NO RELIGION EQUALS PEACE. . . Really?

Question

I think it is such an outrageous claim to make. As if getting rid of religion will make mankind this wonderful, peaceful, harmonious species. Not every single BAD thing that happens in this world. Has some kind of underlining message of "in the name of God." If its not religion, it'll be something else folks. Hate and violence can come in all and MANY forms. School shooting, home invasions, car jackings, serial killers, rape, homless people being beaten to death on the streets. Gang violence. And the list can go on and on! I'm NOT a Christian, Conservative, Republican or any kind of "Bible thumper."

I'm a realist. And the reality is, religion isn't the sole reason for the problems in the world. As much some people would like to think. If anything is delusonal, that is. Violence and hate will follow mankind until the day were not here anymore. God or no God. Its apart of our nature. . .

Agree or disagree?

SOME OF YOU JUST DON'T GET IT!

FOR MANY OF YOU ITS JUST ANYTHING TO HATE RELIGION. COME ON PEOPLE!!

YOUR MISSING THE POINT. WE WOULD NOT BE MORE PEACEFUL. NEVER HAVING OR GETTING RID OF RELIGION WOULD NOT "BE A START."

Answer 1

• Vedanta -A style of living
Vedanta is the concluding portion of the Vedas. Vedanta is the essence of the
Vedas. The Upanishads are rightly called the Vedanta. The goal of the man is the
realization of Supreme .Self realization alone can dispel ignorance and bestow
immortality, eternal bliss, and ever lasting peace. Knowledge of Supreme alone
can remove all sorrows, delusion, and pain.
Vedanta upholds the reality of the indivisible, immanent and transcendent
spirit. It does not exclude matter. It does not exclude anything .The oneness of
all existence is the message which Vedanta teaches. It has kept Indian society
alive for the last several thousand of years.
Vedanta is the only bold philosophy which dares call man god, not merely the
son of god, or his servant. It proclaims with emphasis that you are the
immortal, All pervading Atman, the universal soul, or Supreme Brahman in essence
in reality,. Boldness is the keynotes of Vedanta. The message of Vedanta is
fearlessness, Soul force and unity of consciousness.
Vedanta does not ask for converts or proselytes, but a deeper reassessment of
the divine- human equation, a return to the fundamental question of every being:
“what am I really? What is my real self?” Vedanta proclaims: “Man, in essence,
is identical with the supreme Being”.
Vedanta denotes one’s identity with the best of humanity. According to
Vedanta, there is no stranger in this world
Every one is related to one another in the kinship of the spirit. In Vedanta ,
there is no mine and for me; but ours and for us; and ultimately, His Or for Him
.If the Vedanta philosophy is rightly understood and acted up to, then it will
obliterate all evils that emanates from factional and racial prejudices.
Vedanta is no creed, no ceremony or form of worship. It is the science of right
living. It is not the sole monopoly of the Indians or the recluses. It is for
all.
Vedanta has no quarrel with any religion whatsoever. It preaches universal
principles .Vedanta encloses within its sphere all the religions of the world
and is strong enough to make them all useful and enduring. Vedanta never
interferes with forms .It concern itself solely with the life of religions. The
Christian need not renounce his Christianity, The Buddhist may stick to his
Noble eight fold path, The Mohammedan may stick to his Koran and yet all these
may follow the Vedanta and realize in practice all its high ideals and truths.
Their love to their respective prophets and Bibles will become more sober, more
enlightened, and more enduring. Religious animosity will vanish and the world
will move. Religious animosity will vanish and the world will move on to its
great end without any friction, with greater dignity and more goodwill among its
denizens.
Vedanta means no slavery. It gives freedom to all. It never condemns any man
as beyond hope, never looks upon anyone as accused, but takes all mankind its
fold. Vedanta is extremely catholic and liberal in its outlook. Vedanta can
offer to the modern society a common faith, a common body of principles, and
common moral principles. It is highly scientific in outlook and has a real
appeal to men and women today.

It is Vedanta alone that can eradicate totally human sufferings and can bring
ever lasting peace and happiness. Even a little understanding and a little
practice of Vedanta can raise a man to magnanimous heights of Brahman hood or
God- consciousness and remove all sorts of fears, worries and anxieties of this
mundane life.
What is present in smallest of the smallest (in atoms), and what is present in biggest of the biggest ,(in the universe) and the as life principle in the living things, it is from the beginning and now and for ever, apart from this nothing exists. Upanishad gives definition like this. One can see pure science in this explanation: the revolution of electrons and spinning of the nuclei in atoms, the rotation and revolution of earth, the solar system, the galaxy and so on are all guided from within the system and this force which gives energy and guidance for their movement is known as supreme(Brahman). It is the same energy manifested as (jeevathma ) bio chemical energy in living being which controls the heart, lungs, the liver, the blood circulation,the sensory organs, the functional organs, etc. in animals.
It is said that there are two states of Supreme (Brahman)

The extreme active state in observation known as saguna and inactive state in observation as nirguna supreme the two states are complimentary and never contradictory. In an atom ,the electrons are revolving at a fantastic speed /velocity but the materials which are composed by this atoms are seen in nirguna (without rotating or spinning). The earth rotates and revolves at a high speed (saguna state) but people living in this globe earth do not feel the speed(nirguna state in observation). Our heart/liver/lungs/ each and every tissue functions/work for 24 hrs (in saguna state), but the body does not feel that (particularly when sleeping) such a series of biochemical processes are going on inside(nirguna state)

Worship means understanding of this ultimate so that human being can behave or follow virtues in tune with this law of the universe

But this principle to be remembered always that is called prayer.

Because the same omnipotent ,omnipresent is only exiting in nature , Aham Brahma asmi- ( I am that divine power) thath thwam asi ( You are also the same divine power). It is also as life force hence ayam athma brahma ( this life force/energy is Brahman) and it is manifested as the inherent intrinsic consciousness and awareness, hence Prajanam Brahma ( that glorious knowledge is Bhahman)
They should act what they have to do in their own position in this world without any reward or result

As we learn the laws that govern our welfare are identical with cosmic law, we rebel no longer and the chief cause our turbulence is removed.. The trained mathematician does not try to work out his problem contrary to the rules of the mathematics; a chemist in his experiments does not petulantly disobey the laws of chemistry. No true scientist puts himself in rivalry with the universe, nor does he defy it; he cooperates with it. If we will make the universe our ally and confirm to its larger law, instead of living and acting and acting in obedience to the lesser law of our individual will, the whole universe will sustain us under attack and we shall develop a habit of serenity which cannot be broken

Answer 2

It's about a peaceful as any other monotheistic religion. If you think the Muslims are violent and unfair, read the Old Testament of the Bible. Like the Bible, the Qu'ran contradicts itself with calls for peace and harmony and then the next page tells you how worthless / unenlightened / etc people are who don't believe, and brags about killing them. And any religion that teaches you not to fight always gets taken over by the other religious nuts who were told to fight. And don't give me any crap about "Their version of peace is different of yours" I know its probably some skewed afterthought of this new-age BS teaching that there are no absolutes but lemme tell you.. killing people for not believing the same thing as you is in no way peaceful. I have a different definition of stopping at a stop sign than you, so I'm going to run it. What exactly is peaceful or fair about this Shariah law you speak of? By the way I agree there are many great and inspiring Muslims. Same with Christians, Jews, Wiccans, Hindus, Buddhists, etc. I think the world would be a better place if everyone ignored religion, it's generally nothing but a means of executing control and strife when taken literally. Any Christian that *doesn't* convert someone, force them to be circumcised, and then come back the next day to kill all the men women and children of the tribe, has the potential to be an inspiring person. (Read Old Testament)

Answer 3

We'll always have violence of some kind, but I imagine there'd be considerably less religiously motivated violence if there were no religion. Sure, the same attacks made by the religious can be made for other reasons, but how many people would be, say, suicide bombers if they didn't think that they'd be rewarded with eternal paradise afterwards?

Answer 4

ok religon is a war aginst humanity. created by the elemental dragons. a know guardian planet was destory by those who where going to have this planet destoryed. these dark ones are the problem. there is only one guardian there isn't a heaven. nature created people. sincace has proven that now. we are from the sea. we came out form the sea. then the greate atlantis connected 12 strandds dna change all huamnity. they did that test just the same. relligons is evil. go's against everything people them selves stand for and my self.

Answer 5

There is 2 opposing forces in this world. One is good and the other is evil. One Is God and the other is the devil. God is giving everyone who comes to Him eternal life but the devil is doing everything possible to confuse and to stop them from knowing God.

Answer 6

Clearly, if all those who have died in the name of one religion or another had been spared, and had lived normal lives and had families, we'd have run out of room on our little planet a long, long time ago!

P.S. Steve N.- Hitler, Franco and Mussolini were Christians.

Answer 7

IMAGINE NO RELIGION.... Too many confuse "religion" with some kind of agenda. Belief in God need not have to be placed with a "religious" label. I agree with you. "RELIGION" gives Bible-believing people a bum rap.

Answer 8

Violence and aggression are inate human traits. That's why I like rule of law over religious law.

Answer 9

if you are a realist then you also know that religion is a huge part of of human suffering , inequality of gender ,oppression and ethnic cleansing!

not to mention the USA is one of thee most religious countries in the world but also one of the most violent once as well!

I guess I should say it would be a great big step in the right direction!

so by eliminating religions we would be able to achieve so much more when it comes to world peace!

Answer 10

Aye, but it abolishing religion would be a great start.