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It is one of our perennial problems, whether there is actually a God. From the Hindu point of view each soul is divine. All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call. Just as cinematic images appear to be real but are only combinations of light and shade, so is the universal variety a delusion. The planetary spheres, with their countless forms of life, are naught but figures in a cosmic motion picture. One's values are profoundly changed when he is finally convinced that creation is only a vast motion picture and that not in, but beyond, lies his own ultimate reality.

George Harrison#34

SpiritualityTruthDivinityIllusionPhilosophyReligion

About this quote

What does it mean?
All religions are branches of one truth and reality is like a motion picture.
In plain terms
God is one and the world is an illusion like a movie.
What can you take from it?
Seek the reality beyond the illusion.

Where it applies

  • philosophical debates
  • meditation
  • theological study

Putting it to work

  • study spirituality
  • question reality
  • respect all faiths

Questions to consider

  • Is reality an illusion?
  • How are religions the same?

Another view

Viewing the world as a delusion can minimize suffering.

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