Even in the 21st century, racial discrimination continues despite all apparent attempts to eliminate it. This is a perfect example of people suffering needlessly due to such prejudice. If we want to live in true harmony, evils like racial discrimination have to be done away with.

    Discrimination of any sort, including racial discrimination, occurs mainly because of the basic attitude of intolerance towards something considered “different.” A deep-rooted attitude such as this needs an equally deep cleansing process. Till date, attempts in this regard have proved inadequate, because the problem has not been tackled at the deep-rooted, attitude level. Regular spiritual practice*, being a deep reaching process, helps in weeding out undesirable attitudes like intolerance and prejudice. At the same time, it nurtures positive attitudes like tolerance, unconditional love for others, etc.