Some truths are more powerful then others?

Question

What is THE truth that has affected you the most, or set of truths?
All are welcome to answer, christians, atheists, wiccans, muslims, jewish....you get my drift right?
Don't be vague, be specific
There's no reason to respond to this snidely, and to do so would just prove how petty you are.
List only personal experiences, or "ice cream headache" ephifanies, as I call them
Respond seriously, or just for fun, I don't care.

Answer 1

One of two - "cogito ergo sum" or "be here now".

I will, on occasion, promote "no matter where you go, there you are" to top status.

Just below those truths would be the golden rule.

The first three are ways to view your own life. The golden rule is a way to live it.

Answer 2

Logic has led me to what I now consider true. It's my personal belief that man is a spiritual being. If I assume this to be true, I would have to assume all the various expressions of human spirituality are all trying to identify the same thing. Different ideas have come out of different cultures with different needs, different mores/ethics, different backgrounds, and different perspectives about what the nature of spirituality is. They have all made the same assumption as I and are just trying to figure out the same thing. It is human nature to claim that the ways we are comfortable with or were raised with is the 'right' perspective. It was what our families and peoples taught us, would it be 'right' to say the knowledge of our people, and families, was 'wrong'. Some faiths have taken this further by claiming no other system of trying to figure out the nature of the spirit is right and that, in fact, all other views are wrong. That's illogical. I believe that there is a spiritual essence to the universe, the 'Divine', that conforms to our expectations, interacts with us, and does wish to influence us and how we relate to each other and the world around us. This is Truth to me: all faiths are 'true' and valid (at least to their adherants). Humility can keep us realistic, logical, and help us avoid the traps of our primate ego.
I also believe the teachings of the Buddha have much truth about the human condition and nature of human spirituality. I should make an effort to read more about His teachings. Some truths of the Buddhist faith I believe are:
1. Life is suffering. This is apparent to most people. Everyone has suffering in life, nothing comes without effort. This truth teaches that suffering cannot be avoided and this is why our attitudes about that unavoidable thing are so important. If we agonize over the suffering, we have suffered twice over the same unavoidable thing.
2. All things are temporary. Pleasures, pain, life, even death. (I believe in reincarnation). If you wait long enough, everything would pass you by. Just knowing that a difficult period will eventually be over can help us keep a positive attitude. By knowing that physical pleasures are temporary, we can avoid chasing the shadow of material gain. One day all the treasures we could accumulate will be someone else's when we die.
3. Desire leads to suffering. Everyone wants to be happy and most people have strange ideas about what will bring happiness. Power over others, material wealth, physical pleasures are some of the most popular ideas. Rarely is anyone happy from having or working for these goals. Attaining them, and finally having your desire, eventually passes. The poorest person can be perfectly happy by not having any wants. On the same coin, self-importance leads to self-pity. Ego and pride are false self esteems. They require someone else to confirm your status and often lead to someone else being put down which makes more suffering in the world. Humility, but not abject self-pity, is a good state of mind.

Answer 3

For me, after many years of trying to be a good christian, (and just not feeling it) and feeling sooo guilty for continually by-passing Jesus to pray directly to God....... I finally learned about Islam, where you do pray to God and God alone (with no guilt, wow) I realized it fit so much better with what I always felt. Most powerful truth I ever came across. Pure, unadulterated, guilt free monotheism. It was a "voila" moment for me.

Answer 4

JN 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."

Answer 5

"There is no One religion for everyone but there is A religion for each individual."

We all have the right to choose what we believe in or what we choose not to believe.

Blessed Be )O(