Fanaticism

By Shantanu -
If the entire world converts into one religion will all the problems of fanaticism stop? The answer is no, although some of the Semitic religion proponents would claim that if the world converts to their religion, the world will be at peace. If we look into major religions we find that they are not strictly united in the truest sense of terms. They are divided into many sects which are also fighting with each other, apart from fighting other religions.

This is because if we look into the anatomy of fanaticism, we'll find that fanatics are not driven by religious ideals, they are driven purely by their own monumental egos which force them to denounce others who are not in consonance with them. The hatred lies within themselves and it will always find an expression to come out. So even if people belong to the same religion they fight with each other by dividing into sects, people within the same sect fight with each other dividing themselves into principles, ideals and even dogmas. It is ego which tends to compel them to think that the religion that they follow is the greatest one on earth, not because that religion is the greatest on earth, but because THEY follow it, therefore it must be greatest.

If we look into the essence of all scriptures, all of them talk about the same message - the divine qualities, God realization, love and compassion. And yet, the fanatics walk almost the opposite path. Why is that so? The answer lies in Sri Ramakrishna's explanation. A religion does not get tainted simply because there is a fanatic who uses its principle badly. Just as in the light of a lamp one can forge a cheque while another can read Bhagavata, in the light of the scriptures one may find great peace, joy and love, while another can only find message of hatred. It all depends on individual nature as to how that universal message is interpreted. Just as a lamp is indifferent to the way it is being used, a religion and scripture is indifferent to the way it is interpreted. Fanatics, to whatever religion they may belong to, share the same nature of brutal egoistic tendencies.

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