| One can also
honor Einstein, Mozart or Da Vinci and other human beings who were great in various ways
but this does not require making them into enlightened yogis. One can honor different
religions and philosophies without having to make them the same or put them on the same
level. Christianity has produced many good
people and some genuine saints and mystics but it is hardly equal as a religion to
Hinduism or Buddhism, which have much more depth, diversity, and wisdom. One can even
honor the true idealism behind communism, but this does no require having to make it equal
to the great religions.
Being open to what is true and good everywhere does not
require making all teachings and practices the same. This idea that all religions
are the same covers over the differences within religions themselves. If one says that
Christianity can provide a person with spiritual realization, which Christian group are
they referring to? |
