World Religions Conference November 1957

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

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Zia-ud-din Babakhanov delegate from Russla
must show the the human element in him through love and friendship for all.
In brief, we must try to emulate the spirit of loving accord with which this Conference has been sponsored and try to rise above all social and religious differences and limitations and come up to the level of the soul where nothing but Cosmic Awareness prevades.
The Soviet Muslims too are engaged in a struggle to get out of all sectarian and group barriers, so as to establish Universal Brotherhood. it is with this spirit that we are today sitting amongst you. With all our scientific inventions, we must learn to harness the forces of nature for the common good of all and not for mutual destruction and annihilation. Our Prophet tells us that the sovereignty even of the whole world, is of no consequence, and that there is no crime so heinous In the sight of God, as that of shedding a drop of innocent blood. May God grant us right vision so that we may see things aright and live together in peace and concord.
Siddhacharya Dr. Sarvanganand Chaitanya A
Man in the present time has suceeded in entrapping the atomic energy and producing Hydrogen Bombs, Radar, Rocket projectiles, Intercontinental ballistic missiles, Baby Moons, and innumerable such scientific wonders. He will also soon succeed in establishing transport facilities to planets like Moon, Mars etc. These wonderful scientific researches have encouraged him to anticipate brighter scientific prospects and enhanced material comforts.
But simultaneously it has to be regretfully admitted that due to these very achievements of material progress, the sense of security of human future, world peace, and fearless Independence are all inversely receding from human existence. Every intelligent man in every country of present time is evidently conscious of this gruesome fact. This frightful present, vividly confirms the view that mutual confidence, friendship, co-operation, truth, non-violence, dispassionateness, piety and such other good qualities, are today empty senseless words, found in the des cription of the past. In the present itself they have no real value.
Self-existing unsullied Nature which imbibed real human Religion, is not at all a psycho-neurotic, sentimental, imaginary, psycho-intellectual derangement of human existence. On the contrary, it is the most self evident proof of man's wholesale, sound, psycho-spiritual, bubbling best health. True Religion never had the inherent tendency of splitting in compartments of several visionary philosophies, sects, or dogmas nor
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