World Religions Conference November 1957

Author(s): Sushil Muni
Publisher: Achal Singh Seth

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Objects of the Conference Muni Sushil Kumar ji's public speeches and press statements helped in creating congenial atmosphere to a very large extent.
Objects and Mission of World Religions Conference
It is pertinent to give a detailed exposition of the Objects and Mission of the World Religions Conference as given by Muni Shri Sushil Kumar in his speech published on 2 nd June 1957. The full text of his speech is given below.
"Falth has been an indispensable acquisition and faculty of the human nature since the dawn of evolution. With the passage of time and advance of civilization, this faith developed into various Religions, Ideologies, Sects, Creeds and Sub-Creeds.
Man is the only animate being in the whole of creation, endowed with the power of discretion and deliberation which should enable him to distinguish between right and wrong, good and bad, Just and unjust. When he endeavoured to unravel the mystery of mind and matter, when he probed into himself and his environments, when he tried to find out his origin and to determine his destiny, there emerged different ideologies and dogmas. In fact, Religion was revealed to interpret the ideal Law. The aim and purport of Religion has always been to guide Man along the path of selfrealisation, the ultimate goal of humanity,
Differences in ideologies and variations in the views are natural even among thinkers and seers. Vicissitudes and environments have a marked effect on setting up a wave of thought-flow and thought-currents. The apparent diversity amidst religious sanctions and beliefs is caused on that account. Messengers, Apostles or Founders of religion expounded the Partial Truth and revealed it. Time and space are significent factors which count. Their exposition of Truth was aimed at solving special needs of the specific periods and environments.
Rivers cut their courses through mountains and flow over hills and dales but finally merge themselves into the mighty ocean. Different Rellgions, Sects and Creeds are different routes leading to the One Ultimate Aim. These routes may be long, short, ziz-zag, circuitous or uneven; but all of them lead to one and the same destination. Man too through a process of evolution, ultimately loses himself into the Infinite.
Religion is a code of life divinely ordained. It pervades the whole life as its guiding and inspiring principle and regulator. The whole humanity derives its existence from the same Creator who sent Apostles and Prophets to all nations in all ages. The Divine Law has a perennial unity
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