Hindu-Muslim Peace Plan

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Muslim-Hindu Peace Plan BY ISA DAS ACBSP

The Muslim-Hindu Peace Plan based on the teachings of Srila

Prabhupada

 

The desire to prevent World War III and bring peace to the world is

most likely the inner mood of most of us today. To do that we need

to come to a common understanding of religious

terminology and beliefs. For example most of us have no idea that

the name Allah comes from the Hebrew letter Alef, our A, in the

English alphabet. This simple point contains enough information for

every Christian, Jew and Hindu to accept Allah as a name of God. I

will explain further, in the "Old Testament" which Jewish people

call the 5 books of Moses, God explains that He is the beginning

to the end. This same idea is expressed in the New Testament.

Revelation 22:13, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the

Last, the Beginning and the End. This English usage of Alpha is

based on the Hebrew Alef. Also in the Hindu (Vedic) scripture,

Bagavad Gita, Krishna says "of letters I am A." Has God sent so many

messengers, each with a different message? Is He sitting in the

Garden of Eden laughing at us? I think not! We have twisted His

message based on our own material desire, creating our own Hell on

Earth.

 

The objection we find from our Muslim brothers and sisters today,

comes from the desire to bring the word back to God and His ways. We

find this mood in our Jewish-Christian tradition also. Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools

despise wisdom and discipline.

This lack of disciple, this foolish rush of insane materialism is

what every deeply religious person objects to, no matter which faith

he or she is coming from. We can take good example from our Amish

brothers and Hindu (Vedic) sages. An error of modern society and

religion is to identify the body as the self. The Bhagavad-Gita

clearly explains that we should see and accept the spiritual essence

(the soul) of each living being as spiritually equal. There it is

said, "The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal

vision a learned and gentle Brahman, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a

dog-eater [outcast]." [bagavad Gita 5.18]

 

How does the learned sage see every living entity with equal vision?

He sees the spirit soul within the heart of each of God's creations.

He understands that although living forms may appear different,

those appearances are only the external coverings of the soul, and

that spiritually we are all equal. A careful analysis shows that all

problems result from our first mistake of identifying the body as

the self. If we identify ourselves by race, religion and ethnic

group we will then suffer or enjoy the results of that identity, but

the fact is we are spiritually equal and the bodily identity that we

accept is both temporary and insignificant compared to our eternal

spiritual identity. We suffer due to birth, disease, old age and

death; we need not identify with the body, which is being afflicted

by these difficulties. If everyone understood and acted on the level

of the soul rather than the body, the world's problems would

practically cease. Understanding the difference between matter and

spirit, and that God is the controller of all things, is the essence

of knowledge. It is natural that when we become overwhelmed by

difficulties, we become aware of our dependence on God.

 

Unfortunately, due to our deep attachment to materialism, we are

drawn to perceive religion in much the same manner, as we perceive

ordinary social activities. That is, we become attached to

identifying with the external or social side of religion, while we

forget its essence-loving service to God.

 

Our modern use of the word religion, expresses an external alterable

faith, while the Sanskrit world dharma, implies an internal or

essential eternal relationship with God. Our religion or faith can

change but the soul's relationship with God is eternal. For example,

I may claim that I am a Christian today, but I may adopt the

practices of a Hindu or of a Jew tomorrow. However, whatever faith

you my follow, the essence of that faith is loving service to God.

 

We must understand that our Muslim brothers and sisters who have

come to understand the true message of Allah accept all of us as

children of God based on this verse from the Koran. 2.62: Surely

those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and

the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does

good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no

fear for them, nor shall they grieve.

 

We should also understand that as a nation, nay as a human race if

we do not come to follow God's laws and develop our love for Him and

His creation, our future is all to clear. For Our Lord says: Isaiah

46: I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times,

what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do

all that I please.

Thank You and God's Blessings

William Glick (Isa das)

http://www.equalsouls.org