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Prologue
Religion has played a vital role in chaos stream of human life since the past to the present and will be the same in the future. As this very troubled times, many religions are shaking due to their own false predictions, time after time, and are unable to survive under the new discovery of modern science and technology. In order to rescue them before totally collapse, the religious leaders study other religions which in the past they treated as their greatest enemies, stray away from their own teachings and establish new set of translation of their texts, adapt strange method of yoga, meditation (dhyana), employ medium and last but not least cooperate with the evils. As a matter of fact, all religions are FOODS of the mind. Different people have different way of thinking; therefore, their perceptions on the world are also not the same. Those people who possessed low wisdom and merit (low capacity) do not live in a comfortable life will find the way to satisfy their own yearning in this very live; THEREFORE, a kind of religion targets on this goal shall be best for them. Those people who possessed medium wisdom and merit (medium capacity) live in a comfortable life will find the moderate food(s) to fulfill their dream for a bright future in heaven even they really do not know where it located! THEREFORE, a kind of religion that is easy to practice, making many beautiful promises for the life after death shall be best for them. Those people who possessed a high wisdom and merit (high capacity) live in a very comfortable life will find the most expensive food(s) to fulfill their vision for the benefits of self and others; THEREFORE, a kind of religion that requires hardship in practices such as selfless, emptiness, compassion and by these activities, they can generate merit for themselves and other beings shall be best for them. Those people who possessed the highest capacity do not care how the daily living, they always live in accordance with their own compassionated actions for the benefits of others equally; they do not seek for or dream or project for any worldly affairs such as fame, prosperity and impured-love. They offer the best of their skillful-in-means to help others to realize their own Real-nature; THEREFORE, any kind of religion can be best for them, not to practice, but to observe and using his fearless-wisdom to correct others who use religions to get their way to deceit followers in exchanging for luxury living on Earth for themselves. A gravely sick person just recover from his/her illness will not survive if he/she quickly consume hard to digest food(s) or plenty vitamin/nutrient-supplement! A person of low capacity will not accept the great teachings of selflessness; emptiness and great compassion, he or she may fit with 5 basic religious regulations such as no killing, no stealing, no adultery, no lying and no drinking. Put aside differences in religions, one will find a harmony in life with other. In contrary, if our minds are not in harmony, we are not happily living together, but quarrel and conflict. As long as the mind of people is disturbed, the Earth will not rest in peace, but the phenomena of tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, storms always appear. As long as the mind of people is polluted by greed, ignorance and hatred, the war will not be avoidable. As long as the mind of people is solely focus on the benefits of their own religion, the religious war must occur. Followers of Buddhism in the world were misled by the ignorant monks and nuns that the Buddha Maitreya will very soon appear on Earth; therefore, in the name of Bodhisattva or Buddha Maitreya, donations from the followers shall pour in for their personal benefits. In the brink of broken promise, Christians in the world were disappointed about the return of Jesus, after one thousand year waiting, they have turned their back on their own religion. Many of them find Buddhism as their new way of spiritual living. Therefore, in order to pull them back, many religious leaders point the finger at the Buddha Maitreya or man whose name is Maitreya and quickly identify him as their Christ in disguise. This is another misleading. In addition, due to economic hardship, many oriental people have joined Christianity because they have more benefits and they feel more secure as Jesus and Buddha Maitreya are one. Hopefully this book can shed some lights on the religious myths and open a door for all religions to live in harmony with each other to prevent the coming RELIGIOUS WAR for a better living on Earth. Pram Nguyen Cleveland, Ohio May 30, 2008 
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