Link to: Gandhi's View on Religion
William Blake's poem coincides with many of Gandhi's views on religions. Both believe that the spirit at the center of human beings is one. Gandhi believes that "all religions are one" as well. He says "since there is one God, there can be only one religion. This is not too different from what the book the Life of Pi expresses. Gandhi also says "Belief in one God is the cornerstone of all religions." Blake's poem supports this idea as he says that Christianity and Judaism (monotheistic religions) are close to being the essential truth.
"The forms are many, but the informing Spirit is one. How can there be room for distinctions of high and low where there is this all embracing, fundamental unity underlying the outward diversity? For that is a fact meeting you at every step in daily life. The final goal of all religions is to realise this essential oneness."
"I believe in the fundamental Truth of all great religions of the world. And I believe that if only we could, all of us, read the scriptures of the different Faiths from the stand-point of the followers of those faiths, we should find that they were at the bottom, all one and were all helpful to one another."
"Belief in one God is the cornerstone of all religions. But I do not foresee a time when there would be only one religion on earth in practice. In theory, since there is one God, there can be only one religion."
"The Allah of Islam is the same as the God of Christians and the Ishwara of Hindus. Even as there are numerous names of God in Hinduism, there are many names of God in Islam. The names do not indicate individuality but attributes, and little man has tried in his humble way to describe mighty God by giving Him attributes, though He is above all attributes, Indescribable, Immeasurable."
William Blake's poem coincides with many of Gandhi's views on religions. Both believe that the spirit at the center of human beings is one. Gandhi believes that "all religions are one" as well. He says "since there is one God, there can be only one religion. This is not too different from what the book the Life of Pi expresses. Gandhi also says "Belief in one God is the cornerstone of all religions." Blake's poem supports this idea as he says that Christianity and Judaism (monotheistic religions) are close to being the essential truth.
"The forms are many, but the informing Spirit is one. How can there be room for distinctions of high and low where there is this all embracing, fundamental unity underlying the outward diversity? For that is a fact meeting you at every step in daily life. The final goal of all religions is to realise this essential oneness."
"I believe in the fundamental Truth of all great religions of the world. And I believe that if only we could, all of us, read the scriptures of the different Faiths from the stand-point of the followers of those faiths, we should find that they were at the bottom, all one and were all helpful to one another."
"Belief in one God is the cornerstone of all religions. But I do not foresee a time when there would be only one religion on earth in practice. In theory, since there is one God, there can be only one religion."
"The Allah of Islam is the same as the God of Christians and the Ishwara of Hindus. Even as there are numerous names of God in Hinduism, there are many names of God in Islam. The names do not indicate individuality but attributes, and little man has tried in his humble way to describe mighty God by giving Him attributes, though He is above all attributes, Indescribable, Immeasurable."