Just like Christian religion, the laws, God's order: Ten Commandments. So one who abides by that commandment, he is really religious. Or in other religion also, there are rules and regulations. Just like in Vedic system, a religious person must avoid these four principles of sinful life. What is that? No illicit sex, no intoxication, no meat-eating, no gambling. Yatrādharmaś catur-vidhaḥ (SB 1.17.38). Adharma, "irreligion."
So similarly, in every religion there are some “do's” and “do not's.” So anyone who abides by these “do's” and “do not's,” he is religious. It does not matter whether he is a Christian or a Muslim or a Hindu or Buddhist. It does not matter. But if he strictly abides by the laws given in that religion, then he is a good man, religious man. So . . . and there is no fight between religious men. Fight is between irreligious men. But amongst the . . . I have read in some book—that Aquatic Gospel?—that formerly, during Lord Jesus Christ's time, some meeting were held occasionally among all religious people, all religious people. And in one meeting some Hindu's name was there; he is very prominent.
Anyway, so there are different types of religion. The aim is to abide by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So according to time, according to country, according to planet, according to people. Just like in some religion it is ordered, "Thou shalt not kill." That means the type of people, you can understand, what type of people—they were very much busy in killing affairs. Otherwise why it is ordered, "Thou shalt not kill"? But here in the Bhagavad-gītā it is,
- sarva-dharmān parityajya
- mām ekaṁśaraṇaṁ vraja
- (BG 18.66)
That is also another. Here is one type of order, "Thou shalt not kill," and here is one type of order, that,
- sarva-dharmān parityajya
- mām ekaṁśaraṇaṁ vraja
- (BG 18.66)
"You give up all types of occupational duty and you simply surrender unto Me." To whom the instruction is given? To Arjuna. So according to the country, according to the position, time, religious instructions are there. So therefore you cannot say all religions are on the same platform—because the people are different. But if you can transcend all types of religions and simply surrender unto the Supreme Lord, that is real religion. That is real religion.