Many of us talk about ‘Unity in diversity’ but how many of us understand the magnanimity of it.
Can you notice something unique in the picture here? Look closely.
Yes it’s a temple that’s decorated with flowers, lamps and
lights. The highlight is the most magnificent co-existence of two religions in
one temple. Isn’t it?
This is the temple adorning the home of a dear friend of mine
who happens to be a Muslim. How
passionately and intricately she’s done it up for Diwali!
Well I am a Hindu by birth. However in my heart my religion is Humanity. I totally resonate with what
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The essence of all religions is one. Only their
approaches are different.”
A special acknowledgment here to my grandfather who was instrumental in my learning to expand my levels of acceptance and broaden my horizon.
A special acknowledgment here to my grandfather who was instrumental in my learning to expand my levels of acceptance and broaden my horizon.
I’ve often visited mosques,
churches, & gurudwaras, besides visiting temples, and all with equal fervour.
Yet my friend’s temple touched something deep within me. It is indeed a large
generous heart that magnanimously accommodates and showcases two religions in
her temple. This is the soul that understands ‘Unity in diversity’ and its
immense power. Many of us may talk about it but how many of us live it in
action?
If we look at this scientifically, it is a known fact that our bodies are made of atoms & molecules. Quantum physicists have discovered
that atoms are made up of vortices of energy that are constantly spinning and
vibrating, each one radiating its own unique energy signature. This means we
human beings are made of vortices of energy and vibration, which cannot possibly have fixed boundaries. That means our energy field doesn’t
end with the seeming boundary of our body. It extends beyond that. Now can you see how our energy fields
are overlapping with the energy fields of others, thereby connecting us all to
each other energetically at cellular level?
Can the atoms, molecules & energy vortices of a Hindu be
different from those of a Muslim, Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Sikh or an Atheist?
So what is the role of the religion we are born into? Probably it
provides us more inherited information about that religion and the practices
around it. But that is only our conditioning and maybe also our comfort zone. That is not who we intrinsically
are. Shouldn't we be seeing a person as the human he /she is, instead of judging them by their
religion? Isn’t it time we learn to look beyond all these man-made boundaries of
religion, color, caste, nationality, status, gender…..
The ultimate truth is that we are all inherently interconnected not just to each other but to every being and everything in existence. It is time to experience that interconnectedness and oneness.
Food for thought guys…..
