Now, we wish to move from the branches back to the roots. In the analogy, the roots are the government, and the branches are the various departments. People should no abandon the roots and cling to the branches. If you only see the individual departments and fail to recognize the goverment, you will never be able to understand the problems faced by the country as a whole. Religion shouldn t be allowed to tie one up.
All roads lead to Rome.
All roads come to San Francisco. All roads will take you to New York. You mentioned that the goal of Buddhism is the same for all schools. You go to a place where there is no more road, and then you stop going. You go no further.