All religions are same?

[Guest guest]

I agree 100% with Jay. In the very first item of Vol 1 of the

Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (Chicago address of 9/11), can

be found,

 

" ... a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from

my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of

human beings: " As the DIFFERENT streams having their sources in

DIFFERENT places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the

DIFFERENT PATHS which men take through different tendencies, various

though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee. " ..

(Capitals mine)

 

The paths are different. So, whoever feels that Swami Vivekananda

promoted the idea of all religions being the same has obviously not

bothered to read even the first page of his Complete Works!

 

An analogy - I have a choice of different airlines to take me home

to India. All lead to the same goal, but are distinctly different in

their routes, schedule, service etc. Some are suitable for me and

liked by me, others I do not. The airlines are not the same, they

remain different but take me to the same destination.

 

Partha

 

 

 

 

Ramakrishna , " Vivekananda Centre "

<vivekananda@b...> wrote:

> Dear Sooraj

>

> ...... In reference to Frank Morales, at one stage I saw him

criticse Vivekananda for promoting the attitude that 'All religions

are the same'. This is utter rubbish! Vivekananda or Ramakrishna

have never said any such thing. Pluralism does not mean that all

religions are the same! All religions are very different hence the

use of word 'pluralism.'......

 

> jay

[Guest guest]

Dear Partha Babu,

 

That was a wonderful explanation. If all religions were the same this

world would be a very dry place indeed. Thakur hated fanaticism. He

enjoyed plurality. He said, " There are some who harp on only one tune,

I play all of them. I am a master player. "

 

Each and every word of Thakur is full of meaning. No wonder Swamiji

said that Thakurs words were priceless and that volumes could be

written on just one sentence of what Thakur said.

 

Much appreciated,

Jagannath.