SUMMARY CHAPTER 4
Religions of the World
• If one looks into the civilizations of pre-historic times, the pre-historic man had no organized Religion. The tribal people followed certain rituals, beliefs, and practices which eventually became a Religion or became associated with some other Religion.
• From records available, one of the oldest Religions is Sanatana Dharma which emerged about 5,000 years ago. This is a faith which went on to become Hinduism much later and became diluted with myths, rituals, dogmas, and superstitions.
• It is said that 3 major Religions are being followed by half the earth’s population today. They are Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.
• If we go further into studying Religions, none of them are wrong or bad. It is just that they give us a limited perspective.
• With all due respect to all the Religions of the world, all these Religions talk of a personal God, a God that their followers believe in.
• Today, it is said that the world has thousands of Religions, but none of those can help us realize God. They all help us build a foundation about God and then put us into a spin and we are lost in our Religion.
• Therefore, if we truly want to realize God, we need to graduate from Religion, the kindergarten and go to Spirituality which is the university that will help us discover God.