Paramhansa Yogananda said:
“What is the best religion?” queried a truth seeker.
“Self -Realization,” Yogananda replied.
“Self-Realization is, in fact, the only religion, For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs. A person may be Christian or Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu, Moslem or Zoroastrian; he may proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way, or Buddha, or Mohammed— as indeed millions of believers do. He many insist that this ritual, or that place of worship, bestows salvation. But it all comes down to what he is, in himself.