InterFaith Unity

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Comment by sunnyjay on January 3, 2009 at 8:38pm

At first I was annoyed by all the notifications to my email, as new members joined up. HOWEVER, They are like chimes from angels. As another soul gets that: " IT'S WHAT'S THE SAME THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE" ~ (me) Blessings all around!

Comment by Chris Crowstaff on January 3, 2009 at 6:57pm

very happy to be here in this group.
Very much needed
Peace
Chris

Comment by Rosanna Schifilliti on January 3, 2009 at 6:54pm

Edward Biagiotti, that was so beautiful! Did you write it? Yes, there is ONE center. Namaste.

Comment by Gary Beckwith on January 2, 2009 at 1:07pm

Here are some quotations on religious unity I have collected.

"Muslim, Christian, or Jew, all turn their eyes to the Eternal One."
-Sufi writing

"There are as many ways to God as souls; as many as the breaths of Adam's sons."
-Mohammed

"God made the truth with many doors."
-Kahil Gibran

"I feel that this world has to drop the idea that one religion is true and the others are not true."
-Kathleen Raine, Poet

"Who worship other gods with heart of faith, They too adore but Me behind those forms, unknowing of the one direct way."
-The Bhagavad-Gita

"Scripture itself testifies that God does not take into account our petty categories of race or religion or denomination when He has a message for mankind. Each of us, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, Jew, Native American, Feminist, can be a vehicle for the word of God."
-Rabbi Steve Fornstein

"I am a Christian and a Hindu and a Muslim and a Jew."
-Mahatma Gandhi

"May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, Adonai of the Jews, and the Father in Heaven of the Christians, give strength to you ..."
-Swami Vivekananda (Hindu sage)

"Anyone can choose to be righteous. Of their own accord, Jew or Gentile, can choose to be righteous and give themselves to God in love. Therefore, the Holy One loves them."
-Midrash (Jewish holy book)

"Truth is one; sages call it by various names. So many faiths are but different paths leading to the one reality, God."
-Sri Ramakrishna

"In effect, the basic teachings of Christ, Buddha, and the Vedas are the same."
-Richard Bock

"(this) teaching appears in the Zend Avesta of Zoroaster ... It contains the fundamental concepts of (Hinduism), the Vedas and the Upanishads; and the Yoga systems of India sprang from the same source. Buddha later gave forth essentially the same basic ideas and his sacred Bodhi tree is correlated with the Essene Tree of Life. In Tibet the teaching once more found expression in the Tibetan Wheel of Life."
-Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, historian

"All must abandon prejudices and must even go to each other's churches and mosques, for in all of these worshipping places, the Name of God is mentioned. Since all gather to worship God, what difference is there? They hold aloof from each other merely because of unfounded prejudices and dogmas. In America, I went to Jewish Synagogues, which are similar to Christian Churches, and I saw them worshipping God everywhere."
-Abdu'l-Baha, disciple of Baha'u'llah,
founder of the Bahai faith

"Veda, Avesta, Bible, Al-Quran, Temple, Pagoda, Church, and Kaba-Stone, all these and more my heart doth close embrace, since my Religion now is Love alone."
-Sufi writing
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Too many wars are fought over religious intolerance. The human race must abandon the notion that one religion is right and the others are wrong. The truth resides in just looking objectively at the religions and seeing how much they share. Then we can all see that all religions have something to offer and they are not mutually exclusive. And then many wars over "My God is the true God" will have no use. Peace will not come to the earth until people realize it's all the same God. Namaste.

Comment by Andrea Starbird on December 10, 2008 at 12:30am

Comment by Gary Beckwith on December 2, 2008 at 4:36pm

I agree with Bruce, religion is not the cure-all for peace. However since it is a key component of conflicts and war, it is likewise a necessary component of resolution. It's like putting a band-aid on versus curing a disease. We can try all the band aids in the world, but until we address the disease (religious intolerance) we'll remain sick. I find hope in the fact that the major religions actually share so many teachings, and when we look at them objectively we can see a lot of common ground. So I believe the potential is there to cure the disease, just by focusing more on these common teachings and realizing we area all One, any way you look at it.

Comment by Yaron Fishman on December 2, 2008 at 2:35pm

Thank you for joining everyone!

Comment by Jacie on November 21, 2008 at 3:56pm

Understanding is the key to survival & inner peace. Quiet the mind and you quiet the soul.

Comment by Bruce Cook on November 18, 2008 at 4:06pm

Religion is not a cure-all for peace, but rather a necessary component. If academics develop a process to promote peace but choose to ignore religion (out of fear of criticism by colleagues), then the process is doomed. It is not any particular religion's dogma which matters; it is the humble submission to a higher power with dominion over everyone. As such, religion introduces hope, even in the midst of grave suffering. And, without hope, we cannot achieve peace.
-Caruso in "A Moment of Peace".

Comment by Yaron Fishman on November 17, 2008 at 3:22pm

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