There are universal laws and truths that are explained in
different ways by different religions. When a
person finds A WAY of viewing his or her relationship to and
with THE UNIVERSE that works for him or her, then he or she usually
insists that his or her religion is "THE WAY". In
truth, his or her religion is only A WAY OF VIEWING his or her
relationship to and with THE UNIVERSE that works for him or her.
THE ALL IN ALL THAT IS ALL, what most religions call GOD, is like a pot of gold at the top of a mountain. Human beings are like mountain climbers trying to reach the top of the
mountain. A person can start climbing the mountain from the north side.
He or she can start climbing from the south side. He or she can try
to reach the top of the mountain from the east side or the west side.
Any direction we start to climb the mountain will eventually lead to the top. Some roads to the top of the mountain are more
slippery than other roads. A few of the paths may be deadends. If we
keep an open mind, we can even learn from the deadends. Some
people may start out on the north side of the mountain and make it all
the way to the top. Others may start out on the north side and have to
finish the climb on the west side. This does not prove that either the
north side or the west side was a BETTER WAY. The road or path by which the
individual finally made it to the pot of gold on the top of the mountain was THE WAY THAT BEST SUITED
HIM OR HER! Each religion is trying to get the same pot of gold at the top of the same mountain.
The KEY to reaching the top of the mountain is SINCERE DESIRE - SINCERELY desiring and intending to reach the
top of the mountain. Every religion will help us find GOD if we really, really, really try to find GOD.
A person's climbing abilities will determine
the path that is BEST FOR HIM OR HER. For example, if a person has only
one arm or leg, or is blind, this would limit his or her choice of
paths. This means that the best religion for each person will be determined by
what HE OR SHE can relate to and/or bring to his or her experience of
the religion.
A religion is A WAY to help a human being grow spiritually. PHYSICAL PROTEIN is necessary for PHYSICAL
GROWTH. Likewise, SPIRITUAL PROTEIN is necessary for SPIRITUAL
GROWTH. Each religion is A DIFFERENT WAY to get this SPIRITUAL
PROTEIN.
Some people can get PHYSICAL PROTEIN by drinking milk.
Others cannot drink milk. They get sick every time they drink it.
This
does not take away from the value of milk as A WAY to get PHYSICAL PROTEIN. This just means that milk can be A
GOOD WAY, but NOT the ONLY WAY, and for some people - milk can be A BAD
WAY to try to get the PHYSICAL PROTEIN that is necessary for human
survival and PHYSICAL GROWTH.
It is the same with different religions. One religion will help some people get closer to GOD. The same religion may make other people mentally sick. Each religion is A DIFFERENT WAY to get the SPIRITUAL PROTEIN that is
necessary for SPIRITUAL GROWTH. Each person has to use the religion that
WORKS FOR HIM OR HER. This will be determined by the thoughts that he or she brings to the religion.
EACH RELIGION IS:
(1) A WAY to help humanity
understand the spiritual laws of the UNIVERSE;
(2) A WAY to help us work with these
spiritual laws that will help us in our life on Earth;
(3) A WAY to help us work with these spiritual laws that will help us when we leave our life on Earth;
(4) A WAY to help us communicate
these spiritual laws and how to live our life in harmony with these spiritual laws to others
in the family of spirit-humanity. Each religion attempts this
communication using different words, symbols and rituals.
