Conflict vs. Resolution

It's also been observed that man tends to border on the religious angle as soon as he realizes that he now has enough time on his hands after having served his duties. It’s sad but true that most people across the world think in this manner!

Conflict and Religion
For the moment a man became extremely religious. It might help in ending any conflict that may form part of his mental faculties, but come to think of it, it is only temporary. Unfortunately today, religion has become the main source of conflict in the world. A rational approach to our sensibilities is what we really require!

It has perhaps taken man a thousand years to eliminate the pain that one has caused. One reason why this might have taken this long is because our minds tend to border and believe in the supernatural, perhaps an escapist attitude that we find solace in! These are generally related to those which don’t exist in reality and yet they seem to be omnipresent almost everywhere! Belief in something, or personal belief is a different case; although conflicts arising from within oneself is yet another fixation altogether.

In a case where conflict stems from within, it can be clearly stated that it will definitely erupt; one way or the other. You might want to avoid it, but it does bring about its nasty head in some form! As long as you stick to your guns and consider being human in your ways, you will forever be bonded to reality. Else all that this obsession tends to do is create unpleasantness for those around you.

Conflict and You
Let’s take up an example. If you’d ever notice, once you take up a flexi attitude, you attract too many people in too little a time. Whether you take an office scenario or at home, an agreeable personality is always one that is open to everyone’s view but is selective on agreeing to those. Whether you blame it on your genes or your zodiac signs; you may be affected by these around you at all times. The point is to let this affect you in a manner that helps resolve conflict. What may seem as a really big word, conflicting situations can end rather quickly!

An interesting observation for all of us to ponder about is the fact that like the three or more letters that spell venom on us; namely war and argument, there are other substitutes that can help us recover from it. In fact the word "end" comprises of only three letters and the word "happiness" comprises of letters that are more in number in comparison to "argument."

The point is if you are born to argue, disappoint, misbehave, then there are other counter parts that are far more impulsive than all your negative qualities put together. And all this and more is not done without a reason. After all who needs ire and fury when you can live in peace and harmony! It’s a lot easier said than done, but then who said the path to happiness was an easy one?

On deep introspection you can definitely observe that things that get out of hand really require truckloads of patience to mend. What truly get troublesome are conflicts in the name of religion. Though all religions began believe in an inward path; over time they have gotten twisted and have simply become a set of beliefs. Beliefs, reflected by you and me, with several additions to them over time!

These additions may be falsified further with superstitions thrown in; after all there are very few to check in the credibility of their existence! Though all religions are supposed to teach the value of human life; they somehow have this immaculate quality of making you take the life of another stranger, simply because his sets of beliefs contradict your own! Unfortunately, much pain and conflict has risen in the recent past thanks to this confusion.

A Path for Introspection
Our problem as rational human beings is not the religion, but its interpretations! Most of these interpretations are not appropriately addressed. People always try to perform patch-up jobs between one group and the other. Although these are never long lasting they still give rise to innumerable riots, all in the name of, you guessed right; religion!

If you observe it closely, it genuinely means the same for everyone, no matter what religious background. Of course this only happens when you come believe that each group has their righteous and erroneous zones. And yet despite all the learning that has gone down the ages most of us imbibe and follow only those that you have so far experienced! Sad but true!

Exponents of yoga and its form of living, make one understand the purpose of life. You don’t really have the time to endorse the right and wrong, as by then there is nothing known as conflict. Yoga makes you believe that like everything else in this world, pursuing religion is but an experience; an inner experience, not a belief. Don’t start your day with any belief, you’ll realize that these get crushed amidst the hands of time.

Experience the truth and let it live alongside your existence. The purpose of life is in making others feel content in their own flesh and blood, not impose your mannerisms on them. In many religious books that I have so far come across there is but one principle idea; that human existence belongs to those who learn and allow others to breathe freely. And breathing freely can be taught, similar to the teachings of Yoga! Some food for thought!