The companion

And it came to pass that a man nearing his fifties did come forward and enquire: "And what of God? I have followed him steadfastly, yet in my time of need, I feel not his presence?"

And then said he, "verily, I say unto you, when thou walkest upon the beach, thou seest footprints other than thine own. Those footprints are Gods."

And the man did say, "yet see I no footprints upon the beach when in times of trouble I do walk alone"

And the crowd was filled with a deep and sombre silence.

And then, a mother carrying a child did come forward.

And thus spake he, "just as that woman carries forth her child, with love and affection, so carryeth the almighty upon his shoulders, the souls of men in trouble. The footprints that thou seest walking alone, are not yours but Gods"

Religion

A man walked along the road in the darkness. Now, he saw an entity coiled in mysterious form and his heart was filled with fear and a cloud of darkness fell upon him.

"'Tis a cobra", he cried.

The road was desolate and heavily laden with weeds and none were there to hear his cry. He turned back upon the path and returned from whence he came.

The next morning, a wandering wayfarer chanced upon the very same bespoke entity.

"'Tis a rope", he exclaimed. "How very useful, it shall be a companion in my travels."

Two men met with the same entity anon.

One was filled with fear with the darkness of ignorance.

The other filled with joy with the light of knowledge.

Two experiences were experienced.

Both were experiences.

Which was true?

More, importantly, which was true-er?

Clearly the experience in which knowledge made the wayfarer glad was more true.

But can there be an ultimate experience, with the ultimate truth?

If there exists an ultimate experience; an ultimate truth, then it is one that cannot be falsified.

Yet, there are multiple experiences in our ignorant lives.

The man of knowledge knows these experiences are untrue, for further knowledge can falsify them.

The unknowledgeable, experience "Maya". The ultimate truth is Brahman.

Religion is a human experience.

There are multiple religious experiences.

Is there a true religion?

If there is a true religion, then how is human experience tied down to so many different religious experiences?

Religion therefore is Maya.

The ultimate religious experience is one. It is the experience of the Brahman.

Brahman is the physical concept of singularity.

However, the paths to reach singularity are multiple.

Brahman is God.

Tat Tvam Asi