Question:
As it is true that the supreme Lord is only one and absolute, why are there different types of religious followers?

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

• If food is meant only to satisfy hunger, then why do we have so many varieties?
• If clothes are meant only to cover our body, then why are there so many models and designs of them?
• If houses are meant only for shelter, then why are there so many varieties in them?
• It is because human beings like varieties to suit their tastes. In the same way, to reach the one supreme Lord, there are different ways and means. One can choose one particular path according to his taste and stick on to it.

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