No mantra is bigger than mantra of ‘love’

Swami Someshwarananda Giri, Niranjani Akhara

Love all alike; the animate and the inanimate, says the Veda. We have no right to kill even the smallest of beings like an ant on this earth. If we do not show violence towards anything or anybody, even the wildest of animals will reciprocate our love. This love alone can unite all the religious differences of the world. Hinduism is the ‘sanatan dharma’, the eternal religion but off late many differences have cropped up with the wrong interpretation of the word ‘religion’. It is unfortunate that many religionists label the Hindus as those people who wear certain religious symbols and follow rituals, thus making it a ‘janjati’(a caste). Even Mughal King Babar had commented in his writings, ‘Hindu tum nek ho par ek nahi ho’ which means ‘O Hindu, you are noble but are not united.’ He further adds, ‘Devi key aradhak ho par ahankari ho’ (you are worshipper of the goddess but are egoistic).

How can there be a difference in religion, point the Vedas. We all are the children of one God and love is our primal nature, only the duties have been divided and diversified so different castes and creeds have come. The ‘one’ wanted to become ‘many’ and hence this creation arose. The source of all creation is just one supreme power. Soul is one. Hiranyakashyap could visualise God even in the blazing pillar.

Hence a real Hindu does not see God only in an idol, but in every being. ‘Laukik darshan’ (seeing God only in image) is cowardliness. The most pathetic state arises when some people say, “Hindu dharma is in danger. One must save it!” That which is eternal can never be endangered. It will take only 5 minutes to transform this whole earth into heaven if mankind has learnt the meaning of true religion. One needs to exercise this philosophy 24 x 7 that outer forms of religion may be different followed by different sects but the bottom line is the same and that is – Love abides all. Parteeti ko tyag kar hi prapti ki aur jaya ja sakta hai (Shunning the outer form alone can make us reach our destination). If we continue to be entangled in the outer forms and symbols, the essence of religion will always elude from us. When oneness will come in our thoughts, we shall develop love for each being existing on earth.