DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

RELIGIONS

5th October, 1922

The subject of discussion then turned to religions and Baba continued:

The light of Zoroaster has been extinguished by his followers themselves. His was the highest form of Sufism. If Zoroaster were born again in this material world, he would find it difficult to recognize his own religious tenets, as practiced by the present-day followers of his creed. The same is true of all religions. The [Muslim] mullahs, [Hindu] pundits, [Zoroastrian] dasturs and [Christian] priests have mutilated the original religion for their own selfish ends.

The discussion continued for an hour, and instances were cited of how the priest class in almost every "ism" had turned religion into a business, profiting from various ceremonies and rituals.

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