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COMMON FEATURES OF ALL RELIGIONS

Religions may seem to be diverse and as even antagonistic to one another, looked at superficially and taking into account only the external ceremonies and the ritualistic practices etc. But a deeper study will unfailingly reveal that the undercurrent of all the religions, the inner spring that fertilises them all , is one and the same.

The basic teaching of all the religions is about the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of all humanity, and, therefore, that love should permeate one’s being, for god and one’s fellow beings. As per the geographical conditions and in the context of the particular times, conditions and traditions of the people, the founder of one religion might have laid emphasis in his preaching on particular aspect/aspects and the founder of another religion  on altogether different aspect/aspects.

But the core of the teachings of all of them will be found to be one and the same viz., the supremacy of God and man’s duty to Him and his fellow beings. All the religions nevertheless, have also many externally common features and unity. [click to continue…]

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