Your serious suggestions are most needed.?

I am open-minded and believe we all can live in harmony if we respect others privacy; neither threatening nor feeling threatened by other religionists.

Respect the human being for what s/he is, Not for what his colour, caste, creed, gender or religion is!

I am eternally hopeful...and passed the message on to my children.

I don't have a dogma but I am a spiritual person. That means that I'm connected to the energy of who I was before incarnation.

The problem is that most people think that this is all there is. They cannot fathom an existence that isn't connected to this physical reality. Going beyond the physical is key.

From my perspective, it seems that peace and harmony breeds complacency, so it isn't conducive to what we came here to learn. We are the testing ground for thought. So while the goal is love, peace and harmony, there will always be conflict because adversity is what forces us to stretch beyond what is known. That doesn't mean that striving for it is a waste of time. Those times of peace and the feelings that we experience when we love also drive us.

Yin and yang are opposite forces that drive us. Balance is the goal, but the struggle is the fuel. Think about what our lives would be like without the struggle. We can't truly experience joy without pain. We can't truly appreciate triomph without first suffering defeat.

So, yes, strive for peace, but don't discount the journey. The road is more important than the destination. Don't limit yourself. This is your chance to be anything you can imagine because you have that power. Don't discount small moments of peace. Just a smile or a courtesy go a long way toward peace.

Purpose of any religion is to kindle spirituality that is within every individual. Spiritual awakening brings peace, unity, equality and brotherhood. Once this happens, it does not matter which religion you belong. If it does not happen, it is not the religion, it may be politics, serving vested interest, self seeking/selfish people under the garb of religion. Deep spiritual experience have made me belonging to all religion of the world, although on record I am a Hindu!

I am an atheist. I follow Buddhist precepts and practice as much as I (comfortably!) can - especially meditation. I find it enhances my experience of life, and of all "other". It clears my mind of presumptions, opens my mind to thoughts I might otherwise avoid. I also experience "spirituality" as a constant sense of commonality with all other things, on the basis of science alone, free of woolly sentimentality. I think religions divide and blindfold people - and we'll continue to make a mess of things while we cling to ignorance and the supernatural. So I see insight, rather than mere "harmony" as our only hope. Some humility and mutual care might be a good start, though.

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I was raised Presbyterian. To state my religion as I am now? . . .I'm of no religion...am non-denominational, spiritual.

What your speaking of is Unity, Oneness.

No religion...Simply live of Light, Love, Oneness.

The One Light (God) is Love. Thats the guidelines that I live of.

Can we co-exist in unity without any finger-pointing? Many already live and think that way. Awareness that we are all one.

Many have that awareness...just not all.

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Hinduism is a way of life and not a religion - Swami Vivekananda. I am a hindu and I think this is best for peace forever. Best wishes for your thoughts.

i think there is a lot we can learn from each other. that said, it doesn't mean i am suddenly going to start believing in something that to me is far-fetched. i can respect that people believe in things that i think odd simply because i know that it helps them live their lives the way they think they should. i just wish that they would not try to influence my life in any way by their adherence to their religion.

Probably the toughest task in the world but why the heck not--I'm all for it.

Freethinker here as well X

All these religions are the result of man trying to creep up to God using own works. And may I tell you, it stinks in the nostrils of God!

Rather be truly born again by the water and the Spirit and become a righteous saint of God.

Christian, and I yes I will agree since I'm doing it