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Home : Essays : The Truth in all Religions
The Truth in all Religions
Bill Schell
I have and still am studying many religions and I feel that there is truth in all religions. There have been and are many people on this planet who have found the right path - for them, at least. There are many paths to the Divine, mine is but one. Picture, if you will, a huge field. At the center is the biggest tree you can imagine. There are perhaps a million or more ways to get to that tree. It all depends on where you are currently standing. There is no one right way to get to the center. Will not any path to the center of the field get you to the tree? No matter what side of the field you are on, your path is to the center. The tree is the Tree of Life. It is the source of all knowledge.
I feel that all religions stem from the same source. Just what the source is, I am not sure. Call it whatever you wish. We are all also a part of that source. We are one. One human family, one world, one universe. As the Dalai Lama says it:
"All human beings come from a mother's womb. We are all the same part of one human family. We should have a clear realization of the oneness of all humanity."
"All religions are essentially the same in their goal of developing a good human heart so that we may become better human beings."
I have a deep respect for the Dalai Lama. He has