Search results

Here's me, humanised! Photos of me seem to be few and far between - I always seem to be the one taking them... And my real name is Andrea, by the way :)

Hi Z I agree, society has a lot to answer for if it allows the situations of stress/ disharmony/ hatred to exist - I guess its that balance of individual responsibility and social responsibility - it needs to be both rather than seeing either solely to blame. And in the end there is the...

Hi Z I agree that as soon as someone recognises or says "I am evil" it is most likely to lead to darker thoughts and actions, as it is such an 'affirming' sentence and powerful thought. So I see the danger in that, and I would say that generally underneath it all everyone (or most people)...

Just saw your next thread lunamoth, so good night, sleep well :) I've done a few posts but not had a reply straight away like just now, so that was just quietly quite exciting - I start to wonder if my time zone is just too out-of-whack with everyone else. I need to get and do some work now...

Thanks lunamoth :) Yeah, can't say i know much about Buddhism/ Hinduism. Though one thing I picked up from the limited reading I have done, was the idea of 'detachment'. Can't say I'm an expert, but I wonder if the idea of detachment in eastern philosophy is at all comparable to the Christian...

An extension on the love theme... the connection of ourselves to others and to God - that when we love others we are loving God, when we do good for others we are also doing good for ourselves

hi Wizanda and bandit and saltmeister :) Don't have the time, expertise or resources to make too much claim on the specifity/ interpretation of the differences between Paul and Christ's teachings. Its interesting though, i've never come across this particular argument. Just a couple of...

Hi Z and all, interesting thread! Yes, duality is something I have a hard time understanding sometimes... I do believe that evil needs to exist in order for good to exist. If evil did not exist then 'goodness' couldn't exist either. Or at least it could exist, but we would not be able to...

I'm no expert on religious history, or on comparative religion, but I'll just add my two cents anyway... As for my own experience of Christianity, it doesn't seem to claim complete separatism from its pagan roots. Undeniably human history and culture will always have some effect on religion...

I like the analogy of the song/ orchestra, p o 1. Hi Z! You talk about utlising 'the source' to create a paradise we wish. I do think that each individual's experience of the afterlife will be personal and individual, I guess I've thought of that individual experience being more because of...

Thank you for your beautiful description Path of One :) I've always imagined the afterlife as like 'coming home'. And also I've imagined it to be like any particularly strong emotion of love, life, excitement, joy etc that I have had in this life, just multiplied in volume and constancy...

Re: Are Christians narrow-minded? I wouldn't say there's been 'bashing' of Christianity or Islam themselves, but perhaps criticism of, or questioning of the interpretation of the religion/ religious texts etc. To me, anyway, there is a difference. And I wouldn't have called it hatred either...

Sorry guys, this doesn't fit exactly what you are talking about right now, but thought I'd add my thoughts to the thread before I take off for the weekend :) In my experience I have always struggled with the idea of what I would call the 'dividing line'. The idea that our way of doing things...

Thanks Earl and Brian for your replies :) I think I'm going to start by looking up some other religious texts etc for imagery. What interests me is if the connotations are similar - eg. in the bible: light is created by God (Gen 1:3) God is light (rev 22:5, 1 John 1:5) looking towards...

I've sometimes had this little debate with myself about how important the atmosphere of a place/ space is to encourage worship/prayer/meditation. On one hand, because a sense of spiritual 'peace' is a very inward experience, I could be anywhere to have this sense of peace and connection with...

I think that is a great question, one which I have asked myself a lot. I would say a lot of my spirituality has come simply because of the environment I grew up in. I grew up in a Protestant Christian family, one which I believed helped me to nurture a spiritual life of my own. The faith of...

Hi everyone I just came across this site today, and first up I want to just say it is so refreshing to see an active forum of people talking about belief, religion, spirituality - not just 'tolerance' for other religions, but curiosity for and interest in other beliefs. Its great!:) Anyway...