ONE ANO!R4 7,H1 #a#f-#a#b-#a#i#c#d1 P4 #e-#f7 ,RELIGIONS >E NOT = SEP>AT+ M5 FROM ONE ANO!R4 ,!Y >E MEANT TO B9D !M4 7,H1 #h-#f-#a#i#d1 P4 #a#e#g7 ,! ,SCRIPTURES ,= ME ! ,V$AS >E DIV9E & UNWRITT54 ',! LETT] KILLE?4' ,IT IS ! SPIRIT ?AT GIVE? ! LIN$ IT MAY BE1 IF IT IS REPUGNANT TO REASON OR MORAL S5SE4 7,Y,I1 #f-#a-#a#i#b#a1 P4 #c#a#g7 ,I AM NOT A LIT]ALI/4 ,!RE=E1 ,I TRY TO UND]/& ! SPIRIT ( ! V>I\S SCRIPTURES ( ! WORLD4 ,I APPLY ! TE/ ( ,TRU? & AHIMSA LAID D[N BY !SE V]Y SCRIPTURES = 9T]PRETATION4 ,I REJECT :AT IS 9CONSI/5T ) ?AT TE/1 & APPROPRIATE ALL ?AT IS CONSI/5T ) IT4 7,Y,I1 #b#g-#h-#a#i#b#e1 P4 #b#i#c7 ,I HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO SEE ANY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,S]MON ON ! ,M\NT & ! ,BHAGAVAD ,GITA4 ,:AT ! ,S]MON DESCRIBES 9 A GRAPHIC MANN]1 ! ,BHAGAVAD ,GITA R$UCES TO A SCI5TIFIC =MULA4 ,IT MAY NOT BE A SCI5TIFIC BOOK 9 ! ACCEPT$ S5SE ( ! T]M1 BUT IT HAS >GU$ \T ! LAW ( LOVE-! LAW ( AB&ON1 AS ,I W\LD CALL IT-9 A SCI5TIFIC MANN]4 ,! ,S]MON ON ! ,M\NT GIVES ! SAME LAW 9 WOND]FUL LANGUAGE4 ,! ,NEW ,TE/AM5T GAVE ME COM=T & B\NDLESS JOY1 AS IT CAME AFT] ! REPULSION ?AT P>TS ( ! ,OLD HAD GIV5 ME4 ,TODAY1 SUPPOS+ ,I WAS DEPRIV$ ( ! ,GITA & =GOT ALL ITS CONT5TS BUT HAD A COPY ( ! ,S]MON1 ,I %\LD D]IVE ! SAME JOY FROM IT AS ,I DO FROM ! ,GITA4 7,Y,I1 #b#b-#a#b-#a#i#b#g1 P4 #d#b#f7 ,!RE IS ONE ?+ 9 ME & ?AT IS ?AT ,I LOVE TO SEE ! BRIE CONFLICT+ 9T]PRETATIONS1 ! SEEK] IS ! F9AL >BIT]4 7,H1 #b#b-#a#b-#a#i#c#c1 P4 #c7 ,I BELIEVE ,I HAVE NO SUP]/ITION 9 ME4 ,TRU? IS NOT TRU? M]ELY BECAUSE IT IS ANCI5T4 ,NOR IS IT NECESS>ILY TO BE REG>D$ ) SUSPICION BECAUSE IT IS ANCI5T4 ,!RE >E SOME FUNDAM5TALS ( LIFE1 :I* MAY NOT BE LIE DIFFICULT ( 5=CEM5T 9 ONE'S LIFE4 7,H1 #a#d-#c-#a#i#c#f1 P4 #c#f7 ,RELIGI\S ,9/RUCTION ,IF ,9DIA IS NOT TO DECL>E SPIRITUAL BANKRUPTCY1 RELIGI\S 9/RUCTION ( ITS Y\? MU/ BE HELD TO BE AT LEA/ AS NECESS>Y AS SECUL> 9/RUCTION4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT KN[L$GE ( RELIGI\S BOOKS IS NO EQUIVAL5T ( ?AT ( RELIGION4 ,BUT IF WE CANNOT HAVE RELIGION1 WE MU/ BE SATISFI$ ) PROVID+ \R BOYS & GIRLS ) :AT IS NEXT BE/4 ,& :E!R !RE IS SU* 9/RUCTION GIV5 9 ! S*OOLS OR NOT1 GR[N-UP /UD5TS MU/ CULTIVATE ! >T ( SELF-HELP AB\T MATT]S RELIGI\S AS AB\T O!RS4 ,!Y MAY />T !IR [N CLASS JU/ AS !Y HAVE !IR DEBAT+1 & N[1 SP9N]S' CLUBS4 7,Y,I1 #b#e-#h-#a#i#b#g1 P4 #b#g#b7 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT ! ,/ATE CAN CONC]N ITSELF OR COPE ) RELIGI\S $UCATION4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT RELIGI\S $UCATION MU/ BE ! SOLE CONC]N ( RELIGI\S ASSOCIATIONS4 ,DO NOT MIX UP RELIGION & E?ICS4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT FUNDAM5TAL E?ICS IS COMMON TO ALL RELIGIONS4 ,TEA*+ ( FUNDAM5TAL E?ICS IS UND\BT$LY A FUNCTION ( ! ,/ATE4 ,BY RELIGION ,I HAVE NOT 9 M9D FUNDAM5TAL E?ICS BUT :AT GOES BY ! NAME ( D5OM9ATIONALISM4 ,WE HAVE SUFF]$ 5\< FROM ,/ATE-AID$ RELIGION & A ,/ATE ,*UR*4 ,A SOCIETY OR A GR\P1 :I* DEP5DS P>TLY OR :OLLY ON ,/ATE AID = ! EXI/5CE ( ITS RELIGION1 DOES NOT DES]VE1 OR1 BETT] /ILL1 DOES NOT HAVE ANY RELIGION WOR? ! NAME4 7,H1 #b#c-#c-#a#i#d#g1 P4 #g#f7 ,A CURRICULUM ( RELIGI\S 9/RUCTION %\LD 9CLUDE A /UDY ( ! 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