I have come to light the lamp of
love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added
luster. I have come to tell you of this universal, unitary faith,
this spiritual principle, this path of love, this duty of love,
this obligation to love. Every religion teaches man to fill his
being with the glory of God and to evict the pettiness of conceit.
It trains him in the methods of unattachment and discernment, so
that he may aim high and attain spiritual liberation. Believe
that all hearts are motivated by the one and only God; that all
faiths glorify the one and only God; that all names in all
languages and all forms man can conceive denote the one and only
God. His adoration is best done by means of love. Cultivate that
attitude of oneness between men of all creeds and all countries.
That is the message of love I bring. That is the message I wish
you to take to heart.
Let the different faiths exist,
let them flourish, and let the glory of God be sung in all the
languages and a variety of tunes. That should be the ideal.
Respect the differences between the faiths and recognize them as
valid as long as they do not extinguish the flame of unity.
Whom the Muslims adore as Allah,
Whom the Christians adore as Jehovah, Whom the Vaishnavas adore as
Phulabja, Whom the Saivites adore as Sambhu, Who grants in answer
to their several prayers, health, prosperity and happiness to all,
wherever they may be, He, the One God, is the God of all mankind.
God is One and only One. Have His thought in your minds.
If each one lives the ideals
propounded by the founders of their religion, unaffected by greed
or hate, then the world will be a happier and a peaceful
habitation for man
There is only one religion, the
religion of Love;
There is only one language, the language of the Heart;
There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity;
There is only one law, the law of Karma;
There is only one God, He is Omnipresent.
I have come to light the lamp of
Love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added
luster. I have not come on behalf of any exclusive religion. I
have not come on any mission of publicity for any sect or creed or
cause; nor have I come to collect followers for any doctrine. I
have no plan to attract disciples or devotees into my fold or any
fold. I have come to tell you of this unitary faith, this
spiritual principle, this path of Love, this virtue of Love, this
duty of Love, this obligation to Love.
I have come not to disturb or
destroy any faith, but to confirm each in his own faith - so that
Christian becomes a better Christian, the Muslim, a better Muslim,
and the Hindu, a better Hindu."
Education must remove hatred
between the pilgrims on the various roads to God. There is only
one God, one Goal, one Law, one Truth, one Religion and one Reason.
Religions are many, but God is
one;
Jewels are many, but Gold is one;
Appearances are many, but Reality is One.
Cows may be of different breeds
or colors or sizes, but milk they yield is the same, the world
over. So too, all religions, what ever their origin or extent of
influence, are means to teach man this process.
Do not give room for differences
based on language, religion, caste or nationality. Develop the
feeling that all are children of God. You may worship God in any
form of your choice, but always bear in mind that God is one.
Cultivate love and promote unity and harmony among all.
Religions are many, but the road
is the same. Flowers are many, but worship is the same,
professions are many but living is the same.
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