...made the right choice?
2007-09-22 05:16:52 · 24 answers · asked by iamnoone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
By living it and seeing that it works...by studying it and seeing that it is the truth...........
2007-09-29 17:45:56 · answer #1 · answered by Marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhism was my "choice." It was my "choice" because, logically speaking, everything I had concluded before even opening a Buddhist text was already there. Not many can do that with Christianity. One must LEARN Noah's story, Jesus' story, etc. In Buddhism, you don't need to learn any stories, it just "is."
Basically, if you were to add 1 and 1 together, you would get 2. This is true in Africa, Japan, or America. So, universally speaking, if there is only 1 truth then you must logically deduce to get there and anyone who accurately and objectively does so will end up on the same path.
Many will disagree with this, since it is outside of their "beliefs," but, again, question what a "belief" is. Buddhism does not believe in believing (A little Buddhist humor there)
2007-09-22 12:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by Corvus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
great question! I always thought I was "religious" but I didn't have the concept of a relatinship with God other than following rules and regulations, praying certainly but putting God in the box I wanted him to be in. taking some of what he said to follow, and doing my own thing in many other areas of my life and being in control (or so I thought). when my life came crashing down, for the worst 8 years ago I had no where to go. after fumbling on an am radio band I found a group of christians reaching out to the bottom dregs of society; criminals, gamblers, sex addicts, depressed etc. etc. with a message of hope. I said "I need to talk to these folks and have what they have in spite of everything they've been through". I accepted Jesus into my heart and asked for forgiveness. My life has never been the same. easier?(heck no), better avenues to success (um, not really), problem free(what are you kiddin??) happy all the time(nope) joyous? Yes I have the peace and joy of the Lord. I relinquished control and all the things I thought were "o.k. to do" suddenly were not. It's a struggle daily to do what's right in the Lord's eyes, but there is nothing more rewarding. He is my friend and I now know what it's like to have a true relationship. thanks for asking. God bless
2007-09-22 12:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by speed7chi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The question is the answer.
There is no right or wrong in making a choice. It's just a place to stand from which to view the world.
If I choose to work as a carpenter because I have a strong belief that by supplying well made houses to needy families is the right thing to do, then that's serves my PURPOSE and so is the right choice. But a person choosing to help people by being a doctor, lawyer, Indian chief have made choices that are just as "right" as mine and will serve the end they desire.
Choosing to serve God by any means and action is right if it serves the purpose to which you are called; your purpose. We will feel called to this purpose, and will make the choices necessary to bring our purpose and mission into reality.
2007-09-22 12:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by livemoreamply 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Bill, the 'religion' was really who I already was, mostly a rejection to the faith that was rammed down my throat, but it was also about a need for more than a belief and now I hunger to grow spiritually but not at the foot of a guru
I found a system of beliefs that is open ended to allow for personal choice to be king
it is about principles and freedom to ask or change one's mind
I took a belief net quiz...."the belief of matic"
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
I had no idea what a Unitarian or Universalist was, let alone that my ideas and answers were close to Quakers and Secular Humanist
2007-09-22 12:28:29 · answer #5 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are the beliefs that I can live with, that set my heart free and my mind at peace. I ask no one to believe as I do because each of us is different and must find our own way.
There is also still a part of me that wonders "what if I am wrong?" - As you can see I'm still working on the details and finding my own way, but it will be a move forward, not back.
2007-09-22 12:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there is no "God" but a higher power whom I refer to as the Universe. I believe there is no heaven, or hell, just home. We come here often to learn new lessons and to love each other. When we go home, we are welcomed on the astral plane by the bright light of all the souls who make up the higher power. If we choose to come back here again, we write our life plan and when we die, we check to see if we followed it. Life is lessons learned. A murderer in a past life, may come back as a victim in the next life to learn a lesson.
I was raised Catholic, and forced to be Mormon as well. I do not need organised religion to take responsibility for my very own path in this life and the next. I do not fear the Universe any longer as I have an understanding of it now that makes sense to me. "God" was invented by man to control people with fear of the unknown. I do not fear the Universe. It gives me what I need by laws of attraction, and the power of positive thinking. As soon as I discovered astral travel, I came to learn as I now believe. It is far more comforting than all the doomsday, burn in hell for eternity bullsh!t you hear from so many.
2007-09-22 12:30:49 · answer #7 · answered by Mysteri O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all happened in a moment of Truth.
I always considered myself a seeker of Truth, and found it to be very elusive.
The Truth dawned in me one summer when I met an old man, that truly said one thing and did the same.
I observed this old man for many years and his life never deviated from the Truth. He did what he said, and said what he did. He was in a state of "Unity".
This is what I had been searching for, a person that taught by example! He was truly in a selfless state, yet at the same time he was very dynamic, and very in love with all life.
He taught that we should "treat all lives as though they were are own life".
I did not find this teacher, he found me. That is how it works.
When he found me ready, he found me.
This is the correct path, for a fool such as myself!
It is rare in the world to find someone whose actions and words are in alignment and never deviate. It's like finding a precious stone (Diamond) on an endless beach!
"Peace be with all."
2007-09-22 12:52:03 · answer #8 · answered by WillRogerswannabe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised as a Catholic. I didn't go to church for many years. When I didn't live the faith, I was a poor representation of myself. I had no anchor. I am not sure about anything in this life or the next or even if there is a next, but I feel more whole and less alone. I have faith that this is right for me.
C. :)!!
2007-09-30 12:17:15 · answer #9 · answered by Charlie Kicksass 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because i saw that evil was real. and that the pain and
hell in my life was not going to go away until i found
the good. so i found the Bible made a lot of sense.
there was a way out of the hell in my life. i see evil as a
real problem and the only way out was in the Bible. i
was abused by my family at conception. my mother
hated me. how does an infant justify maternal and paternal
hate? i was abused by my older sister, cousins, uncles,
and grandfather. as an adult by 95% of the males i
met. if there was so much hate i knew somewhere there
had to be love. i found YESHUA.
2007-09-22 12:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by Judy E. T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I can argue my points without claiming everything as a "mystery" or playing with logical fallacies and conundrums, and if they fall into place within a sound scriptural context, then they are worthy of assertion as "the right choice." Calvinism for me.
2007-09-22 12:29:43 · answer #11 · answered by ccrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋