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i've always been interested in Zoroastrianism... just how large (or small) is the religion, how many Zoroastrians are there? does anyone know what factors have contributed to it's decline (i.e. "alive but not well")? i don't really know much about the religion.

thanks for the flowers, Alexa! happy Easter and a happy beginning of Spring to all of you! (can't wait for all this snow to melt!)

hey Geist- welcome to the forums! hope to see you around here often! and don't worry, we don't bite newbies (most of us don't, anyway...) :D

hey guys- there are a number of Quaker texts that could be looked at. the journals of early Friends can be especially revealing as they often describe in great detail and beauty the writer's spiritual experiences and journey in faith. contemporary spiriotual journals (of any kind, really, not...

Geist- it can take a long, long time to find a religious tradition you feel at home with. also, you may find a tradition and grow apart from it spiritually over a period of time. just keep your options open, and keep looking, if you really want to find an organized spiritual home. it's also...

thank you for your answers, Friend. can i ask, is there an understanding as to why Allah commands muslim women to wear hijab? you've explained that it is for modesty's sake. is the hair of a woman understood as less modest then the hair of a man? what if the woman has a short haircut that is...

sorry! i just now saw this thread, sorry! yeah, Quakerism is kind of interesting. there are some Quakers who are very Christ centered, and some meetings (parishes or spiritual communities) are more Christ-centered than others. beliefs about Christ are diverse. some see him as the son of God...

hey all- i have a question about muslim clothing requirements. for Muslim men and women both it's obligatory to cover one's head when one prays. is this the purpose of hijab? if so, is hijab sort of like the women's version of the kufi? then, why is it that women are most often seen...

that's true. still, i can not be compelled to believe that we ever die completely alone. we effect others just by being here. we are drawn into one anothers' circles one way or another. it doesn't have to be a connection forged with love. true, many people die alone. but inevitably we effect...

i'm not really sure what i think about death. but i do know that loved ones can come back to you. their memory can hit you like a ton of bricks while washing the dishes, driving home, praying. they can come back to you in at least that form, and their presence is so vividly remembered sometimes...

hey, sangam you raise good points. i know there is suffering in the world. like mots if not all religious people i struggle with how to face suffering and the often inevitable hell that a erson's life can be come. my only answer has ever been- fight desair with love when and where youhave...

not spiritual, no, but the lyrics to charlie danniel's "uneasy rider" always make me grin. http://www.lyricsbox.com/charlie-daniels-band-uneasy-rider-4xtb6b2.html

honestly, i think some of the best books in existence are written for young adults. there's a rawness to the writing, like a skinned knee, that you don't often find in adult books. i'm reading On My Honor by Marion Bauer. it's about a kid whose best friend accidentally drowns when the two...

hey, sacred the Quaker tradition sees the heart metaphorically as the receiver of divine inspiration, and it is also described as the seat of the "inner light", that of God within all people. alot of early Quaker texts (and later texts) use heavily mystical language, and make many...

hey sacred- my own faith is very, very strong, yes. my faith is proven to me daily, in the relationships i hold with others, through love and through reaching out. i know that sounds kinda vague, sorry. what i place my faith in is touch, reaching out. reaching out and touching the...

yeah, i've heard about the milk-drinking statues. apparently this phenomenon dates back a ways. pretty cool, huh?

the meaning of life is to find meaning in life. so go do something meaningful. waiting for answers to big questions to land in your lap is a silly waste of time.

Quahom- you look like my grandpa did when he was a young man, especially with your Coast Guard uniform (he was in the navy in WWII) cool. :D

in my experience, you can love more than one person (romantically, too) at the same time. your love for these people will be different based on who they are (i.e. how they are different from one another) and how you and these persons relate to one another. but i do understand it to be...

ah.... i hate to resort to celebrity pix, but..... i can guarentee that i look an awful lot like Demi Moore in G I Jane, minus the beautifully muscled arms.