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A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness

Hardest lesson

Why did “God” create so many religions?

by the Late Ven Dr K Sri Dhammananda Nayake Maha Thera:

God did not create many religions in the world for them to hate each other or for him to assign to eternal heaven his favoured followers and condemn all other religionists to eternal hell for not following his religion.

For God who is supposed to be almighty, all loving and all embracing, this would be his biggest sin - not being able to love everyone for what they are.

What to start with.

Dhammapada Verses 268-9

Verses 268-9

Silence does not denote profundity

 if you are ignorant and untrained.

        Like one holding scales,

       a sage weighs things up,

    wholesome and unwholesome,

         and comes to know 

 both the inner and outer worlds.

Therefore the sage is called wise.

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