RELIGION FOR ALL
amandeep
If one can easily acknowledge the concept of one God for all, it
should not be difficult to accept the idea of one religion of man, a
religion that can suit the whole human race. The Nirankari Mission has
succeeded in achieving this end through a living revelation of the all-
pervading God, the same for all religions, ignoring the non-essential
rituals which are different for different religions. Nirankari
Missionaries quote from the holy books of all religions known to the
world because they recognize the truth which is common to all faiths.
For this reason people from all faiths have readily accepted the
teachings of the Mission.
With the help of the divine knowledge bestowed by the True Master, an
enlightened person perceives God in all and all in God. He regards
every human being the creation of God. With true love and faith thus
developed, one starts loving and serving his fellow-beings in the real
sense. A compass of righteousness is fitted in the heart of the seeker
which always keeps him in the right direction and relieves him of
suspense and superstitions.
When spiritualism takes the place of ritualism, one follows and
observes the golden tenet, "All to give all for all". Conversely, one
believes that all his assets, material and mental belong to God, and
we, as trustees only, are ordained to use them for common good of
whole human race. This spells a living above narrow prejudices and
dogmas of caste, colour, creed etc. Thereby one becomes respectful
towards others' mode of dress, diet and culture, and leads a
purposeful self-reliant family life. The physical distance between
distant places can be covered by any mode of conveyance, but the
distance among the hearts of persons living even under the same roof
can be covered only by realising fatherhood of God which strengthens
the bond of human relationship making us firmly awakened that we are
all one belonging to the One.
The Mission would like to describe this as one 'religion for all'. The
world, the Mission feels, needs to understand the basic spiritual
message, the message of God, of truth, of love as professed by the
great masters and enshrined in holy scriptures. This is what the
Mission seeks to promote. It helps seekers of truth to know God,
perceive the Omnipresent and understand the man's relationship with
the Creator, have faith in the Almighty, surrender to the Divine will
and obey the commands of God. It explains that man is God's own image
on earth. God dwells in every soul and, therefore, it is easy to
worship Him through the service of man. So, why not accept and adopt
'humanity' as religion, the only religion!