Although there is not much pride in defiance, sometimes it is good to be rebellious so as to shake people off from apathy. That is what one has to do when he/she sees that people around have become derivative and weak. Not weak to physical pressures but to material and intellectual fashions. Like when socialism was in fashion everyone was a socialist and now that capitalism is trendy all are marketarians. For instance if you were asked a question “Do you believe in god..?” most of us would say yes. Let’s presume all of us would say yes. Now another one “Do you really understand what the divine is let alone if you know what his will is for your life and does he even exist..? Take a moment and think about it. Do you really know your god..? So if you are unsure of it then how can you believe in something that you do not understand completely..? These questions have haunted my mind for a long time now.
All we do is try and be smart and play with the idea. Most of our prayers and rituals are attempts to appease this heavenly force that we wish to please. Like if I offer to pray to him daily I can have all of my wishes granted and all of my sins forgiven. Praying in the least one expects the most from it. The search for possible answers to all these questions would lead us ultimately to the holy books like the Srimad Bhagavad-Geeta and the Noble Qur'an. Still one might still wonder “What s God like..?” and when one actually figures that out still the question would remain; “How to attain his holiness..?”
In reply to one such question Gandhiji wrote, “My religion is Hinduism which, for me, is the religion of humanity. I am being led to my religion through Truth and Non-violence, i.e., love in the broadest sense. I often describe my religion as the religion of Truth.” Gandhiji's responses show that his understanding of religion varied from the usual. Gandhiji's religion was bereft of dogma, rituals, superstition, and bigotry. For this reason, there was no temple at his ashrams at Sabarmati or Wardha, and yet there was ample evidence of religion and moral values. Is this credible? Yes. At these ashrams, satyagrahis [those who held to the truth] were trained in non-violence, truth, compassion, freedom, love of the opponent, politics, ethics, service to community, and secularism. It was the religion of Truth, not Hinduism that every satyagrahi affirmed. Why? Because Gandhi believed and taught that all religions were true.
Buddhism which is an agnostic religion believes that the experience of suffering is a noble truth that deepens you and so one must never fly away from it. The holy gita throws further light on this and talks about the right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of the action. Never consider yourself the cause of any results from your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty. Hence one can say that through peace and sacrifice we shall realise god and humanity should be our religion.
