spritual but not religious ( Archived) (15)

spritual but not religious! will you describe a bit what you mean when you you choose as your religion criteria?

spiritual but not religious! -I chose this too.Bcoz, I've explored few religions and various paths and now follow a universal mystical spiritual path, that gels with all religious teachings but go beyond their narrow confines and teaches something truly spiritual, at the level of soul.
Would be interesting to see other thoughts.

Dear Simran

You are from India where there is variety of beliefs and Gods to worship. That's a great idea you have. You are an intellectual.

Religion is for people who are scared of going to hell

Spirituality is for those who have already been there.

Could not have said it better myself.



Hello Bodie.

You've got to explain to me how you would be bound to a belief, and not be religious. Done, practiced religiously, sounds like a religon to me.

Remember friends! I follow some principles in my life specially I believe "My God who always keeps eye on me" but I don't follow any religions, coz it limits some thoughts in some ways. please be a bit wiser and put you helpful ideas.

The best definition that I have found for myself and have explained to my friends.

My belief is that in my heart, I have followed the right path, I know that I am on the side of good and will follow the morals that will dictate how I act with the norm of society.

Religion is a doctine that many feel that you must follow to get to the other side. That is where you run into the headaches.

Every religion starts to point out that they are the 'true' path and you must follow it to get to the other side.

I like to use the analogy that at one time TRUE Religion is a big glass coffee table. Someone threw a brick and shattered the table.

Everyone started to grab a piece and declare they had the true religion. When in reality, everyone had a peice of that religion.

Once all the fighting is done and everyone starts to compare notes, just maybe that coffee table can be put together.

Until then, I know in my heart, I can get to the other side without having to follow a 'certain' path.

When the holy rollers start to thump me, I tell them I preach the Church of Roddenberry and that Kirk, Spock and Bones are the Father, the son and the holy ghost. That usually quiets down the masses.

But this all my own opinion and should not be used to start a flame war.

-Robert

Oh, one last thought. I came up with this one during a long night of insomnia.

If God gave man free will, to allow man to do what he wants, then why do we (Humans) feel the need to judge someone, if God didn't judge them, so what makes us better then God to judge someone.