65.My Perspective as an Omnist
- Vijayabhaskar Natarajan
- May 25
- 2 min read
Updated: May 30
Omnist’ is relatively a new word arising in the early 18th century. I consider myself to be an omnist because I believe that there are lots of good religions espousing good principles and support open mindedness and is full of good people. I also believed that a religion is culture induced, and spiritualism stands for universal truths and ways of workings of the universe.
Quoting from the References:
An omnist is a person who believes in all faiths or creeds, recognizing that each religion contains elements of truth. They adhere to the philosophy of omnism, which posits that no single faith has an absolute monopoly on spiritual reality, and that all religions possess unique aspects of wisdom. Omnists are characterized by their open-mindedness and respect for diverse religious traditions.
How an antagonist or protagonist or the divine energy is named in different religious and spiritual texts may be different. My home religion is “Hinduism” and I am proud of its profoundness, reach and accomplishments. For example, In Hinduism, the divine manifestation is mentioned as ‘Adi Para Sakthi’ and is recognized as a divine feminine energy.
Please refer to my article on Maya on our inner faculties at - https://www.mayoan.com/post/38-work-of-maya-in-our-inner-faculties .
Quoting from the above article-
If we look at the state of our ancient literature, we can understand how a very determined force of the antagonist in the role of an historian, philosopher or statesman or such can weave a Maya that stays unremoved for thousands of years! May the forces of the protagonist win and remove this kind of Maya to spread truth and enlightenment.
For the antagonist, one of the most effective ways to create divisive and inimical forces is to create differences. Differences can arise in the form of races, languages, cultures, religions, beliefs, regional affiliations etc., We, as advanced and intelligent souls, should defeat this intention to use differences to foster issues and mistrusts and instead use the differences to foster innovation, acceptance and enrichment. In this process, we have to defeat all 3 modes of the antagonist forces- misinformation, mal-information and hiding of the truths.
As an omnist we should respect all good religions and good spiritual practices. I feel the same respect and adoration when I enter a church or a Buddhist vihara as when I enter a Hindu temple of Adi-Para Sakthi. At the same time, we should expect the same respect for our religion that we show for the other religions as the tenets of any religion is deriving from the underlying culture of the region. By having an open mind, we do not close many of the intellectual stimulations that can come from respecting other cultures and religions.
The term 'Hindu' is a term coined by the British for the majority of the native people when they arrived in India and established their rule. Before that the term used was 'Sanatana Dharma' - this is not a proper 'nounified' name! It simply means - 'The Eternal Way' and is considered as representing a very open minded spiritualism.
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Hari Om!
