Contrasting Religions of the World By: Meenal Nandwani Table of Contents 1. Atheism 2. Wiccism 3. Taoism 4. Scientology 5. Six Systems of Vedic Philosophies 6. Sananata Dharma 1. Atheism Atheism Let us take responsibility for our own actions, inactions, strengths and frailties and not project them onto ghosts, spirits, stars, portents and gods unseen. Let us have the courage to accept that one person's faith is another person's bloody-minded pig-headed refusal to accept the obvious. Let us have the courage to accept that the person at the front of all crowds, including this one, doesn't know all the answers. Let us have the wisdom to accept that if our ancestors had fared differently in wars our communities would be holding different absurdities up as sacred truths, and the willingness to accept those absurdities would be seen as the badge of social trustworthiness or even the right to be allowed to draw breath. Let us accept that the difference between a prophet and a madman is not what they say but whether the crowd accepts the story and tells their children to believe it. Let us have the courage to accept that wanting to believe in something with every fibre of our being does not and cannot make it true. Truth needs no help, no believers, no bowed heads and no amens. Atheist Prayer (Click ) 2. Wiccism Gods Wiccism Wiccan Rede Wiccism (Courtesy Scooby Doo & the Witchs Ghost) Wiccism Prayer (click below) Wiccism Lord Krishna says, Those who worship devatas will go to the devatas; those who worship ancestors go to the planets of ancestors; those who worship spirits will take birth among those; those who worship Me will live with Me. Ynti deva vrt devn Pitrn ynti pitr vrath Bhtni ynti bhtejy Ynti mad-yjino pi mm ( B.G 9.25) 3.Taoism Taoism Taoist Prayer (click below) 4. Scientology 5. Sanatana Dharma Six Systems of Vedic Philosophies Nyaya Philosophy of Logic and Reasoning Vaisesika Vedic Atomic Theory Sankhya Nontheistic Dualism Yoga Self-discipline and Self-Realization Karma-Mimamsa Elevation thru Performance of Duty Vedanta The conclusion of vedic Revelation Sanatana Dharma The Religion of All Atheism Primitive form of Nyaya and vaiseshika Wiccism Primitive Vaiseshika Taoism Started with Nyaya and Vaiseshika. Now being enriched with little of Sankhya Scientology - Primitive form of Nyaya and vaiseshika Vedanta is the crown jewel of all the six philosophies Who Maintains the Real Religion? Lord Krishna says, To deliver the pious, to annihilate the miscreants, and to reestablish real religion, I myself appear yuga after yuga. Paritrya sdhnm Vinya ca duskrtm Dharma samsthpa-nrthya Sambhavmi yuge yuge (B.G 4.8) Hare Krishna! Thank You!