Spirituality

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Spirituality

Man is older than all philosophies and religions, which in fact were

originally intended, and later on fashioned and developed, for his

moral and spiritual well-being so that he may ultimately attain

salvation or freedom from the bondage of mind and matter. But in

spite of riches, moral codes, and the vast acquisition of learning,

knowledge and wisdom, he is not really satisfied with life, because

he has not been able to realize the Fundamental Truth of Love which

lies at the core of all religions.

 

God made man and man made religions. Religions, then, are for man and

not man for religions. The various religions, Hinduism, Buddhism,

Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and others, came into existence in

course of time to serve the primary human need according to the

exigencies of the then prevailing conditions. If we travel back along

the stream of time, we find no trace of the Sikhs beyond five hundred

years ago, of the Muslims beyond fourteen hundred years, of the

Christians beyond two thousand years, of the Buddhists and the Jains

beyond five or six thousand years. Before the advent of the Aryan

tribes many races appeared and disappeared on the scene of life. But

man has ever remained a man, the lord of created things, in all times

and in all climes, whether in the East or in the West, always and

everywhere the same, an ensouled body or embodied soul with no

distinctions of caste, creed or color in his essential nature. The

inner self in him is of the same essence as of God.

 

Every country and every age has had its sages and seers. Corruption

and deterioration are the natural features of time, and prophets

appear time and again to set things in order. All religions owe their

birth to the teachings of such Master-souls. The aim and purpose of

the various religious orders has ever been the same -- to provide a

Way-back to God, to find the missing link between God and man. They

are thus a means to an end and not the end in themselves. But in

actual practice we find that none of them affords any high degree of

satisfaction. The fault lies not with the religions but with those

who administer them to the people.

Baba Said....

"All Saints are one, and they work in unison"

 

Jai Sai Ram

Swamy Mahadevan

Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all

Baba Bless tou ever!!!

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om sai ram

'God made man and man made religions.'-yes!it is we

only who has made various rules and regulations

according to ourself and same we pass to our next kin

and kith.And expect them to follow.when a child takes

birth he does not know any religion-it is we only who

binds the child into various cultures.we all are from

same ocean and that ocean is love only-we should

interact on the basis of love not on various

religions.

sai ram

 

 

, "Swamy Mahadevan"

<mahadevanvnswamy> wrote:

>

>

> Spirituality

> 

> Man is older than all philosophies and religions, which in fact

were

> originally intended, and later on fashioned and developed, for his

> moral and spiritual well-being so that he may ultimately attain

> salvation or freedom from the bondage of mind and matter. But in

> spite of riches, moral codes, and the vast acquisition of

learning,

> knowledge and wisdom, he is not really satisfied with life,

because

> he has not been able to realize the Fundamental Truth of Love

which

> lies at the core of all religions.

>

> God made man and man made religions. Religions, then, are for man

and

> not man for religions. The various religions, Hinduism, Buddhism,

> Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and others, came into existence in

> course of time to serve the primary human need according to the

> exigencies of the then prevailing conditions. If we travel back

along

> the stream of time, we find no trace of the Sikhs beyond five

hundred

> years ago, of the Muslims beyond fourteen hundred years, of the

> Christians beyond two thousand years, of the Buddhists and the

Jains

> beyond five or six thousand years. Before the advent of the Aryan

> tribes many races appeared and disappeared on the scene of life.

But

> man has ever remained a man, the lord of created things, in all

times

> and in all climes, whether in the East or in the West, always and

> everywhere the same, an ensouled body or embodied soul with no

> distinctions of caste, creed or color in his essential nature. The

> inner self in him is of the same essence as of God.

>

> Every country and every age has had its sages and seers.

Corruption

> and deterioration are the natural features of time, and prophets

> appear time and again to set things in order. All religions owe

their

> birth to the teachings of such Master-souls. The aim and purpose

of

> the various religious orders has ever been the same -- to provide

a

> Way-back to God, to find the missing link between God and man.

They

> are thus a means to an end and not the end in themselves. But in

> actual practice we find that none of them affords any high degree

of

> satisfaction. The fault lies not with the religions but with those

> who administer them to the people.

> 

> Baba Said....

> "All Saints are one, and they work in unison"

>

> Jai Sai Ram

> Swamy Mahadevan

> Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all

> Baba Bless tou ever!!!

>