The
Unity of Religions
All
the world's great religions are part of one religion of God.
All the different peoples of the world have been created by one
God. We are as leaves and fruits of one tree. God has given humanity
great gifts: intellect and wisdom, love and compassion, nobility
and courage. The greatest gift of all is the capacity to know and
love God. This is the purpose for which people have been created
and the purpose underlying all creation.
God himself, however, is inknowable essense. We cannot know and
love God directly, so God has sent special messangers to help us
draw closer to Him. These "Manifestations of God" are
not God Himself, but are like rays of the sun which carry the light
and heat of the sun to earth.
Krishna, Abraham, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, Mohammad, the
Bab, and Baha'u'llah are names of some of these special Manifestations
of God to humanity. Each has renewed the one religion of God and
inspired a new civilization.
Baha'u'ullah the founder of the Baha'i Faith, is the latest but
not the last in an unending progression of divine educators. His
Mission is to bring about the unity of humankind and world peace.
Every religion has two parts: spiritual teachings and social teachings.
The spiritual Teachings of all religions agree with each other.
For example, the Golden Rule is foud in different words in all the
different sacred books.
The differences between religions are are found in the social teachings
change in every age because the needs of people change as humanity
evolves. The social teachings of Baha'u'llah show people in this
age how to live in unity and harmony.
The teachings of the world's great religions nourish humanity's
spriritual nature and provide the means for creating the promised
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The
Golden Rule
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Hinduism:
"This is the sun of all true righteousness: deal with others
as thaou wouldst thyself be dealt by, do nothing to thy neighbour
which thou wouldst not have him do to theeafter."
The Mahabharata |
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Buddhism:
"Hurt not others in way that you yourself would find hurtful"
Udana-Varqa, 5-18 |
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Christianity:
"As ye would that men should do so to you, do ye also to
them likewise."
Holy Bible, Luke 6:31 |
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Judaism:
"What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow men. That
is the entire Law, all the rest is commentary."
The Talmud, Shabbat, 31a |
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Islam:
"No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother
that which he desires for himself."
Sunnah |
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Baha'i:
"Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself."
Baha'u'llah. Tables of Baha'u'llah p.71 |
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