All religions point to the same goal.
All religions point to the same goal and one religion is not in any way inferior or superior to the other. The goal is one, though the paths to reach it may be different. Allah of Islam is none other than Lord Siva of Hinduism and Lord Siva of Hinduism is none other than the Father that Jesus Christ mentions. Anybody criticizing Allah is also criticizing Lord Siva and the Father too. Hence people can take guidance from all of them, but it is necessary to follow one path and one master.
All creations of god without discrimination of caste creed or color have the privilege to sing his praise, worship him and adopt methods of realizing him. Wealth should be used for charitable purposes.
“Who is superior? You or your dog asked a person when he saw a saintly –looking man, and a dog sleeping by his side. Without any ill feeling the saintly man replied: “Superiority does not belong to anyone, but he who aspires to serve the Lord is indeed superior, one who merely enjoys worldly pleasures will only be wasting his life”.
A king who once desired to know which religion was the best, summoned several spiritual leaders to debate on this question, but each claimed that his was the best ,while the king was puzzled ,An old man took him to a river promising him to give a suitable answer, provided they cross the river and reach the other side. The king brought many boats, but the old man rejected all of them giving some excuse.
The king ultimately compelled him to get into one, and finally crossed the river. Upon reaching the other side wanted a suitable answer. The old man disappeared, and the king who was left alone and he realized that, just as the raft which though not perfect had carried them safely across, so too any religion he liked would serve his purpose.
God pervades the entire universe and is the witness to all our actions.Sri Ganapathi Sachitananda swami in a lecture said. A teacher was once preaching god is present everywhere, to test how far the disciples had understood what he had taught, gave each of them a fruit and asked them to eat it secretly in a place where no one see’s them, nine out of ten went to different spots and consumed it, one boy alone returned saying : “I find no place where god does not exist.” The teacher was happy that the student had understood God is Omnipresent and none can hide any of his acts from him.
Overcome problems with faith in God
Life is extremely precious, time highly valuable, man’s heart is tender and Mind is a gifted possession. Happiness does not come by satisfying your desire or your passions, it is with in you, you are embodiment of happiness itself, though endowed with all faculties man conducts himself as a mean, miserable and ignorant being. With his power of speech he can conquer kingdoms, but by his improper use he can also lose it. Through his gentle words he can acquire friends, but by his injudicious utterance he can become their worst enemy. Forgetting his divine nature he gets immersed in worldly activities ,pleasures and desires. Not respecting time, he leads his life like an animal who also eat,sleep,drink and mate.
The mind which is all powerful can see without eyes, listen without ears, walk without legs and speak without tongue. Instead of controlling it, man becomes subordinate to it.
Three centuries ago a poor Muslim lad in north India, who was ever meditating on god, left his home not keen on formal education. The effulgence in his face attracted people who gave him food. But when he started telling people that “I am God”, people ridiculed him. He justified that there is divine energy in everyone, while some use it for good and some misuse it. Faith made him declare that “I am God”. Evil minded people who always criticize others complained to the king. Even to the king the boy replied, that he was only uttering the truth and God dwells in every creation. “Like the beads of a rosary, he is the thread running through all beings”. Even when the boy’s hands and limbs were severed, the boy never desisted from his resolve that “I am God”. From the burial ground where he laid to rest, the cry I am God continued.
