“Todas las religiones son más menos verdaderas. Todas proceden del mismo Dios pero todas son imperfectas porque han descendido hasta nosotros a través de la imperfecta mediación humana.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Spanish translation of a genuine Gandhi statement on religion, collected in 'My Religion' from Young India/Harijan writings; English original widely documented.
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Every faith reaches toward the same source, yet each arrives shaped — and dented — by the human hands that carried it down the centuries. Keeping that in view makes belief humble: you can be devoted to your own tradition while granting that its flaws are human, and that other paths hold their own share of the truth.
When to use it
- A churchgoer listens to a Muslim colleague describe prayer and recognizes a familiar reaching, not a rival.
- Neighbors of different faiths share a meal and trade customs instead of arguing over whose is correct.
- A believer admits her scripture was copied and translated by fallible people, and reads it with more care.