Religious Tolerance Part 3: There is no religion in nature

Many religions, one God

Religious Tolerance Part 3: There is no religion in nature.

This is the third and final article in the three-part series on Religious Tolerance.  In conclusion; just like animals and plants, there are many types of people and religions in the world; some religions are found in one part of the country, and others are more prevalent in others locations on Earth.       

Whether one reads the Torah, Bible, Hebrew Bible, Quran, or Vedas, the goal of all faiths is to love and serve one another, as well as, to discover and live out one’s true purpose in life.  No matter what religion one claims to be associated with, the ultimate goal is to reject prejudice, hatred, and unnecessary violence, in order to embrace the attributes of God, wisdom, harmony, and love for one another.  We are to work together in harmony, just as nature does, without electing ourselves as judge and jury.  Judging is the job of God, the Almighty, the Higher Power, the Spiritual One, the Creator of all things living; and you are free to call God's judgement 'Kharma' if you'd like.

We can even grow and bloom between a rock and hardplace

Kharma, taught in many religions, is the concept of "action" or "deed", or the cycle of cause and effect  that originated in ancient India and included in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies. It is taught that humans have free will to choose between good or evil, and all choices will produce results that require God to implement karma's consequences, which could be good or bad.  It is the same concept as the Christian teaching that one reaps what they sow. The world runs on one universal principle, both in the lives of humans and in nature, and that's the universal law of reaping and sowing that is displayed in nature.  It's simple; what you give, you get; and what you sow, you reap.  If you sow destruction, you reap destruction; and if you sow love, you reap love, and so on and so on. It doesn't matter what religion you practice, you will reap what you sow, whether good or bad.  Just like in the garden, the universal law of reaping and sowing applies to all people.  In Taoism; this same concept is referred to as yin and yang, meaning natural dual components; such as black and white, light and dark, male and female, high and low, hot and cold, up and down, in and out, on and off, reaping and sowing, summer and winter, spring and fall, life and death, etc. Yin yang are opposites that compliment each other but dwell together within a greater whole.  In Taoism, everything has both yin and yang aspects, or an opposite reaction.  Many people think that yin and yang correspond to good and evil, but Taoist philosophy considers that to be a superficial labeling and prefers focusing on the idea of yin and yang meaning balance. (1)

Life is full of peaks and valleys

The one thing that all people have in common on the Earth is nature.  All religions respect nature, so why not take lessons from it; because nature has no religion, and its principles apply to every human.  No matter what religion one claims, every person on earth experiences night and day, as well as, seasons and storms, even the non-religious.