Spirituality
has everything to do with exploration
of the truth. A religion has much, if not everything, to do with acceptance of
the truth. Most religions often try to separate the truth from what is not the
truth. They invariably try to glorify the truth on the one hand, and, on the
other, to demean the untruth.
As
the religions are made by the man for the benefit of man, we cannot use the
same yardstick to measure effectiveness of a religion as we use for measuring
the closeness of a practical truth with the absolute truth when we are dealing
with the matters relating to the spiritual aspects of the human life. In
matters relating to religion, we conveniently refrain from being very harsh,
even when some practical truths are sacrificed.
Identifying
one’s mistakes and taking definite steps for rectifying them are actions,
whereas, fault finding, more often than not, an excuse for inaction. Religions
deal with all, irrespective of one’s spiritual growth, understanding of and
respect of human values and concern for one’s or other’s lives. That precisely
is the reason why all religions, necessarily have to be proactive with inbuilt
systems that help them modify and rectify themselves according to time, place
and circumstances. The religions that lack such abilities become stale and
simply keep existing by finding faults with others. They neither extend any
benefit to their followers, nor are they at peace with other religions.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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