And a totalitarian faith like that easily becomes an ally of political totalitarianism. The two of them together lead a nation or a group of people down a treacherous road. Even in our own lifetime we have seen the Ayatollah Khomeini, Jim Jones and David Koresh play their tricks on people who followed them. The Arya Samaj is a completely open way of life. And we are fortunate to be living in a free nation where the state leaves its people alone when it comes to choosing their religious practices.
Every seed is entitled to become a tree.
Although any seed has the potential to become a tree, it is necessary to sow it and to fertilize it. It is necessary for the seed to break up, to disin tegrate and to die as a seed so that it can become a tree. Only that seed is transformed into a tree which is ready to disinte- grate and disappear into the soil. Undoubtedly there is a energy center within each one of us which is lying dormant. And it is the fear of the unknown, the fear of trading a life of security for an existence of unknown nature that prevents people from seeking God.