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| System and Surroundings |
This energy may be in any
form. Science also says energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Yes, form
of the energy can be changed. Properties of the energy are based on the form.
As an example electric energy (electricity) can be transferred into light or
heat (light energy or thermal energy). Reverse also is possible. However if the
change of form of energy takes place in a system with tight boundaries there
can be disaster. Consider an atomic reactor. Energy converted using the reactor
can produce electricity or a blast. If boundaries are loose effect of the blast
can be reduced considerably. May be effect of the blast could be made nearly
zero depending on looseness of the boundaries. Every society on this earth is
just like the system. Today's form of the society is nation.
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| Swami Vivekananda |
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| Ancient Indian Rishi |
Society or
nation is a common factor for each and every religion in the form we know
religions. Our understanding is there are many religions not only in the
universe but even on our planet earth or world. This is because universal
religion exists in 2 parts, Internal and external. We see every religion like a
system. We have hardly any knowledge about outside of our system i.e. Universe.
Indians in ancient India had recognised and understood both i.e. system and
surroundings. Swami Vivekanada said Vedant i.e. Vedas and Shriti are
surroundings. Eternal relationship between the god and soul is explained in Vedant (This is found only in ancient Indian religion which is part of the religion in the universe).
He further says knowledge exists from time immemorial. This is similar to
definition of energy. Energy is existing and so is the knowledge. In ancient
India Rishies (seer of thoughts) discovered knowledge (Rishies didn't invent
knowledge) and passed it from generation to generation. There had been no
single person but many rishis discovered the knowledge and with time more and
more was known to people. Size of Vedas and Shritis increased with addition
from time to time. Knowledge has no known. This knowledge of religion is
eternal and universal. Therefore, he concludes that there is only one religion
in whole of the universe. What we understand as religion today or in past 2000
years or so are Smriti and Puranas. Smriti and Puranas specify rules for
following religion in practice. These were developed by selfless intelligent
persons for ensuring brotherhood among persons in a society. Knowledge in
Vedant prevails over the knowledge in Smriti or Puranas. There had been many
societies and they needed refreshing their understanding from time to time.
Wherever and whenever a conflict arises Vedanta shows the way. This means all
holy books of every religion are Smriti. These books shall not take precedent
over Vedanta.
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| Rishis are Roses |
Nothing is
known about personality about Rishi. We only know that a good number of Rishis
discovered spiritual relationship between a soul and the god. Sages discovered
right way to deal with members of a society. The later can be termed as
practical life. Ancient Indian religion is not preached by any one particular
person (Even Shrikrishna didn't preach religion. He brought out knowledge from
Vedanta in terms people could understand). This is true to other preachers
also. The only difference is they didn't have help from Vedanta and has to
depend on their personal capabilities, understanding of society and the soul.
There is a great danger if some time it is proved that those preachers never
existed. This will have an effect on such religions and the particular religion
might collapse. Ancient Indian religion is safe from this aspect.
There is
another concept in today's science. Scientists and technologists call it as
Entropy. Entropy could not be defined correctly till date though. Fundamental
tendency of energy or knowledge is to degrade, disperse or disrupt order. When
scientist say entropy always increases means the disorder increases with time.
This is 100% applicable to religion also. Religion as understood in world
(laws, rules, regulations to be followed by members of a society) also degrades
with time. Increase in disorder is natural. To bring back the order efforts are
required. This is done by prophets, messengers and incarnations throughout the
world at all times. This is the reason we see many religions in the world.
However, the fundamental religion, as explained in Vedanta, never changes. It
is the unique feature of ancient Indian religion. Vedanta never identifies
ancient religion as Hindu or with any other specific name. The reason I guess
is, it is the only religion in whole of the universe and therefore, there is no
requirement to name it (name Hindu had been given by Arabs who visited India
and saw a great river Sindhu and they pronounced the name of the river as
Hindu).
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| Guru Nanak Deo |
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| Gautam Buddha |
Except Buddhism
followers of all other religions had to force people to follow their ways
either physically or through gifts. Name Buddhism came in practice long after
death of the great preacher Gautam Buddha. He explained ways and means to
follow religion in practice based on his time, his society and people around.
The principles he preached were universal and hence it was spread all over Asia
after his Nirvana (death). All other religions are also related to time,
location and the society. Although most of the religions do consider changes
except one religion i.e. Islam, the changes are based on a particular society
in a particular place. Hence, all of the religions are neither eternal nor
universal.
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| Jesus Chained |
My conclusion
is the only religion in the universe is explained, elaborated in Vedanta and
engulfs every religion existing today or was existing in the past or would rise
in future. The reason for disorder is by selfish preachers, pastors, clergymen,
Mullahs, Maulavis, Monks and alike.
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