Introduction
The word, religion implies manipulation. The mass, various communities as well as political parties use religions in their respective fields. Actually, it means the unity of a particular group of people usually by creating a line of difference from the others with a view to living in peace and progress. But does it work practically to meet its objective? The fact is in inverse. Religion has now been reshaped a means of political parties that force people to search the belief, values and peace outside their self.
The Essence of Religion
Religion awakes the sense of contentment and satisfaction within our inner self. All religions of the world preach the same beliefs differently in their own languages. The religion in true sense promotes peace and progress instead of harming others. The first and foremost step of true religion is to establish peace in one’s own self. By making peace with oneself, the person gains the power and ability to make peace with the external world, and at this moment he is ready to submit himself for the betterment of mankind. Religion implies this submission
The Message of Religion
People should try to understand how the religion brings inner peace and nurtures relationships. It influences the relationships of: family, community and even the society. The light of internal peace of a person contributes to the peace of the world even by breaking the barriers of castes and creeds and races leaving any room for war. The holy books of all religions convey the message of being in peace by welcoming people from all religions.
War in the Name of Religion
The history is impregnated with innumerable instances of war that took place regarding religion in different parts of world in different time periods. In those wars people, communities, states and even countries fought against each other. War was, however, considered a means of bringing peace; in reality, it is nothing but a blind belief. It is rather a form of violence, a means of annihilation, not creation or redress of mankind. People should war for self-defence for justice, but not in the pretext of religion and peace. The Mahabharata, the epic war, depicts a war that was fought between good and wicked for putting an end to the malpractices followed in the name of religion accompanied by torture and oppression unleashed upon the mass and, above all, for establishing a religion, a mode of lifestyle where all would enjoy their rights equally and lead a life of peace and progress.
Religious Intolerance: Its Instances
The problems of socio-economic, racial and religious factors were behind the aggressive war in the name of religion which resulted in violence, unrest, suffering and destroyed peace.
i. Kashmir is the age-old point of religious controversy between India and Pakistan and this station is known to the world. India as well as Pakistan claims Kashmir to be the integral part of their land. Since the day of independence, the two countries have been at war. Hundred thousands of people have already been killed by either country to include the land in their own geographical boundary.
ii. India is well known as a land of enjoying unity in diverse cultures. It is also true that it at cannot free itself from the religious, political dramas happening since the Independence Day. These are happening at loss of the common people at large. In Orissa, the Christians often become the innocent victim of the militant Hindu extremists.
iii. The world knows the problems posed in Afghanistan. It is considered by the world the hub of radical, fundamentalist and extreme, terrorist groups. Al Qaeda is supposed to be headquartered in the country by the late supremo of the Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. Now this group is safe and secured by the Taliban dictatorship in the country and is freely executing frameworks for operating destructive operations in different parts of the world. These extremist groups are led by the orthodox and narrow beliefs of their religion.
Religion: Its Implication in Human Life
The above are three of the most vital instances of war going on in the name of religion and clarifies that still at the age of ultra-modern technology and generosity religion is the centre of war and disharmony. What prevails is nothing but the narrowness of religion. True religion includes the entire world irrespective of religions as a single entity. It stops killing and massacre in the name of religion, even generates generosity in human race and abolish any sense or reason for their destruction. Truth rests in falsity and narrow belief of religious supremacy. These inhuman activities clarifies that neither the Gita, nor the Bible, nor even the Koran is responsible for these hatred blindness, it is rather the name of true knowledge by which people cannot differentiate themselves for beasts because they always think that they are not animals, they are human beings.
Conclusion
Religion in the true sense makes people think differently and always makes them follow the path of peace and harmony, not of any malice and war. The actions are led by the blind mania of man not by religion. Religion always considers human a part of the diverse creation of the Almighty, all livings beings are created for all, not for the survival of humans. But another blind belief of humans is that for the sake of humans God has created all other living beings. Until people understand the essence of religion as well as its truth, they cannot execute any activities based on religion. Man-made religions lead them to the course of destruction, while God-made religion i.e. the true religion leads them to the redress and reformation of mankind as well as for the sake of existence of this wonderful planet with its diversity.