What is your religion?

[Katzpur]

True religion is the religion of spirit in which a religionist personally experiences the thrilling venture of finding God for himself, in himself and of himself. It is free from the bondage of intellectual doctrines and organized personality authorities. The cardinal points are:

[FONT=&quot]1) The pre-eminence of the individual.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]2) The will as the determining factor in man's experience.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]3) Spiritual fellowship with God the Father.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]4) The supreme satisfactions of the loving service of man.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]5) The transcendency of the spiritual over the material in the human personality choice.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]6) Actually doing your Heavenly Father's Will.[/FONT]

Okay... So who came up with the "cardinal points"?

 

[Tonymai]

Okay... So who came up with the "cardinal points"?

Jesus

 

[ManTimeForgot]

A couple of years ago I would have said I was an empirical dharmic deist. Now I am not so sure. I have a cosmological model I am somewhat confidant in how it would reflect the deeper structure of reality. I have the feeling that we are not alone in this universe (and thus reality more generally). I believe that humanity has a bright future and that reason and cooperation are the primary means by which we will ultimately be able to reach this bright future.


But I can't quite put my finger on what would qualify as a religion or even spirituality. Like when I meditate I usually do it to help my psycho-emotional state, not because I am trying to commune with the cosmos or some entity. I don't have any practices which I habitually utilize in order to further my understanding of the cosmos nor to contact entities or some other plane of existence. There aren't any entities we are in contact with that I would recognize as being worthy of worship nor the presence of a manifestly divine being within the confines of earth.

My world-view is I suppose areligious.

MTF

 

[Tarheeler]

Rock on. Judaism is interesting to me because it is kind of like my Christian religion.

There are some similarities depending on the denomination it's compared to, but the more I learn the more I think most of the similarities are superficial.

The are very stark differences between Judaism and Christianity.

 

[Bob Dixon]

There are some similarities depending on the denomination it's compared to, but the more I learn the more I think most of the similarities are superficial.

The are very stark differences between Judaism and Christianity.

True, true, but there are also stark differences between Abraham's religion and Judaism, see?

 

[ConfusedKuri]

I try to follow Shia Islam.

 

[Tarheeler]

True, true, but there are also stark differences between Abraham's religion and Judaism, see?

And?

I'm fully aware that modern rabbinical Judaism isn't the same as what the ancient Israelites practiced. I've never claimed otherwise.

I don't see what that has to do with the difference between Judaism and Christianity.

 

[BruceDLimber]

I'm a Baha'i--as of this coming Monday afternoon, for exactly 40 years!

Bruce

 

[blackout]

Mine is the religion of Violet.
I WerShape Ultra.
She is my I'doll.

Purple Goth Tinkerbell is my I'con.

 

[chinu]

What is your religion?

A riff of salt,
Went to know the mood of sea,
Now... where is that riff of salt ?
~
What is religion ? -- i can't think now.
~
Religion means -- reunion with -- from where we all started -- this journey of life -- in the begaining -- or the nick name is god.
~
Truely -- after having religion -- there is just religion -- not the one who has haved it.
~
What is religion ? -- truely... i can't think now.
~
_/\_
Chinu

 

[SageTree]

Not enough hyphens in this life time


My Life and the practice of Love is my religion.

 

[chinu]

Not enough hyphens in this life time


My Life and the practice of Love is my religion.

Sayings of sages -- "God is bigger than everything or everybody"
~
Sayings of sages -- "God is Love is God"
~
If it is so, it means -- "Love" is also bigger than everything or everybody" -- Right ?
~
So.. how can one practice the thing -- which is greater than him/her ?
~
Yes!, its right to say that -- its love, who practice us.
~
And only than -- one can get sucess -- on this path of "Love".
~
_/\_
Chinu

 

[SageTree]

Sayings of sages -- "God is bigger than everything or everybody"
~
Sayings of sages -- "God is Love is God"
~
If it is so, it means -- "Love" is also bigger than everything or everybody" -- Right ?
~
So.. how can one practice the thing -- which is greater than him/her ?
~
Yes!, its right to say that -- its love, who practice us.
~
And only than -- one can get sucess -- on this path of "Love".
~
_/\_
Chinu

I concur and understand. Thanks for the beautiful wording. You spoke my heart better than I.

Perhaps it'd have been more apt to say my 'practice' is opening up to the heights of that Love or uncovering the depth of Love, which ever metaphorical direction you prefer

That is to say, Love is there always and it's to be discovered, experience and connected with.

:namaste
SageTree

 

[Bob Dixon]

And?

I'm fully aware that modern rabbinical Judaism isn't the same as what the ancient Israelites practiced. I've never claimed otherwise.

I don't see what that has to do with the difference between Judaism and Christianity.

It's just the natural evolution of the religion (and its artificial evolution, of course). In the beginning, Christianity and Judaism were one religion but now, because of historical events, they're not. It's natural, that's all.

I wasn't contesting your point, but backing it up. No worries.

 

[Tarheeler]

It's just the natural evolution of the religion (and its artificial evolution, of course). In the beginning, Christianity and Judaism were one religion but now, because of historical events, they're not. It's natural, that's all.

I wasn't contesting your point, but backing it up. No worries.

Ah, gotcha.

I mistook your response for something else.

 

[Bob Dixon]

Ah, gotcha.

I mistook your response for something else.

We're alright, then.

 

[Me Myself]

Panentheism

For practices and stuff, hateve rI feel good for bonding with the divine at the moment. SO I am a cherry picker of every religion who has cherries I find healthy.

And I am proud of that

 

[Father Heathen]

Atheist leaning toward agnostic/deist.

 

[IsmailaGodHasHeard]

Atheist leaning toward agnostic/deist.

What is a deist?

 

[Riverwolf]

What is a deist?

Someone who believes there may have been a creator, but is, for whatever reason, not involved at all in worldly affairs anymore. At least that's how I understand deism.