Where did it come from?
Did it change your life?
2007-06-03 03:20:44 · 25 answers · asked by faerie_rachie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I learned that there are many different ways to be spiritual, none of them better or worse, more correct or wrong than the other.
This thought came from the thought that what ever we believe in we make true for ourselves. Spirituality is something you can never neither prove or disprove to any other than yourself. So it is foolish to argue about who is more right about their Own believes.
Yes, this made me more tolerant about the actions of others, but it also makes me despair when I look at some of the conversations on this forum.
2007-06-03 05:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by Otavainen 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We may have a good idea about the motives of others but ultimately only God can judge people because the heart is hidden to men.
It came from reading the Bible and noting the judgment Jesus meted out to the -
lawyers (woe to you lawyers for you have taken away the key OF knowledge (not to knowledge, of knowledge)
pharisees - whitewashed tombs full of corruption
the woman taken in adultery - He forgave her and told her to quit messing around
the woman at the well - He did not upbraid her -
the money changers in the temple - He whipped them
the Zealots - He disappointed them and told them the Kingdom was not of this world
the common people - they knew He knew their hearts -
and He warned -
the lawyers
the religious people
the money changers (bankers)
Yes. It changed my life because I no longer worry about people who live in a way I personally disapprove of. In the end He and He alone will judge them. By removing my judgment from the situation I can get along side people as a human being on an equal level. This allows for dialogue and
friendship without my having to compromise my beliefs or my having to be disapproving which means I can enjoy people more and leave the judging to God.
A small thing to you perhaps but dont you think most people (whether religious or not) do spend a lot of time doing just that?
2007-06-03 03:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by pwwatson8888 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most important thing I have learned is that I have much more to learn, so very much more.
Undeserved negative actions that hurt others I do not commit, deserved negative actions (non violent),committed in the heat of the moment are regretted ever after, if so done.
Unnecessary and undeserved negative words I commit in the heat of the moment are apologised for immediately.
Negative thoughts, even for a moment? That is HARD to control.
I am far from the person I strive to be.
2007-06-03 04:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most important message I have learn = To let go of things that was not given to me to control.
Where the learning came from = hardship and a lot of readings
If it changed my life = Yes big time.
2007-06-03 03:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by Jane Marple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most important message I have learned is don't believe everything you read. There are many bibles many prophet's and most of them including Christians have been war mongers. I have learned that no religion can decide who goes to heaven or hell and what is there when you arrive. No one who could create such a beautiful world would want such destruction and hate. I pray for us all.
2007-06-03 03:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by letfreedomring 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That everyone is on a different level in their spiritual path. Some are lower, some higher but all are where they should be. This helped me with understanding a lot of why some people need to be led.
2007-06-03 04:16:54 · answer #6 · answered by Janet L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the only one one can rely on is self. Its the self that gets up to face another day. It took a powerful shift in conscience to accept that things are just the way they are. No god or gods to the rescue. No easy transition. Nothing to hang the hat on so to speak. Change my life Yes..compassion for others grew. I understand the need people have to believe in something outside of themselves. ......
2007-06-03 03:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian that we are put on this earth, on human existence for a reason. Maybe it is to learn some lessons. That there is an after life after this. In that too God (of the Bible) will be there to guide you. That your sins have been forgiven by Jesus because He shed His blood for us. And that our guide is the Holy Spirit in all these things.
2007-06-03 03:51:34 · answer #8 · answered by straightener 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That this life is precious and that we should make the best of it that we can. My "message" came from reading the Bible, philosophical texts and other readings. I don't believe that it has changed my life in anyway, except that perhaps I am more giving that I was previously.
2007-06-03 03:24:41 · answer #9 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I learned it doesn't matter if god(s) exist. We all share in the experience of being human. Being human means we treat each other with respect and do not force our view of how the world works on them. As Hillel said (and probably others before and definetly since, " That which is hateful unto you do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole of the Torah. The rest is commentary. Go forth and study." No mention of god required.
2007-06-03 03:30:48 · answer #10 · answered by marsel_duchamp 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋