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A Coalition of the world's Religions for Ecology, Distress-relief and Peace
DR. LM.SINGHVI
The theme that we today have been addressing throughout the parliament of the world's religions is the theme of the quest of the spirit. The quest of the spirit is what gives us hope. The quest of the spirit is what makes our endeavours glow in the joumey of life. And the question is what is the spirit of that quest? The spirit of that quest is the spirit of togetherness. The spirit of that quest is the spirit of harmony. The spirit of that quest is to have a living relationship with human kind everywhere.
When I speak today of a coalition of the world's religions for ecology, distress relief and peace, you may well ask -- why a coalition? Why should religion be involved in matters such as ecology, distress relief and peace ? And what can religion do? What can we as individuals, who may have a spirit of religion in us do to contribute to ecology, distress relief and peace ?
The issue is so vital that we cannot any longer leave it only to the governments of the world. It is so vital that we cannot leave it to take its own course. It is so vital that we must address these issues together. What is a coalition ? When I speak of coalition of the world's religions. I speak of a new blue-print, a new charter of the togetherness of religions of the world. That true charter of the togetherness of the religions of the world, must have goals, must have norms, must have a path chartered for it. A coalition is a combination. It represents coming together, working together. It represents a synthesis of perception and endeavours. Where is that ancient Vedic invocation which reminds us to walk together, to talk together and to forge a unity and a solidarity of our minds and spirits-- Sargachadhvam samvadadhvam samvomanansi jänatām.
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