Vivekananda Centre - The Beauty of Pluralism

Namaste,

One of the projects that I’m doing for SIP is finding out about the different Hindu Organisations in the UK and trying to find ways in which we can work closer together in the community.

Today, I spoke to Krishnabhai to get the perspective of the Vivekananda centre. It was an insightful conversation. He spoke passionately about the concept of pluralism that our religion promotes – i.e. there is only God but many different paths to reaching the ultimate reality; with each path being legitimate avenues to spiritual progress. I think this is a wonderful message that our religion promotes and one which all of us need reminding of in our lives. If all thought like this then surely there would be greater harmony in the world.

Tomorrow I’ll be going to be going to the Swaminarayan Mandir to celebrate the festival of Guru Pooja and to find out more of the work that they do. I must admit my knowledge of the Swaminarayan organisation is fairly limited so I am looking forward to learning more about their practices.