I drafted the following “Charter for
Inter-Religious Understanding and Spiritual Development” (CIRUSD) I
do fervently hope that one day the leaders of the nations of the world
will support and sign it:
All religions must take as their
mission the promotion of peace, including inner peace and peace between
nations, races, and different cultures;
All religious leaders accept
that the different theologies of the different religions owe their
origins to their different historical and cultural backgrounds. Such
different theologies do not affect the commonality of their teachings in
terms of spiritual practice.
Spiritual practice requires an
abstention from killing and other violent acts and a respect for life.
Different religions offer different routes to the same destination,
which may be considered as adaptations to suit different peoples in
different cultures. Substance is important, not labels. Regardless
of the label, all religious practices that liberate the mind from the
enslavement of greed, lust, anger, hatred, ill will, and unforgivingness
are true and laudable spiritual practices.
Spiritual practice
constitutes the essential teachings of all religions, not the theology
of religions or that of religious sects. The theologies of religions
may differ, and may conflict with science as we know it today, but
theologies are like the parables that Jesus and the Buddha used to
guide people to spiritual practice. It is the spiritual messages behind
the parables that really matter, not the literal meanings.
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