World Religions Conference November 1957

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

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Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India not upon indulgence in the life of senses but upon selfless sacrifice and
renunciation.
All our efforts, howsoever small, we can, on our part, assure you that we have a firm faith in man's divine nature and spirituality in him. With a right cause, the victory will surely be yours and in your victory lies the triumph of humanity.
Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
Respected President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I must begin by apologising to the President for having reached after him. That is not the tradition but he knows that I could not help it as the Congress Working Committee is having a session today and as such I had already informed that I may not be able to
reach
In time.
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You might ask me how I came to the World Conference of all such occasions. This Religions. Generally I am not to be may be true and I am myself at a loss but this does not imply that Yet it matters. have I have no regard for such one thing to regard for them and another the interfere with them without the proper knowledge of the same.
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You already know that I am trying to do something in field of national politics and I am aware that if you separate politics from the high ideals of human life they become hollow and meaningless and even dangerous. The great soul at whose feet learnt to such ideals and moulded his something gave great importance the same. He political methods according to made Ahimsa as his sheet-anchor and he stood by it regardless of religious colouring.
If you expect me to talk on various religions it lies outside my field; but there is one thing, I will say, and that is you can only teach others If you practise, that which you preach, yourself. A man who sets out with the sole purpose of teaching a lesson to the whole world will achieve but little success.
remember that people from abroad used to come to Gandhiji and Invite him to visit their countries. They would tell him, "Come to England, come to America.,' They would say, "We shall place large funds at your disposal with which you carry out your work". The West measures everything according to money, but that apart, Gandhiji used to reply, "If I have any message for the world, I will
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