Page 217 - Ecstasy and Agony in the Journey to Infinity

Master, dedication and the mind get matured. The problems of vaishnavism vs saivisim or saivism vs something else is only due to ananyasaranatva, the reason behind so many sects. It’s a must, you have to have one person but they don’t know that they can transcend that also.
The bridge becomes the goal, it is a bridge to cross-over. There are several bridges, in the same sense we have to take this. Each person is stuck to his own bridge ex. One to Shiva, another to Subramaniam, yet another to Ganesh, etc. They do not accept that there are other bridges to take you out. You must have only one goal. If you don’t then you will be wasting your time. If there is someone who is competent to dig you out of the bridge you should accept it. Generally many religions advocate the philosophy that other than their way, there is no otherway. That is the problem of religion, that is how they got into a mess.
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