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Dear Readers,

Wish all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May God bless us with humanity, peace, harmony, unity in diversity, righteousness, integrity, truthfulness, compassion, empathy, austerity, simplicity and give us the power to work with devotion, righteously, fearlessly, selflessly and with love for all.

Cover story is the Religion of Humanism. To this mission and vision, Business Economics along with Srei Foundation, Kanoria Foundation, and Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation have organised the World Confluence of Humanity, Power & Spirituality on 21st & 22nd December, 2018 at Westin Hotel in Kolkata. A galaxy of global leaders from politics, various religions, philosophers, eminent writers, entrepreneurial men and women, enlightened persons, scholars, industrialists, businessmen, eminent personalities and youth will grace the conclave. The confluence will imbue and ignite the message of world peace, harmony, love, unity, righteousness, service, devotion to work, prosperity, happiness, austerity, simplicity, awakening women, creation and generation of wealth for the welfare of all and protection of Mother Earth. This confluence is 11th. So far, ten confluences were organised.

Every human being is infinite, perfect and divine. God is our Universal Father, Mother and Friend. Every religion is evolving God out of a material man. It is the same sunlight coming through glasses of different colours. All religions are flowers of different colours to be tied with the chord of love into a beautiful bouquet to be offered at the altar of humanity. The soul which is immortal does not have any gender. Souls of both of men and women, belonging to lower and upper class and or any man and woman; pursues any religion. Soul is infinite embodied in a mortal body. Every men and women are reflection of God’s love and His manifestation.

Humanity is the essence of all religions. Service to Humanity is worship of God. Harmony, peace, love, co-operation and co-existence are the essence of eternal laws. Unity in diversity is the manifestation of the creator. All the rivers flowing from different countries merge with oceans and oceans return the water in the form of rains enriching us and the earth. There are many names and forms of God who is the cosmic entity without a beginning and an end. All human beings and living beings are manifestation of God. In great epic Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) Lord Krishna said to His disciple Arjuna “Engage in the welfare of all creatures to attain me. See self in all beings. Sarva bhuta hite rataah. Hinduism has concept of Pantheism, the doctrine that God is in everything. Waves come from ocean and the same merge in ocean. So, all come from God and all merge in God. It develops consciousness of oneness, love and devotion.

Sufism teaches the light is in all form, thy love in all beings as manifestation of God. Serve all keeping the beloved in mind and heart. Sufism emphasises on compassion, moderation and humanity.

Guru Nanak (Sikhism) teaches us that One God dwells in every heart.

Spirituality teaches us that with kindness one can conquer hate, with goodness one can conquer malice, with generosity one can defeat all meanness and with truth defeat lie and deceit. Fear him who attempts to malign and destroy the soul. The great Hindu epic Ramayana “Siyaram mai sab jag jani” meaning “All human beings are the manifestation of God” (Lord Sita Ram).

The epic of Hinduism, the Upanishad said, tat tvam asi, means that “What thou art, I am that. God is myself”. Even as my soul is the self of my body, God is the supporting and controlling peaceful force of the soul. Essentially God and soul are one. It says aham brahmasmi. I am God.

God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. God is completely good and his love is boundless. So every human being is divine. One has to harness the divinity within. As the God’s love is boundless, our love needs to be boundless. He resides in the heart of every being. He is the seer and He is the enjoyer.

God brings to the ignorant the light of knowledge; to the feeble the power of strength; to the sinner the liberation of forgiveness. He is joy and bliss, He is the abode of peace, and He is the destroyer of sorrow and gives His creation happiness.

Lord Buddha said, “Look equally with a kind heart to all the living beings.” Humanity is one family. Women and men are equal. Every human being is potentially divine. Fight with yourself, why fight with external forces?  It prescribes a path of non-violence.

Lord Jesus Christ said, “Love thy neighbours as thy self, judge not others, judge yourself, and forgive them as they do not know what they are doing.” He said “I and my father are one”.

Ignite spirituality. It encompasses humanity. It is the eternal law of creation – compassion, empathy, love, peace, harmony, co-operation, and co-existence and divinity. One has to listen to one’s subconscious voice. The goal of life is to manifest perfection and divinity which we have within. It infuses the eternal law of hard work with joy and devotion without the expectation of fruits. Spiritual thoughts give strength to stand with poise and renewed strength during the storms of failures and to climb the ladder of success. We have to manifest Spirituality within us.

An enlightened person perceives the truth of God. All spiritual souls have awakened to the same truth of God. God is truth, Truth is God. They have taken the suffering of humanity on to themselves and afflicted their body while serving them and by showing the right path devoid of their suffering. Mother Teresa said, “What you do for the poor, you do for God.” Once Ramakrishna said, “Service to Humanity is worship of God.” Essence of all religions revolves around righteous action, hard work with devotion, creation and generation of wealth for all, substance, happiness, love, peace, harmony and ultimate self-realisation.

Serve humanity. Serve living beings. Save Mother earth. Protect environment. Help and not fight, assimilate and not destruction. Bring harmony and peace, not disenchant and neglect the living God. Men and women are the infinite reflection of God. Love, serve and work with devotion, righteously, selflessly, fearlessly. Be a spiritual person.

Let us march ahead with the flag of spirituality of devotion to work and service to humanity and the universe. Have internal faith in self, in all and in God. Perceive the truth. Create and generate wealth for the welfare of all. Be honest in thoughts and actions.