Common Ground

The Universal
Question

Across centuries and continents, human beings have asked the same questions. About love. About loss. About what it all means. See how four great traditions answer yours — and explore the common ground beneath them all.

On Stillness

“Be still, and know that I am God.”

Psalm 46:10

“O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing to Him.”

Quran 89:27-28

“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.”

Bhagavad Gita 6:19

“The mind that is not disturbed by the waves of thought finds stillness in the depths of its own nature.”

Majjhima Nikaya

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On Unconditional Love

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking.”

— 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

“Say: If you love God, follow me, and God will love you and forgive you your sins.”

— Quran 3:31

“He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and ego — he is dear to Me.”

— Bhagavad Gita 12:13-14

“Let your love flow outward through the universe — to its height, its depth, its broad extent — a limitless love, without hatred or enmity.”

— Sutta Nipata 1.8