In English
Cultivate the idea of oneness of humanity
God is considered and adored as the creator. God created the living creatures but these beings are "creating" God. Hence these beings are also creators. God is not created by Himself. It is the devotees who are "creating" God. The supreme devotee, , was able, by the intensity and sincerity of his devotion, to make God manifest in a pillar. The child could make manifest Himself in a forest. It follows that every being is a creator. Every human being is Divine. But, because .of identification with the body, man considers himself an ordinary being. The difference between creation and the Creator relates only to the external forms - -. When the physical form is ignored, what remains is the Spiritual Reality. In different countries, peoples of the world observe their respective festivals. Today is considered as the beginning of their new year by the Chinese. There is no difference between and China with regard to the calendar. The Chinese have dates which, represent and (the apparent northward and southward movement of the sun). In we have lunar and solar months. In China also there is such a two-fold division. In in some parts of the country, the beginning of marks the commencement of the new year. They base their calendar on the lunar cycle - . In other parts of the country, they go by the solar time - . In China, they have a lunar and a solar year. In the Bharatheeya view, there is an intimate connection between the moon and the mind and between the sun and the eye. In this perspective, we can see that basically there are no differences between different countries regarding matters like the almanac and the celebration of festivals. For all things, the root cause is the human heart. When the idea of oneness gets entrenched in the human heart, the ideal of human unity will be realised.