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    What

    are the implications of

    BELIEF?

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    Oh Lord, the Creator of All,

    seen and unseen with Power andKnowledge of the seen , unseen,past, present and future, open all

    our Hearts to the Truth and

    Guide Us All to the Straight Path.Amen

    The series of Booklets that have been produced isto remove misconception on Islam, and see waysand means to nd the similarities in the GreatMasters Teachings, through the available

    Scriptures, and to prevent Mischief.

    We hope you will enjoy reading them, and alsond useful n Truthful Information that will help usas a Society to live in Peace, whatever ourdifferences in Beliefs, Practices andUnderstanding.

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    What is Religion?

    It's the relationship between the Creator and the Created forthose who believe in Divinity.

    Others may consider it as an acceptable system in society by agroup of people.

    Frankly does it matter?

    Better consider its implications, how it came about.History dictates that when in Society there is wide spreadmischief, there rises a Man of noble virtue whom peoplerecognize without dispute. They go to him for advice and to

    resolve their day to day issues. He then announces to his veryclose associates, a simple method for a Good Life thatencompasses Society in General which is realistic and fair.

    Those in power who may lose some of their authority and

    privileges, may despise and oppose his preaching.Among others who oppose are those who are jealous, arrogant,wicked and ignorant. History is very clear on this. When youexamine the teachings of these Undisputed Masters one will

    nd remarkable similarities and a unanimous conclusion thatall are from one source; but over time it has got Distorted due to:

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    1. Wrong Understanding

    2. Information lost in Time

    3. Incorrect translation

    4. Rivalry among disciples

    5. Unable to correctly relate Teachings with changingCircumstances

    6. Illusion of correctness based on majority acceptance and noton the authority of Worthy Followers who shun the lime light.

    7. Powerful inuence by the State even using threat

    8. Historical Settings at the time the passing away of the masters& immediately thereafter including administrativetechnological situation, competence of disciples and thereceptiveness of the State for the New Master.

    What is the Best Religion?

    A beautiful reasoning is given below

    Your religion is not important

    Jun 3rd, 2010 by Bernie Schreck

    A brief dialogue between the Brazilian theologist Leonardo Boffand the Dalai Lama, which deeply touched me.02

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    Here is what Leonardo, one of the renovators of the Theology ofFreedom, recounts of this remarkable encounter:

    In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which

    Dalai Lama and myself were participating at recess Imaliciously, and also with interest, asked him: Your holiness,what is the best religion?

    I thought he would say: The Tibetan Buddhism or The

    oriental religions, much older than Christianity.The Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes...Which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained inmy question.

    He answered:

    The best religion is the one that gets you

    closest to God.It is the one that makes you a better person.

    To get out of my embarrassment with such a wise answer, Iasked:

    What is it that makes me better?

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    He responded:Whatever makes youmore compassionate,more sensible,more detached,more loving,more humanitarian,more responsible,

    more ethical.The religion that will do that for you is the best religion

    I was silent for a moment, marveling and even today thinking ofhis wise and irrefutable response:

    I am not interested, my friend, about your religion or if you arereligious or not.

    What really is important to me is your behavior in front of yourpeers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.

    Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and ourthoughts.

    The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is

    also of human relations. If I act with goodness, I will receivegoodness. If I act with evil, I will get evil.

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    What our grandparents told us is the pure truth. You will alwayshave what you desire for others. Being happy is not a matter ofdestiny. It is a matter of options.

    Finally he said:

    inally he said:

    Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.

    Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.

    Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.

    Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,and your Destiny will be your Life and...

    There is no religion higher than the Truth.

    What is the Final Religion?

    The beautiful irrefutable reasoning above is complimented by thefollowing FACTS:

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    To Act and Practice in what is said you need a set of simpleRules as something in one society which is considered Goodmay be considered Rude; Similarly from Food, to Behavior,Relationships, Rules when conicts arise etc all need to be

    addressed by Religion as by denition man is not Perfect andbound to err.

    Thus the following will help one understand the FinalRELIGION!

    1. The Religion itself will say it is the Final Religion.

    2. It will not dispute any other Religion, except it will say allcome from one source, and give a acid test to checkout the

    TRUTH from the FALSE3. Prior Religions will indicate of a Final Messenger to Come.

    4. The only reason of a Final Messenger to come will bebecause the older Instructions could have been lost over time,

    and it would have been for those People during that Time.

    5. The set of Instructions will be indestructible, free of errorand with a challenge to prove it wrong or to produce one likeit.

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    6. It will be adoptable in every society and every instance andtime and will be clear and very simple, and exible to meet theneeds., including commerce, international affairs, humanrights, animal rights, family, society, war, peace, believers,unbelievers, the weak the orphan the poor etc; The Oppressed &even the Oppressor.

    7. You need not be intelligent to understand the basics.

    8. It will be concise yet contain so much information it willcontinue to fascinate Man who will be stuck with Awe

    9. The Person and the People from whom the Rest ofHumanity will learn will be the most unlikely people any

    human can imagine.10. The example of the Final Messenger will also be aexample to all living Being.

    11. All messengers will speak well of other messengers, and the

    Final One will be unbelievably Merciful, and Perfect in everyHuman Way, living a full life as an example, that every personcan follow

    12. The Faithful will not worship Created Things or use them as

    intermediaries.07

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    13. The Purpose of life will be well understood and they will live a life ofTolerance with Morality and Protect the weak and Innocent people will

    be safe from Cruelty, unfairness and Deceit

    14. Like you cannot judge a car by its driver, religion cannot be judgedby its followers. Only by its scriptures & the character & practices of itsmessenger.

    If we set our Mind Free:

    then our DNA will be on auto mode, making the Search Simple

    Surely The TRUTH will Dawn on US ALL eventually

    Quotes from the Great Masters:

    Christianity

    1. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

    Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you intoall truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shallhear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. Heshall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it untoyou. John 16:12-14

    2. Woe to those who make unjust laws, and who issue oppressivedecrees Isaiah 10:1

    3. The pen of the scribes is in vain Jeremiah 8:8

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    Islam

    1. verily I will preserve it Qur'an 15:9,

    2. there is no crookedness Qur'an 18:1

    3. Faith has over seventy branches, the most excellent of which isthe declaration that there is only one Creator of all that exists, andthe humblest of which is the, removal of what is injurious fromthe path:. Muslim bk1 Hadith56:

    Buddhism

    1. "There is another great prohibition which I declare to you: Anordained disciple must not boast of any superhuman perfection.

    The disciple who with evil intent and from covetousness boasts ofa superhuman perfection, be it celestial visions or miracles, is nolonger a disciple of the Sakyamuni. I forbid you, O bhikkhus, toemploy any spells or supplications, for they are useless, since thelaw of karma governs all things. He who attempts to perform

    miracles has not understood the doctrine of the Tathagata

    2. I am not the rst Buddha who came upon this Earth, nor shall I bethe last. The truth is our hope and comfort. All the Buddhas are onein essence, Some form their Dharma arbitrarily and fabricate itarticially;

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    they advance complex speculations and imagine that good resultsare attainable only by the acceptance of their theories; yet the truthis but one; there are not different truths in the world. All theBuddhas teach the same truth. They point out the path to those

    who go astray.

    3.Illusions, errors, and lies are the daughters of Mara, and greatpower is given unto them to seduce the minds of men and leadthem astray upon the path of evil

    Hinduism

    1.There is no image of Him. it further states 2 As He is unborn, Hedeserves our worship Vajurveda 32:3

    2.True knowledge can only be attained by a human beingKrishna

    3.Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desiresworship demigods. Ghagwad Geeta 7:20

    Judaism

    1 What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is theentire Law; all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 3id

    2The Lord is our God, The Lord is One - Shema, Hebrew Prayer3Judge everybody favorably - the Talmud (Jewish sacred book)

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    Acquiring Knowledge - Good

    Informing others - V. Good

    Applying it

    Preventing Mischief - Noble

    - Excellent

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    VR Ordinary Muslims trying to explain toOrdinary Non Muslims.

    Authors Note:

    Hope you found this little bookletTruthfuland informative.You will wonder why a basic Muslim takes this much oftrouble? The answer is very simple. We want to follow theBasic Principles of Islam. This can never be done withoutunderstanding the Character and Practices of the FinalProphet. Read his Last Sermon to Understand better( we are

    asked to inform others even if we know even one thing!).

    If you think this information in the Booklet will be useful,please download and Print at the corner store and

    distribute to friends and Family, as it is done in a way toprint easily. You may also go to the website for other articles ofSocial Value.GOD Bless

    It is not possible to get these details.THANK YOU ALL good Souls

    who have made their work freely available.

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