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Different Religions

Why do different prophets give contradictory teachings ?

On the material platform, religious faiths are at odds with one another. But on the spiritual platform, when we go beyond externals, we come to the real essence of religion, which is love of God. And with that love for God comes love for all other living beings, regardless of distinctions between one religion and another, one race or sex and another, one nation and another, and even one species of life and another.
Therefore real peace and freedom are guaranteed not by the state that is materialistic and secular but by the state whose leaders and their followers pursue this highest ideal of self-realization and universal God consciousness.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letters

Note:
Prophets are born from time to time to remove a catastrophe and establish Dharma (righteousness). They preach according to the time, place, conditions and requirements. Lord Buddha preached, "Don't kill". When Buddha was born, people were sacrificing many animals. He had to preach non-violence to stop killing. The teachings are not contradictory in reality. They are needed to suit the occasion, time and nature of men.









"Gaura Bhakta Vrida Ki Jai"
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