Religions ultimately seek God. To the degree that they do so, they have a spiritual goal (whereas to the degree that they seek to control people, they do not). Each grouping of religions has people who are fundamentalists (seek God externally)and some who are mystics (seek God within), while the rest are in between. To the degree that each religious grouping recognizes that each person has a divine essence (Spirit) at their core that is ‘of God’ and base their teachings on such, they have legitimacy. And just as people are all brothers and sisters (God’s children), different religions are but reflections of each other attempting to describe different attributes of the Creator.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups
God is “All-in-All”: I believe that the creator of ‘all that is’ in our universe ‘is of God’, and even though each religion gives God a different name, there is only the One.
http://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_panentheism.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_that_I_Am
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God
Religion is an ingenious solution to many of mankind's fears and needs. “History of Ideas: Religion”
(11 minutes):
https://youtu.be/ge071m9bGeY
It's perfectly human to grapple with questions, like 'Where do we come from?' and 'How do I live a life of meaning?' These existential questions are central to the five major world religions.
“The Five Major World Religions”
(11 minutes):
https://youtu.be/m6dCxo7t_aE
My personal summation:
There is only GOD —
both the Creator
and the Creation.
Each one of us is
part of the Creation.
Each one of us
is of God.
God loves each
one of us.
God loves
all of us.
We are not separate
from God.
We are of God.
When we stand steady
in the Light,
we become illumined
with God’s Love.
Stand steady in the
Great Silence,
and allow God
Into your Heart of Hearts!
