{"id":25972,"date":"2011-03-26T18:20:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T22:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/25972\/message-runs-faiths\/"},"modified":"2011-03-26T18:20:46","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T22:20:46","slug":"message-runs-faiths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/25972\/message-runs-faiths\/","title":{"rendered":"One Message Runs Through All Faiths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><object><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dl3.glitter-graphics.net\/pub\/1717\/1717973w8ifzdumvc.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dl5.glitter-graphics.net\/pub\/1457\/1457745k8p286od3g.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"79\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>One Message Runs Through All Faiths<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritualnow.com\/authors\/1\/Spiritual-Now-Editor\" target=\"_blank\">by Spiritual Now Editor<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><strong>It is only at the human level that we make divisions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">A desktop or laptop can connect us instantly to vast knowledge sources. A computer can link us to the news, stock reports, airline bookings, shopping, medical breakthroughs, and information in almost every other sphere of knowledge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">The information connectedness that we experience with computers is a small sample of the potent connections we can make with our empowered soul. The empowered soul experiences universal connection with all beings. Becoming aware of this unifying force can help us realize our essential unity. Walls of division separate people.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">If we are born in one part of the world we say, &#8220;I am a citizen of this country, or that country&#8221;. If we are born into a certain religion, we say, &#8220;I am a follower of such and such religion&#8221;. Religions are man-made. There was no Buddhism before Buddha. There was no Christianity before Jesus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">It was the followers of the great saints, mystics, and prophets who organized their teachings into a religion. Most often, we become a member of a religion based on our parents&#8217; beliefs. A Hindu infant who is orphaned and who is later adopted by a Christian may become Christian.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">Similarly, the way we live is dictated by the peculiarities of the region we live in. Many people worship God through prayer. But the way they pray is different. In some warm climates, it is customary to remove shoes before entering a holy place; in colder climates, going barefoot may be impractical.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i57.photobucket.com\/albums\/g208\/ammango\/angel_love\/God\/God_Has_No_Religion.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">Over time, customs that originate for climatic reasons become sanctified and become part of religious law. People tend to use those differences as a basis for prejudice and hatred. Another dividing factor is language.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">When people in different religions use different words for the same concept, it becomes an excuse for thinking the other religion is not as good as one&#8217;s own. Each religion has its own name for God, based on the language or culture in which the religion originated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">God is Allah to Muslims, Wahe Guru to Sikhs, Paramatma to Hindus, God to Christians. Whichever the language, the words refer to the same God. Yet we make these language differences a source of contention and separation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">We forget that God existed before language was created. By drawing boundaries we limit ourselves. The soul, however, is limitless. There is a unifying force beyond the physical plane, connecting all life. We are full of the love of God. It is only at the human level that we make divisions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">The soul is a part of the Creator. For us to be able to truly understand ourselves, we need to recognize all the divisions as walls that surround our true self. These walls keep us from truth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">Sant Darshan Singh spoke of Oneness: &#8220;What does it matter if I am called a man, In truth, I am the very soul of love. The entire earth is my home, And the universe my country&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">Through lack of self-know-ledge, we create separation. Through our soul, we can experience connectedness and create more peace and har-mony among the inhabitants of this planet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/dl2.glitter-graphics.net\/pub\/1726\/1726492ilc5f8urxr.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\">Love &amp; Light,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/Angel_Love\">\u2665Angel Love\u2665<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;color: #003399\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/dl7.glitter-graphics.net\/pub\/1726\/1726487iyf5vwicef.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"border=0\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A desktop or laptop can connect us instantly to vast knowledge sources. A computer can link us to the news, stock reports, airline bookings, shopping, medical breakthroughs, and information in almost every other sphere of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The information connectedness that we experience with computers is a small sample of the potent connections we can make with our empowered soul. The empowered soul experiences universal connection with all beings. Becoming aware of this unifying force can help us realize our essential unity. 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