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I come from a tradition of contemplatives in the world. But there are also monastics or renunciants. We retire a few times in the year and live as monastics. We practice our devotions in silence. It is a wonderful experience. I began to prepare for a monastic life, but after three years of...

Gurus are important in our spiritual life, but they do not impose their will on their students. Most of the Gurus that I have encountered have been humble people who have rejected all types of religious titles, including the title of Guru. Each Guru is unique. Each of them teaches in very...

I would still make the effort to live with Understanding, Love, and Compassion. Hermano Luis

Re: Was Jesus merely a prophet whose authority was similar to that of Moses, Buddha, I do not believe that Bible or any other book is the "Word of God," but I do not doubt the spiritual greatness of men like Jesus Christ, Moses, Buddha, Bhagavan Krishna, Mohammed, etc. I do find great...

Religion -- any religion -- can be an instrument that leads us to spiritual enlightenement (a state of profound understanding and loving compassion).:) On the other hand, religion can be (and has been) an instrument that leads us to ignorance and lack of compassion.:( Hermano Luis

Mankind has given God many names. I sincerely believe that all those names are expressions of devotion. Sometimes I call the God the Beloved One, Father, Mother, the Cosmic Milieu. I do not think that God has a name, but I believe that we approach God through LOVE.:) Hermano Luis Moriviví...

Yes... you have said it many times. :) It is the Beloved One of all religions. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage

I doubt every prohecy. I see no spiritual or moral value in it. The future is just an imagination without substance and reality... it is nonexistent. Hermano Luis

1) Who is God? I do not think God is a person. 2) What is God? The Ocean of Life 3) Where is God? Where is God not found? 4) What is Soul? Life. 5) If God created the Universe and us, then why need a religion to reach him? We do not need religions to find God. 6) What is Justice...

Yes... you have mentioned that a few times. You and your spiritual community believe that the name of God is JEHOVAH. I am sure that fills your heart with great joy. May you be blessed! Hermano Luis

It really does not boder me if I was baptised or not. Spiritually I am who I am without the need of any external ceremonies. Hermano Luis

I have always understood enlightenment as a never ending process that leads us to ever deeper levels of Understanding and Compassion. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage

Reading the Holy Books might have some spiritual value. It is my understanding that the search for God or Spiritual Enlightenment is beyond all the Holy Books of mankind. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage

I do not know if I am a Perennialist, but I know the work of Ananda Coomaraswamy. I have been profoundly influenced by the Vedic Upanishads and the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, but I do not limit myself to Hinduism. I have for close to fifty years studied different religions of the world, and I have...

Thank you for your firiendship... I have been out of the forum for some time: overwork and illness... illness comes with age (63). Hermano luis

How do I meet God? In the silence of inner contemplation. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage

I believe there is Heaven and Hell. I do not believe them to be places. When I live with Understanding and Loving Compassion, that is Heaven. When my life is filled with Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Conceit, Anger, Greed, Lust, Cruelty, and Ignorance, then I live in Hell. Hermano Luis Moriviví...

Theocracies tend to be cruel. I will pray for the wellbeing of my sisters and brothers of the Baha'i faith in Iran. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage

For those of you who follow the Bible that might have some meaning. For those of us who do not follow the Bible that has no authority. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage

I learned something when I started my spiritual training: everyone has the freedom to believe as they so desire. Religious beliefs belong to the realm of the subjective. Religion is neither history nor science. I have come to understand that religion is a combination of myths, histories...