All religions are based on the false self. some scriptures in varying degree contains pointers to one’s liberation, which is our direct, visceral insight into this now separate, now one, and how his choices count. Believing in doctrines is pointless, understanding them is a hard task. Rituals, or bowing, or indulging in yogic practice is not the means to self-knowledge.
Many Religions are dogmatic, with their diverse doctrines. Seeker of truth there is no need to bother about them. The truth will not be realized by chanting or meditating. Loving, happiness and compassion are part of the physical life and physical life is part of the illusion.
Some scriptures are pointers to truth, not truth-in-itself. Therefore, merely believing in doctrines is pointless.
If one believes in a doctrine of rebirth or a doctrine of Karma, he will never be able to assimilate self-knowledge because rebirth and karma is based on the physical self. When the physical self is false self, and not the doer then the theory of rebirth and karma has no value on the base of the true self, which is the nondual spirit. If one is struggling to wake up, by accepting the theory of rebirth and karma then nothing is going to change.
