| My understanding about human religions as taught by | | | | loving parent for a child rather than a revengeful one. |
| humans is that none of them are complete or perfect. | | | | Everyday the mere act of continuing to live may |
| Each religion has many strong points as well as weak | | | | cause harm to others. Humans add carbon dioxide to |
| links. Following the weak links blindly is likely to retard | | | | the world through cooking, use of electricity etc. Many |
| one's spiritual progress. One may ask as to what a | | | | believe that this is leading to climatic changes that harm |
| keen seeker should do. You might do what I have | | | | human population in some part of the world or other. |
| done. Just accept one single primary truth that is | | | | Some amount of carbon dioxide gas is needed as the |
| common in all religion and leave the rest of the religious | | | | life giving gas for plants. However, scientists believe |
| beliefs and practices as subject to enquiry and revision. | | | | that modern life and greed generates far more than is |
| This primary belief is that there is one single God in the | | | | required. Others believe that the world is over |
| universe who is in full control of every process in the | | | | populated at the present time and this is leading to |
| universe and that he cares for the welfare of all life in | | | | shortages of essential commodities such as food for |
| His universe. | | | | some. Indeed the very fact that we exist may be |
| When one tries to approach the Almighty through silent | | | | leading to problems for others. The use of modern |
| prayer after believing and trusting in him, He would | | | | chemicals, fertilizers, plastics etc. is polluting the world in |
| surely unfold in time, whatever other knowledge is | | | | a manner that is harmful to all life on the planet not just |
| required by any individual. | | | | human one. Thus even if a human leads a good life |
| Eastern religions stress that it is the prevalence of | | | | free from any sins, his mere existence leads to building |
| thoughts and desires that prevent an unfolding of true | | | | up a substantial bad account of deeds. It is surprising |
| spiritual knowledge. They prescribe many practices for | | | | then that human suffering is not more rather than less. |
| banishing these. However, I do not fully prescribe to this | | | | Many humans on our planet are leading reasonably |
| view. If the Lord wished humans not to have any | | | | happy lives. This is because the eternal Almighty is a |
| desire or thought then why would he have created | | | | loving and merciful God. Placing our trust in Him and |
| these capacities in the first place? | | | | making a sincere attempt to act according to His will |
| I believe that like all other capacities possessed by | | | | surely lead to removing any difficulties we may be |
| humans both desire and thinking can be used or | | | | facing and thus to an increase in our Happiness. |
| misused. Therefore to me the best daily prayer to the | | | | I know the question that arises in the mind of atheists |
| Lord is a request to him to give me the right desire and | | | | after reading such an article. What if he does not |
| thinking that is pleasing to Him. It is not quite necessary | | | | exist? Are you not then wasting your time? My |
| to pray to God for anything specific. As an all-knowing | | | | answer to that is - how else are you using your time? |
| God who loves us he will undoubtedly take care of our | | | | Do you not grow older and more fragile by the day? |
| necessary needs if we place our trust in Him. | | | | What will happen after that? How long will you Live? If |
| It is true that there is suffering in the world. Some | | | | He exists will you not cut a sorry face in the afterlife, |
| persons become religious after confronting suffering. | | | | just as you might be cutting one right now. Why not |
| Others stop believe in God with an attitude that if God | | | | place your trust in Him just as so many other |
| really existed why would he allow suffering. However, I | | | | successful and happy humans have done since the |
| believe that the latter view is not a mature one. | | | | beginning of creation. Human life is indeed fragile. It is |
| Imagine what would happen if humans could commit | | | | nothing in comparison to the innumerable events that |
| things like violence, rape and robbery and go | | | | are taking place right now in the world and the |
| unpunished. We can regard human suffering as a sort | | | | universe. Any of these can impact a human life |
| of correctional punishment. The correction must be | | | | adversely at any moment. |
| regarded as a loving one just as the punishment of a | | | | |