Scripture: From the Bhagavad Gita
He who experiences the unity of life, doctor sees his own Self in all beings, check and all beings in his own Self, pills and looks on everything with an impartial eye.

Thought for the Day: I’ve always found it extremely powerful to read a variety of different faith materials, from the Holy Bible, to the Qur’an, to the Dhammapada and the Mahabharata, from which the Bhagavad Gita and today’s scripture is drawn. It’s interesting to read these different works because it helps us understand each other and the God who speaks to us. When we read each other’s holy texts, we start to realize very quickly that we’re not that different spiritually. God has revealed God’s self throughout history, and comparing similar stories is an incredible confirmation of faith, whether you’re Jew, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, etc.

I think that if we took some time to read each other’s holy books–deeply, not superficially, we’d see that the underlying message in all of them is love of God and love of each other. Whether we say, “love your neighbor as your Self,” or “see your Self in all beings,” we are being told to love each other, unconditionally, the way God loves us all.

It’s good advice in any language.

Prayer: Glorious and universal God, help me see you in myself, in my life, and in my brothers and sisters who follow you in as infinite a variety of ways as you manifest yourself in the world around us. Amen.