That set me off to read about and reflect on the nature of religion.Many of today's conflicts appear to have at their core a conflict between religious beliefs. The phrase, "religion causes too many problems," is heard too often. Religious tensions run through the almost daily fighting in Northern Ireland, the middle east and Kashmir, but the truth of the matter is that conflict in the name of religion is self-contradictory and undermines the concepts of faith, belief and God.The Sikh holy scripture recognises that religious conflict is one of the world's gravest problems, which is why many verses are devoted to the message of national integration and universal brotherhood.