Jain Spirit 2000 03 No 03

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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TO LIVES TO LOVE
NARENDRA SHAH
Sharing and enabling is an
expression of selfless Love. It is also a way to learn
humility.
fundamental tenets of their own religions. Interpolations and accretions that tilt the scale of values the wrong way - have to be removed. The spirit must be rescued from the mere form, reality must be re-discovered and the appearances negated.
Secondly, the philosophers of all religions must confer and exchange their ideas. This conference might well prove to be the Collective Descent of Divinity to save the world from ruin and destruction. They will not only discover the common thread that links all the religions of the world, but also the spiritual needs of the different nations and religions, and the ways and means of supplying them. Such a conference will enable each individual philosopher to view his or her own religion in a new light. Without altering the fundamentals of the religion in any way, they will be able to bring about a synthesis of all the religions, each religion taking what is best from the others. Thus, through a new unity of religions a new world order will emerge.
Thirdly, this world philosophical congress will provide the correct philosophical basis for the scientists, economists and politicians to build their systems. Thus guided by the philosophers, scientists will work for the happiness and welfare of humanity, economists will plan for the commonwealth, politicians will discover ways and means of living at peace, and maintaining the peace of the world. This is the need of the hour. I pray to all the people of the world to urge and persuade the philosophers to bring about this event on the above lines, and serve the cause of world-peace and brotherhood. May God bless the whole mankind with peace and prosperity!
Now I bring my holy master, Swami Sivanandaji's words to you; "Love is the law of life. To love is to fulfil the law. And to
fulfil the law means universal welfare, peace and happiness. This world has come out of love. It exists in love. It finally merges in to the Great Love. Love is life. Love is joy. Love is warmth. Love is the golden tie which binds heart to heart, soul to soul. Love is constructive and creative. Love binds and builds. Love is the principle of regeneration. Love is an actual spiritual force you can use with confidence. Love is a positive, concrete thing. He who applies the law of love with scientific precision can work wonders. The law oflove is far greater a science than any modern science. The law of love prevails among saints, mystics and men of good heart.
To live is to love. To love is to live. You live so that you may learn to love. You love so that you may learn to live in the eternal. Life without faith, love and devotion is a dreary waste. It is real death. There is no virtue higher than love; there is no religion higher than love; because love is truth; love is God. God is an embodiment of love. In every inch of His creation, you can verily understand His love. Love is the immediate way to truth or the kingdom of God. It is the life-principle of creation. It is the highest expression of soul-force. It is the sum total of all the duties of religion. It is the magic wand in the hand of a devotee by which he conquers the whole world. It was the driving force behind Mira, Radha, Tukaram, Tulasidas, Gouranga, Jesus and the God-intoxicated Sufis, Mansoor and Shams Tabriez. Love one, love all."
Swami Chidananda is the Head of the Divine Life Society based at Rishikesh in India. He was given the prestigious award of Hindu of the Year 1999 by Hinduism Today magazine. www.sivanandadishq.org
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