By David Snow, Associate Features Editor, The UCSD Guardian, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. During Swamiji's University Tour in 1992, when he was speaking at the University of California, San Diego, he was interviewed by the university newspaper, The UCSD Guardian. The following are excerpts from his interview. David Snow: May I record this conversation? Swami Chinmayananda: I say nothing in secret. DS: Your literature says that your teachings will lead to a greater appreciation of all religions of the world. How could this be? SW: Because the difference is only in the ritual or the shape of your house of God. A temple is not like a church; a church is not like a mosque. A Mullah looks totally different from a Father, and both of them are totally different from the pundit. The rituals, the altar, these are all different. But all have an altar. And all go there to try to quiet their minds in devotion and reverence.
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