Religions and Absolute
Question
Hi,In different religions if we put dogma and cultural habits away can we say that they all want to reach the same goal or the absolute origin?
In the Christian, Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215): "[T]he Word of God became man, that thou mayest learn how man may become God. For if one knows himself, he will know God; and knowing God, he will be made like God" In Islam, Al-Hallaj (c. 858 March 26, 922) said "I am The Truth", "There is nothing wrapped in my turban but God".
Those two individuals said that the human being can become God or how can those citations be explained?
Answer
1. Yes. All religions lead to the one truth, called as God, who is only one. One's self is no different from God, as a drop of sea water is part of the ocean.
2. Who has to become God? Your true self is always God, being an integral part of the Supreme. There is nothing new to be achieved. All that is required is to overcome the wrong assumption of what you are not. You forget who you are and identify with the non-self comprising of the body, Ego and the world as yourself, following which suffering starts. When this delusion is overcome forever, you realize yourself. To achieve this, different paths prescribe different methods. However, all paths lead to the Lord alone.
ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)