Q. Does Religion Produce Hardliners?

Q. What Can People of Different Faiths Learn from Each Other? A. Life is all about mutual learning. All of us should interact and learn from one another. Learning is a process and is not restricted only to some specific issues. One should imbibe the spirit of learning and learn from one and all. By being different, each person has experiences to share and learnings to offer to others. We can learn from every one, no matter their religion or belief system. Learning is a continuous process. Learning has no limits. Even if you think you have found the truth with the capital T, you can still learn from others without losing your conviction. About myself, I can say that although I am convinced about my convictions when I listen to other people expressing their points of view, I do so with an objective mind and seek to learn from them. This nature of mine has greatly benefited me in gaining wisdom and developing intellectually. Q. Should Interfaith Efforts Be Judged on Immediate Results? A. We should not judge efforts to promote inter-religious dialogue only by the immediate results of formally arranged inter-religious dialogue events. The truth is that interreligious dialogue is not limited to specific meetings involving ‘experts’ in the field of religion. Inter-religious dialogue has assumed the form of a vast historical process—spontaneous and ongoing. The time has now come when it has become a part of a global movement. FAQs ABOUT INTERFAITH DIALOGUE