1. One God
“The Lord is our God, The Lord is One” - Shema,
Hebrew Prayer
“Allah is One”
- Koran, 112:1
“The One is Lord of all the moves” - Rig Veda
III.54.8 (Hinduism)
“There is only One God.” -Chief Seattle
2. God is Everywhere
“I fill the Heaven and the Earth.” - the Bible,
Jer 23:24
“The whole world is Brahman.” - the Upanishads
(Hinduism)
“How majestic is your presence in all the earth!” the
Bible, Psalm 8
“We think of Tirawa (God) as in everything” Lenape
Indian interview
3. God is Light
“God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all.” -
the Bible 1John 1:5
“All things appear, illumined by Brahman’s Light.” - the Upanishads
“Allah’s light illumines all Heaven and Earth.”
- Koran 24:35
4. The Existence of the Soul
“Fear
not them which are able to kill the body but not able to kill the soul”
- Bible, Matthew 10:20
“A soul will not die” Koran 3:145
“For
the soul there is never birth nor death.
It is not slain when the body is slain”
- Bhagavad Gita (Hinduism)
“And
it came to pass, as her soul was departing, (for she died)”- Bible, Genesis
35:18
5. God is Inside of Us
“We
know that He dwell in us because he has given us of his Spirit.” - Bible 1John 13
“God dwelleth in all hearts” - Bhagavad Gita
“The One God is hidden in all living things” - the
Upanishads (Hinduism)
“All
animals have power because the Great Spirit dwells in all of them”
- Lame Deer, Sioux Chief
“The Kingdom of God is within you.” - Jesus
“He to whom you pray is nearer than the neck of
your camel.” - Mohammed
6. Spiritual Knowledge is Obtainable
“Take
heed of the Living One while you are alive, lest you die and seek to see Him,
and be unable to do so.” - Jesus, Gospel of Thomas
“All
who dwell on earth may find you” - Jewish Prayer Book
“True
knowledge can only be attained by a human being.” - Krishna
“Seek
knowledge from the cradle to the grave” - Mohammed
“The
sage who is intent on yoga comes to Brahman without long delay” -Bhagavad-gita
“Search
with sincerity and in the end you will find the truth.” Buddha
“If
thou seekest hidden treasures, thou shall find the knowledge of God” -Bible,
Proverbs
7. God’s Name: “I AM”
Although all religions
have different native languages, most contain similar teachings about God’s
name. Many of them tell us that God’s
name can’t actually be pronounced, or that giving God a name is like putting a
limit on something that is limitless. As well, many of the religions have
several names for God. One name that
the religions share is the phrase “I AM.” This is shown in Exodus 3:14
and John 8:58 of the Bible, and in the Shatapatha Brahmana of the Hindu faith.
The sacred word soham for Hindus is translated as “I am that I am,”
the exact same phrase as in Exodus 3:14.
8. Compassion and Respect for Everyone
“All
beings long for happiness. Therefore
extend thy compassion to all. He who wishes his own happiness, let him
cultivate goodwill towards all the world” - Buddha
“Love
your enemies. Bless them that curse you. For if you love only those that love
you, what reward have ye? -Jesus
“Judge
everybody favorably” - the Talmud (Jewish sacred book)
9. Morals: Don’t Lie, Steal, Commit Adultery, Covet
The Ten Commandments, the Ten Precepts of
the Buddha, and verse 16:1 of the Bhagavad-gita all clearly state these moralistic
teachings.
10. All of Humanity is United
“God
hath made of one blood all nations that dwell upon the face of the Earth” -Bible,
Acts 17:16
“All
creatures are members of the one family of God” - Mohammed
“Human
beings, all, are as head, arms, trunk, and legs unto one another” - The
Vedas
“One
thing we know. All men are brothers” - Chief Seattle
“All
people are your children, whatever their belief, whatever their shade of skin”
- Jewish prayer book
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