“Our vision for a better world, is a world in which everyone is educated to realize that this human form of life is the most important gift of the Supreme Lord…”
Sripada
Bhaktisvarupa
Damodara Maharaja
Opposite and Overleaf: Maharaja interacting with religious leaders from around the world during the conference, ‘A Day For Peace And Prayer’, held in Assisi, Italy, January, 2002
consciousness we can see the brotherhood and sisterhood of all people and that we are all spiritual children of God. Actually, all genuine religious traditions teach us to love God in brotherhood. If this were truly practiced by every religious person in each tradition, he or she would never fight with anyone in the name of God.
The dawn of the new millennium has arrived. It would be a great gift to humanity if the religious leaders of all traditions could truly imbibe the spiritual understanding of all religions, “We are all children of God, the Supreme Father” in order to cultivate a true culture of peace and harmony among all religions of the world.
Religion should never be used for political purposes or material gain, nor should we allow ourselves to be used by others for such ends. We should all agree not to commit any crimes against creation in the name of God. We should always be mindful not to be misguided by individuals in the name of religion but be guided by those persons who are sincerely following the essence of their respective religious teachings.
Question 3: “Our visions of a better world are no war, abundance, peace and friendship. Our hopes are for a world where everyone has a home with safety, food, and love. What are your visions for a better world?”
Answer: Our vision for a better world is a world in which everyone is educated to realize that this human form of life is the most important gift of the Supreme Lord. We should not use the human life in anything else other than progressing towards pure love for God. We should also cultivate divine virtues and respect all creation. With these
principles in mind, things like a better home, abundance, more love and friendship, will be achieved automatically by the grace of the Lord.
As we enter the next millennium, we should pray that in this electronic age of information we have more communication among various religious groups. This communication will hopefully lead to regular dialogues among all religious leaders in order to bring about peace and harmony on earth. My dear students, I hope that all of you do well in your studies and I hope that you can also study other scriptures, besides your own, in order to have a better understanding of other religious traditions. I thank all of you for your nice questions. Hare Krishna. May God bless you.
