I remember the day the religious crusaders came to my door and asked me their question of the day: Do you think there can be more than one valid religion on earth? It was asked in the way that assumed I would answer no because logically if one of them was right all the others were wrong. I told them that I believed all religions had their own truth. They proceeded to explain that only through Jesus can our souls be saved and therefore all the Buddhists were doomed. At that point I asked them my question of the day which was, "If someone were drowning would you ask them their religion before pulling them out of the water?" My guests answered No. "So", I replied "if you are willing to save someone from physical harm, no matter what their religion may be - don't you believe that god is willing to save the souls of all of us, regardless of our religion - don't you think that he or she is at least as compassionate as we are?" At this point they began reciting the scripture that they had interpreted to support that their religion was the only religion and I told them that I respect their devotion but I did not wish to join an organized religion and they left, never to return again.

 

 

It is important to remember that no matter what religious knowledge or beliefs we have, we must respect the spiritual process of others. I am not stating here a disbelief in Jesus Christ and Christian religions. I am saying that no religion in this world can be deemed absolutely right or wrong. In fact, I am asking you to consider that all of them contain the same truth in different forms. Religion is based upon a human and personal interpretation of Divine Energies. Like everything we participate in during our lives as human beings, religion is a personal choice. The concept of God or Divinity is based on the existence of the highest intelligence known to man. This intelligence is formless, nameless and all encompassing, It's source lies at the core or center of the whole of existence. The further we dwell from the core of all life, the more we objectify this nameless intelligence. What objectifies or names this intelligence is the form our culture or we as individuals attach to it.