Dharam is our universal term for God’s Divine Laws, which govern and empower everything from
human behavior and worship to the movements of the universe. It is beyond dogma and sects.
Sectarian religions have been made by humans, not by the Prophets. The truly spiritual person is
above all these small paths. God is nearer, than your hands and feet, sitting in your heart, bringing
more and more light inside you. God does not need any more praise from us; the whole universe is
already praising God. God is so famous that He is concealing Himself. But even though we can add
nothing to God's greatness by our praise, we must ever remember God through love, faith and
service.
Dharam is not costly temples. It is not the light of a single Prophet; God's Messengers continually
come into the world to show people the way. It is not a particular concept of God, for nothing is
outside of God.
Religion must never be used to further our own purposes or power. Religion is God's Love. Jesus
told his disciples, "Just as I share this love freely with you, share that love freely with everyone.
Never think to profit from it. You should have no demands, just as I make no demands of you."
Dharam is not theory; it is practical application. Whenever dharam has spread in the world, it has
given practical proof of its truth. The Prophets have not just described trees and flowers; they have
produced them and shown their beauty to the people. People have very little faith in religion because
today there is only talk. For spiritual teachers as well as devotees, putting the teachings into practice
requires a life of meditation and love for the Creator.
Each religion has two aspects: vision and history. Vision is spiritual. It is born of the inner light, of
the Spirit. The all-pervading Light of God is seen through the inner light of gyan in a person, and the
words born out of that Light are visionary revelations. Those words can only be understood when we
meditate and search within ourselves for God's Light, the source of that vision.
Dharam has no connection with that aspect of a religion that comes from those who just want to
prove their own intelligence, and not from the Prophets. History also includes rituals and restrictions
on behavior that develop after the visionary basis of the religion. The Prophet Mohammad, in his
greatness and his humility said, "If sometimes you do not follow the Hadith, (reports of what the
Prophet Mohammad said, did, or approved), God will forgive you. But if you do not follow what is
revealed in the Quran, God will not pardon you."
Most of what we call religion today is simply management, not vision. It is based on selfish motives.
Where there is selfishness, there is no dharam.
It is our limited thinking that has created the forts and slogans of religions. If you approach the
Prophet Mohammad said, did, or approved), God will forgive you. But if you do not follow what is
revealed in the Quran, God will not pardon you."
Most of what we call religion today is simply management, not vision. It is based on selfish motives.
Where there is selfishness, there is no dharam.
It is our limited thinking that has created the forts and slogans of religions. If you approach the
scriptures of all religions from a state of inner wisdom, you will find many similarities among them.
What is the essence of religion? Truthfulness, love, faith in God, and service to everyone. We should
transcend these sectarian barriers, think of each other as fellow human beings, and regard all
Prophets as our Fathers. They all came to love us.
                                     - baba virsa singh ji , gobind sadan , dehli.