World Religions Conference November 1957

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

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Talk by Sant Kirpal Singh Ji He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love.'
. (1 John). Again,-!.
.. 'Love and all things shall be added unto you.' Tenth Guru-Guru Gobind Singh, like-wise, says:
"Hear ye all, 1 tell ye che. Truth, Whosoever loveth knoweth God'.
The great English poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, says;
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"He prayth best, who loveth best All things both great and small For the dear God who lovethius, He made and loveth all.
All religions therefore proclaim one and the same thing -
"Love of God and Love of Man takes precedence over everything else.'
And As God resides in all hearts, love of all humanity and creation automatically follows love of God. These are the two cardinal principles on which the teachings of all the Masters stand. We are all worshippers of the same God. If two tipplers of different classes and creeds can sit together shoulder to shoulder in the same tavern and embrace each other, why can't two lovers of the same God do the same ?
We joined the various social religions in order ultimately to join the army of God. These religions were, so to say, the recruiting centres. Blessed - indeed is the social religion which has turned out many lovers of God. What ts the qualification for joining the army of God ?-It is Righteousness. And what is righteousness, is the next question. It is the observance of Ahimsa or non-violence, in all the walks of life. It consists of kind thoughts, kind words and kind deeds. The heart of such a man would well out like Guru Nanak who wished, over everything else,
Peace unto all the world under His Willi.
It is in fact the work of the Saints and all other spiritually minded people. The saints work for a Universal Brotherhood of all living beings, of all times and of all climes in the spiritual democracy of Divine
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