Symbols of Faith

During my travel I have come across people who practice different religious faith. I have always felt that this faith may be known by different names but there is a underlying commonness which helps keep the goodness in man and help one relate to other.

Nowhere has this feeling been more profound then when I am standing in a temple or a church or a monastery the ultimate symbol of one's faith. I have always been swept with a sense of peace on visiting such structure no matter which faith it represents. Just standing in such a structure renews my faith in man and the belief that no religion can be bad. This structures were meant for Man to find refuge in his faith to keep his hope for better tomorrow alive . It was meant to provide him with strength and peace to take the challenges of this world. It was meant to help him understand the difference between good and evil and preach love , harmony and respect for fellow human being. It is really sad that some people now try to use this structures to spread hate.

The United States has become a melting pot for people from different origins , race , color and faith. The earliest settlements were of people who migrated here from Spain , Portugal, England , France , Italy, or other parts of Europe . This people brought as slaves people from Africa , China and India . Today you find people from every part of the world be it Middle Eastern countries or the Eastern Europe and also from South Asian Countries who have migrated and settled in USA. So it is but natural that one can see varied religious structures representing the faith that this people follow. So you can see

Synagogues where the Jews followers of Judaism faith can offer their prayers or study the Torah. America is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel.
Mosques where the followers of Islam whether they came from Europe, Pakistan or Afganistan or Middle-East or African American communities offer thier daily Namaz
Gurudwaras where the Sikhs mostly from Punjab in India or Pakistan and Hindus will ear the Gurubani and offer prayers to the gurus and eat the meals served by Langar. In US and in Canada you will find a huge Punjabi population who are normally in the transport business - trucks and taxis or agriculture or hospitality business - restaurants and hotels.
a Swami Narayan Temple where followers Swaminarayan Faith mostly people from India will offer thier prayers
a Buddhist Temple where people following Buddhism faith mostly people from China , Mongolia, Korea , Tibet, India , Ceylon and Japan will come light the incense sticks and seek peace
Hindu Temples or Mandirs where people mostly from India or followers of Iskon will offer prayers to the different forces of nature.