Inner Religion

One of the great ironies of religious history is that, although the religions that came out of the Near East-Judaism, Islam Chistianity-adamantly reject most of Hinduism's fundamental teachings, their mystical traditions-the Kabbalah, Sufism, and Christian Gnosticism-reflect Hindu insights in almost every detail. Numerous students of comparative religion, from Muslim scholar Al Biruni in 1000 C.E. to the world famous writer Aldous Huxley nearer our own time have expressed their amazement at the parallels between the major mystical traditions of the world and Hinduism.