A CENTRAL REALITY

1] The existence of a Central Reality from which everything comes to which everything goes. This Central Reality is known by many names, Brahman, Shiva, Rama, Krishna, Jesus, and Allah---

2] All religion gives a call to transform or transcends through this Reality. This is known by various names, Moksha, Nirvana, salvation, birth in spirit and so on. All these religious systems are the product of the experience of the individuals who transcended the Central Reality.

3] All these philosophies tells us that this Central Reality can only be known by faith. It is beyond our mind and its grasp.

One must note two points here

1] Depending on the path one takes and how close one transcends the Central Reality, there are some qualitative differences in perception of the Central Reality. But the one who transcended the Central Reality stands out by his actions and is a source of force to lead more to the center. He is a source of order to humanity. Religion is not their creation. He turns out to be a messenger or Guru

2] The multitude of religion and sects is the product of the followers. Who were influenced by the teaching to form groups, but never once transcended the Central Reality. The difference between the first and the second is enormous. The former could be compared to one who lives in light, the other who lives in darkness. The knowledge source of the latter is the description given by the person residing in light. Most of us fall into the second category. We get trapped in the vortex of description created out of parts. It all amounts to one intelligent blind leading the other. Like a child whose desire for sweets is exploited to make him do things, most of the religious leaders handle human inherent desire to see light and kingdom of God, as a tool for their existence. They form a barrier between individuals and their realization of God. Unlike ancient Guru’s who lead their people to liberation and bring his unity with the whole, modern guru’s tend to form force of their own. Thus religion has become a tool for destruction in modern world.
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