What attracts me to interfaith...

[wil]

I think it is the variety of reasons people have faith. Their societal upbrings, their families belief, the culture they were raised in, how often they've been exposed to the world, their travels to other cultures/countries.

And then there is the Comfort level they have in their belief. It is like an old baby blanket it contains so much more than the fabric from which it was made. You know darn well there are bigger, better, more comfortable blankets... But it is a whole cloth, it is not just the fabric it is what the fabric means to them.

And the fact that my beliefs are not different, they are mine, they are what make me. I stand on them, I live in in them, in them I live and breathe and have my being. I walk in their midst as I strive to be all that I see that they are.

And then I take all that a step further and believe that others are similar, we all have Notions and our ego wants our Notions to be more right so if that's not wrong for me, that's not wrong for you either.

Love you all, and don't wish my belief to harm your belief or your being

 

[RJM]

we all have Notions and our ego wants our Notions to be more right

I see it differently. To me it's about direct experience of the 'touch of God' and then finding confirmation from scriptures and spiritual writings and comments of others. It's about -- yes I understand exactly what you mean. Its not about ego at all, imo

 

[wil]

Appreciate the response.

But me still thinks ego was involved in thinking there is a need for thousands of sects of hundreds of beliefs....especially when the majority of each belief thinks they are right and everyone else wrong.

Those who openly look beyond their belief are not the majority.

 

[EricPH]

We would never be content with just one religion. As there is only one Jesus Christ, there should only be one Christian religion. Having said that, it's not what we believe, but rather what do our beliefs inspire us to do.

You will never look into the eyes of anyone who does not matter to God, so in that sense we are all related, and we should care for all of God's creation. We are all created by the same God, and the same God hears all our prayers despite our many differences.

 

[RJM]

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[moralorel]

I have a strong distaste for sameness. It's especially true with life and spirituality. I love hearing other people's stories and seeing their perspective on life. I might disagree, but I would be bored if everyone believed the same as me.

 

[TheLightWithin]

I have always been fascinated with religion. I was not raised formally religious -- it's more complicated than that, due influence by a zealous religious convert grandparent who was not of an orthodox persuasion and stood alone in the family and community with his faith. But no matter what I always felt on the outside looking in, and fascinated by everything both my grandfather and other religious people said. I have forever been eager to learn more about the beliefs and the lives and thinking of people who hold those beliefs.

 

[Vasu Devan]

Even though my parents are strong Orthdox Xtian, they let me choose my path once I became a teenager. So I was apathetic to religion until I had my first religious experience in my 20s. Motivated me enough to explore the Bible and Quran. They didnt really seem to cut the mustard regarding a sense of matching what my experience had revealed to me. But Eastern religions like advaitha and daoism seemed much closer and I studied them more.

What I really enjoy about Interfaith is the sharing of beliefs without needing to have it forced down my craw as was happening on atheist and xtian forums and IRC. There werent really many nonduality and daoist forums back in the early days of internet. Closest stuff was Buddhism i guess.
Ultimately, my belief about belief is that it makes no sense to judge another by what they believe. As long as that belief doesnt hurt anybody and brings peace and comfort to the believer in times of hardship, more power to ya.

 

[wil]

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