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Originally posted by buckkyi know what you mean and i agree with you. why do you think so many wars appear all over the world? blind faith is a scary and dangerous thing. in an ideal world everyone would be taught about each religion and about the people who follow that religion.
See what I mean ?
Originally posted by rvsakhadeoAbsolutely wonderful.
In project management,a project is considered a success if it achieves a predefined aim. How do you define best religion overall ? I offer one definition based on a Vedic prayer. The religion which leads us from falsehood to truth,from darkness to light,from death to immortality could be that.
Keep it up.
Originally posted by rvsakhadeoAs there are no universal, predefined aims, there can be no single objective test for "best" religion. There are, however, 6 billion+ subjective tests. If your religion based upon Vedic prayer works best for you, then good for you. But do not presume that it will work best for everyone.
In project management,a project is considered a success if it achieves a predefined aim. How do you define best religion overall ? I offer one definition based on a Vedic prayer. The religion which leads us from falsehood to truth,from darkness to light,from death to immortality could be that.
Originally posted by rwingettI would say that humans have a great many things in common than their numbers would imply. As regards the persisting yearning for seeing some light in the surrounding darkness is concerned,humanity must be thinking almost as one.
As there are no universal, predefined aims, there can be no single objective test for "best" religion. There are, however, 6 billion+ subjective tests. If your religion based upon Vedic prayer works best for you, then good for you. But do not presume that it will work best for everyone.
Originally posted by rwingettReligion must be about the transcendental self and God.
As there are no universal, predefined aims, there can be no single objective test for "best" religion. There are, however, 6 billion+ subjective tests. If your religion based upon Vedic prayer works best for you, then good for you. But do not presume that it will work best for everyone.
And the knowledge pertaining to the self and God must be correct for the religion to have any potency.
If the religion does not have potency it will not raise the consciousness to the level of love of God.
Therefore only true religion has this potency.
There are many ways to know if the religion on offer is true or not but it requires absolute honesty on the person enquiring.
Total honesty will allow the person to acknowledge the teachings and conclude the authenticy of the religion.
A dishonest person cannot conclude the teachings.
They will examine the teachings to see if they allow them to engage in certain materialist activities and if they do then they will choose that religion.
This is not the way to embrace religion.
Honesty must be there so the person does not go shopping around seeing which religion allows for killing animals and other material activities.
The Vedic teachings are those teachings which do not entice the person with offers of materialist allowances.
Therefore most persons reject the Vedic teachings because they are demanding proper behaviour and restriction from killing.
But more importantly Vedic teachings are the only teachings that have potency for they are true and are coming from the Supreme personality of Godhead.
No other religion has knowledge coming from the Supreme Lord.
Therefore all other religions teach falsity by attracting persons with materialist allowances for they are not potent and are devoid of true knowledge.
This is how to tell which religion is bonafide.
Materialistic allowances disqualify the religion as being bonafide.
Dishonest persons shall not care about this and embrace that religion which allows for the least amount of self control.
Therefore religion is one and the Vedic teachings are the only teachings supporting proper behaviour and self control and the rejection of materialistic allowances..
Originally posted by buckkyMy veiw of cults are when people elevate organizations or personalities to a god-like status. No one should follow another flawed individual such as themselves.
How many religious groups fall under the spell of group think. My religion is the best religion there is, and the leader of my religion is the greatest spiritual leader of all time. It seems to me that most if not all religious groups have this mind set. At one time I was involved with the Transcendental Meditation movement, and they also told us we were the ...[text shortened]... uth, and now we can relax with that realization is like getting caught in the mud and loving it.
Of course, I believe Christ to be God in the flesh, so following him is for me a way to escape this delimma. I have over the years removed myself from certain churches who I felt were not following Christ in certain areas.
Originally posted by DasaSince you have materialist allowances yourself, are not you being dishonest?
Religion must be about the transcendental self and God.
And the knowledge pertaining to the self and God must be correct for the religion to have any potency.
If the religion does not have potency it will not raise the consciousness to the level of love of God.
Therefore only true religion has this potency.
There are many ways to know if the religi ...[text shortened]... ngs supporting proper behaviour and self control and the rejection of materialistic allowances..
Since you are dishonest, then you cannot conclude the authenticy of the
religion. If you had absolute honesty you would see, as I do, that you are
being dishonest. That is why you do not see Jesus for who He is or see
true Christianity; but you see only false Christianity and false religions and
accept another false religion as being true. Your lack of absolute honesty
allows you to replace the truth with a lie.
