Editorial
Since time immemorial each religion has had founders
like Lord Mahavir, Lord Krishna or Lord Rama. During their
time, they pulled people out from differing divisive religious
beliefs and restored them to the essence of all religion, the
religion of the Self. But the passing and changing of the time
cycle and the absence of such master Lords, have led to
differences of opinions creating different sects and factions
within all religions. As a result, there is loss of peace and
happiness.
People quarrel about what is ‘mine’ and ‘yours’ in
religion. To keep such quarrels at bay, there is the Trimantra.
When one understands the fundamental meaning of the
Trimantra, one would realize that it is not a mantra exclusive
for any one religion, or sect or division of a religion. The
obeisance in the Trimantra is offered to all beings of supreme
awareness – starting from those who have attained Self-
Realization to those who have attained absolute Knowledge
and also those who have attained final liberation, moksha.
Through such obeisance, one’s life’s obstacles are removed;
one finds peace amidst difficulties and begins to build a goal
towards moksha.
Never once throughout his entire life did Lord Krishna
say that he was a Vaishnav or that he followed the Vaishnav
religion. Lord Mahavir had never uttered that he was a Jain or
that Jainism was his religion. Lord Rama had never said that
Sanatana dharma was his religion. They all talked about
liberation through Self-Realization. As Lord Krishna has said
in the Gita, as the tirthankaras have said in the Aagams and