Passage 13

Tap any word for its meaning.

In plain words

Though the paths differ one from another, the goal is one. That is why:

the ornaments differ, the gold is one; the colours of cattle differ, the milk is one; living creatures differ, the jīva is one; castes and customs differ, birth is one; the darśanas differ, God is one; the kinds of flowers differ, the worship is one. Unable to know this, men lose their wits and are bound by many sorrows for the sake of a living.

For the sake of this living they take so many paths; but if you truly think it over, all of them come together as one. We must not criticise any religion. We must not reject it, saying 'My religion is different'. We must hold all religions in regard. Merely arguing back and forth, 'My religion is great, your religion is great', is only the working of narrow minds. All religions are one. The teachings of the religions are one. The Satya of all religions is one. Within narrow feelings there must be neither criticism of other faiths nor rejection of one's own faith. So we must give respect to all. If we follow equal-mindedness of this kind, our divinity will dawn in us. So, hoping that the students, little by little, together with learning and together with equal-mindedness, will experience the principle of Prema, and that we will experience the oneness that is divinity, and with My blessings, I bring My discourse to a close.