Why are there so many religions? How do we recognize who’s right?

Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being has said:

“All the religions in the world are relative and of varying standards. Everyone finds an appropriate standard depending upon his or her spiritual development. However for the real religion, the religion of the Self, you will have to go ‘out of standard’. Only after having passed and accepting all the standards, does one become the supreme Self!”

In this world, there are so many religions. Many will say we have to follow some mantra, we have to do some chanting, worship God, and do fast. But fasting or chanting mantras will not give us Self-Realization. Nevertheless, that is a developing stage; it helps the development of every person. But ultimately when we get Self-Realization, we get the real knowledge that makes us aware of ‘who am I’.

All religions are right in their own perspective, it all depends on one’s faith and where one is most comfortable and drawn to. Many turn to religion hoping to find answers to moral-spiritual questions. For many, religion offers support during challenging and difficult times providing solutions to their daily problems or unforeseen contingencies. Above all, religion provides hope, and comfort and gives us a greater purpose to life which is very different from everyday ordinary living.

Fundamentally, religion helps to guide us to live by means of a moral compass that helps us advance in our spiritual development. Essentially, the…