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Horace Alexander from U.S.A.
Horace Alexander of U.S.A.
"It is by not minding the differences of functions and of qualities but by realising the basic unity of our oneness in the what is called Manavata or mankind that we meet here today. All humanity is one essentially but our functions, our qualities, our duties and notions of life are different. So we are not to lose sight of our essential aneness, In spite of, our differences in various things.
The second important thing is that unless we translate that oneness into our lives, we cannot really attain that Unity. Intellec. tually it may be quite easy for all of us to say that all religions are one, as we have just heard various scriptural extracts in this connection. The teachings of all religions are one and the same, but still we find there are differences in religions, because we do not transhate into our lives the teachings of these religions. It is important, because we cannot be so unless our minds and hearts are non-violent, unless our plans are non-violent. If we are desireful, if we have so many desires, If we want to grab, inevitably we shall fight. Therefore, it is essential, that we should translate in our lives, teachings of religions which shall inculcate desirelessness and fearlessness. Till our hearts are full of desires and we are greedy, we may swerve from religion, and then we shall suffer. So, remember we should realise the basic Unity of our Humanity. Secondly, we must translate in our lives the teachings of Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jains and the Jews. If we transate into our lives the essential teachings of all the religions, we shall find oneness or else we lose or be severed from our reiglion."
Richard Greg of U.S.A.
"Friends, as we look around each other here at this meeting we are struck-struck by the difference in our appearances. If we look into our minds and hearcs, we would see still greater differences in our thinking and in our desires. These differences, the differences as we see in mankind, are differences of opinion, differences as to what is the best way to attain certain aims and eventually the aim of this very conference. But particularly prominent in all the differences, is the fact of Human Unity.
Not only is the entire species of humanity a unity, biologically speaking, there is a greater unity which we call 'spiritual' because it transcends at differences of body and of mind and of custom. The forces that generally tend to accentuate differences and conflicts are anger, fear, hate and violence. The forces which tend to produce unity
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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