Levels and Stages

"The Hindu religion authorises the worship of a variety of Gods; this has resulted in sectarian feuds and factions which fill the land with fear and unrest." All the infights and agitations in the country can be traced to this one basic defect" - this is the unthinking verdict of many observers. But, this judgement is not correct. It is a flimsy flight of fancy, indulged in by persons devoid of the faculty of reason.

In the West, the inhabitants of all lands are, more or less, adherents of the Christian religion. Though all of them adore one God, they have been slaughtering each other by methods far more horrible than wild animals resort to. Do they not wage wars in which peoples remote from the scene of conflict including innocent women, children and the aged are wiped off the earth by merciless fire power? Is their religion the basic cause for such heartless, disgraceful, stupid and demoniac devastation and fratricide? Of course, they belong to one religion and they adore one God but, there must be some poisonous trait lurking behind the façade of adoration, polluting the entire personality. Religion cannot be the cause even to the slightest extent, for factions, fights, and wars.

Germany had no place for caste groups and sectarian conflicts. It had achieved extraordinary progress in science and technology. It shone in the forefront of nations by means of its strength, courage and heroism. Such a nation was cut up into four bits by the four victorious powers each bit being ruled by a separate nation! Japan which has no problems of religious differences and sectarian conflicts had to suffer the vengeance of the nations for some years! What was the reason? For the downfall of nations, religion alone cannot be the cause.