your faith.
I am of the mind that you live your religion, not practice it. Just curious of what others feel. :)
2007-09-17 10:24:03 · 14 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not to say that I do none of the above. It's just not the center for me personally.
2007-09-17 10:30:34 · update #1
Not to say that I don't I mean. LOL I can't type
2007-09-17 10:31:00 · update #2
I love hearing about people's daily "rituals". These are all great ideas. I personally do daily offerings and when I feel the need I pop a beer over a tree with the gods. It always helps me striaghten out my head. I really am thinking about adopting the coffee thing from Hestia. LOL
2007-09-17 15:49:29 · update #3
It's not important to my faith, but it's crucial to my inner peace.
2007-09-17 10:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to agree. I live my religion... everything else is really just part of the "details", but not really necessary. I don't do rituals often, but when I do they are important... whereas when I first start on the Pagan path (some 20+ yrs ago - damn... it's been that long?) I thought ritual was the most important thing. Glad I got out of that quick. Traditions, I feel, pass on those things that are important within my religion... in a fun way. ^_^
2007-09-17 11:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by River 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that we live our religion. I carry on a ritual/prayer/tradition every day. I think it is important but not an absolute requirement. The more important aspect of the religion is to 'live' it. We identified three aspects to our practice. Faith, Practice and Study. All three are important but without Faith we can gain nothing from just Practicing (ritual) and/or just Studying. It is more important to carry out the intent of the Practice (ideals) than just doing things out of obligations. As for whether it does anything for you or not, it is a matter for each person to experience. I've practiced Karate, and I recognize the spiritual and mental discipline that you have to have before you begin your training. Having that discipline and that mental state prepares you to be more sensitive to the training. Thereby adding to your absorption of the training at hand.
Hope this answers your question.
Thank you for asking
2007-09-17 11:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by Just me 2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very, the traditions and rituals of the religion are part of what helps provide a framework for the living of that religion. Prayer is the human half of the interaction between the Gods and mankind......
Rituals and Prayers do not have to be complex to be moving, sometimes their strength and beauty lie in simplicity
2007-09-17 10:33:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anne Hatzakis 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably more than I have a chance to make it a part of my life. I can pray, but I will not beg. Prayer is a conversation.
As for ritual and tradition... Nope, nothing like that here. I'm the only one, just me, and the next of kin is hours away. I only see my fellow believers several times per year, so it's nearly impossible to have any sort of organised rituals.
2007-09-17 10:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's really not important at all to me. Now, I have to clear that up with if I feel the need to do a ritual or prayer then it is important. I don't do any of them just because I am suppose to.
2007-09-17 10:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by Janet L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not important at all. Every moment of life is spiritual. I have long maintained that any spiritual view or practice that does not is some way help you cope with everyday life is useless. The mundane is every bit as spiritually potent as the eclectic. We just often fail to notice.
Ritual can be fun but it's not required. Aligning with energy or conscienceness is a perspective of the mind.
2007-09-17 10:46:26 · answer #7 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't set aside a lot of dedicatied time for 'prayer' because I don't feel that I need a formal setting in order to communicate.
In the past year or so I have gone through some interesting changes, one of the results of which is that I seem to have a lot closer, broadband connection to Spirit. Somehow it's become closer and more tangible. (and no, it's neither mental illness or a brain tumor :D )
2007-09-17 10:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Zimmia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradition= moderate importance,- just long as its done right.
Prayer= low importance since they dont come true very often.
Ritual= depends on what type,- like a blood ritual is painful, but sometimes necessary, others are pretty necessary.
2007-09-17 10:39:55 · answer #9 · answered by Dead account 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have daily ritual prayers which have developed organically over time---to my ancestors, my ethnocultural heros, my Disr, and Freyr.
I also make daily offerings to the wights and vaettir.
These things ARE "living my religion" . . . they connect me to and establish me within the Web of Right Relationships among Regin, Folk, and Soil.
2007-09-17 13:27:02 · answer #10 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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