Peace among religions is a precondition for world peace.
AGNIVESHFirst, we must liberate people from religion, as religion is understood and practiced today. Second, we must effect a paradigm shift from religiosity to shared spirituality.
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The purpose of religion should be to empower all people in this adventure of living with dignity and fulfilment.
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For the world order to be one of peace and justice, for the global village to be a theater of right livelihood.
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First, we must liberate people from religion, as religion is understood and practiced today. Second, we must effect a paradigm shift from religiosity to shared spirituality.
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It is imperative that a new and proactive spiritual vision commensurate to the challenges of the emerging world order be enunciated without delay.
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All human beings have a right, and duty, to be joyful. Anything that thwarts this spiritual human right goes against the very purpose of human being.
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They tend to make us meaner rather than better human beings, less sensitive to the demands of justice, compassion and fellow humanity in our times.
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Spiritually, life is a festival, a celebration. Joy is of the essence of life.
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The essence of spirituality is the duty to live to its full the glorious destiny of being human.
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The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent to which they serve as forces of liberation and empowerment.
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Religions have become a hindrance, rather than a help, to our shared pursuit of peace and progress.
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Spirituality mandates us to wage a relentless war to eradicate these forces of oppression and disempowerment.
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We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.
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We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish.
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