Many Lamps, One Flame

Saint Thomas Aquinas said: "To one with faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
Mahatma Gandhi said: "The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different."
Molana Jalal ad din Mohammed Rumi said: “The lamps are different, but the Light is the same. One matter, one energy, one Light, one Light-mind, endlessly emanating all things.”
"I belong to no religion. My religion is love. Every heart is my temple." "I went to the temple and I didn't find him there. Then I went to the church and I didn't find him there. Then I went to the mosque and I didn't find him there. Finally I looked in my heart and found Him; he was there all along."
Paramahansa Yogananda said:
“Saints of all religions have attained God-realization through the simple concept of the Cosmic Beloved. Because the Absolute is ‘without qualities,’ and ‘inconceivable.’ Human thought and yearning have ever personalized It as the Universal Mother.”
Epictetus said: "All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way. "
Mother Teresa said: "No color, no religion, no nationality should come between us. We are all children of God."
Ramana Maharshi said: "Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same."
Rabia al Basri said: “Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.”
"I love you my brother whoever you are, whether you worship in your Church, kneel in your Temple, or pray in your Mosque. You and I are all children of one faith, for the diverse paths of religion are fingers of the loving hand of one Supreme Being, a hand extended to all, offering completeness of spirit to all, eager to receive all."
~ Khalil Gibran
Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita, verse 4:11, “Ye yatha mam prapadyante, tan tathaiva bhajami aham” - "by whatsoever way men seek me, I accept them the same way. Thus, there is One God, who appears to us in the form that we seek Him in."

[@susieroberts9745]

I listened and relistened and will listen again to this presentation! This is so powerful!
People are so tunnel-visioned in their religion and taught it is sacrilege to question the tenents of their church doctrine. My parents raised me exactly as you speak, to be open-minded and cherrypick what resonates. So I have always felt like a rebellious outsider to religions, but really appreciate everything you are saying here, it's like you are eloquently validating how I have felt my whole life.
So Thank you for another amazing video -- each new one is my favorite, so I guess I have a lot of favorites, LOL!

[@BrotherOwlsGarden]

Many heartfelt thanks, dear Susie, as always. Can you imagine if the screaming, deluded, shrill masses of hating zealots and extremists we are witnessing globally all saw this message...? But those who need it most are least likely to see it, or receive it if they do. But we can still hope to reach just one and liberate a soul....maybe even two.... and then they may return the favor and liberate another.... or two.....

[@susieroberts9745]

@@BrotherOwlsGarden
Excellent way to think about it. We don’t get the luxury of seeing the domino effect of our actions. (Well… at least not until much later…) So be happy to affect even one person positively instead of feeling like a failure, right? 😉