Best Part of your Religion

What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? Etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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At this point in time, since i have not been a sufi very long, my answer will be.
The teaching, that show me my own faults, shortcomming, and in the same time showing me what need to be done to change my faults to become done the right way.

This answer may change in time

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc.

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Focus on self improvement/development, and tolerance of the views of others.

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Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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None that I can think of off the top of my head.

Based on what I've heard, I wouldn't be a fan of the caste system, but that was officially abolished in 1950 (though I understand that there are still those that use it).

For me the best part has been to receive good advice, apply it and see the results in my life every day.
I appreciate the social side as well, but since I'm an introvert, I feel better by myself than in a group and when there are many people around me I get nervous.
The most difficult part of being a Jehovah's Witness is that it's a lot of work, but it's well worth it

Reading poetry to the moon and dancing around a fire.

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith?

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For me, the best part of my Faith is my interaction with my Guru Sai Baba, and even better Him rescuing me when I can't handle certain stuff

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Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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No, for me my Guru, Sai Baba, is the best. I love His Teaching (simple and to the point, easy to understand). I am so glad that I heard so many discourses first hand, told by Him while I was there with Him. And that He told me things personally. More close to the source of the Master I can't get it. Also good to have audio and video discourses; at least that takes translation/writing errors out. I am also glad that Sai Baba wrote quite a few books Himself. For teachings I only rely on these. Many devotees also wrote books about Sai Baba, and although nice to read experiences, for the Teaching I rather stick to His own.

Nothing needs to improve for me. Because Sai Baba is in a way very simple. He says "Hurt Never, Help Ever" is all you need to know and practise. And if that is too difficult then He also gave "Love All, Serve All". Or just "always speak the Truth". I like Teachings to be very simple and practical.

So, I need not search any further, and that gives me a lot of rest. I did study 10 years in His Ashram, but after that, I felt totally senang with my Path

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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The music: over a thousand years of it.

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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I've found that subscribing to a religion is a much less lonely path than being an atheist, or inventing your own religion (in the past I have done both, so I know) - with Christianity you become a member of a congregation, a denomination, and Christianity as a whole

The need to withdraw from time to time.

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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The many opportunities to feel the presence of God.

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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It provides a path for permanent peace, happiness and brotherly love whatever way the world turns for me.

Krishna and Shiva.

Though if you ask my kids, they would say the prasad.

For me, it's the focus on love. What I need to do to become more loving presents itself to me. And the action of love is more than rewarding.

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What would you say is the part of your religion to which you connect most, what do you love most about your faith? The worship services? The study? The community as a whole? etc. Is there anything you wish you could see improved or something that you're not such a fan of?

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I would consider the United Methodist Church's community outreach programs providing aid and comfort to economically disadvantaged souls as being the best part of our religion. I also like our religion's proactive stance towards social justice.

The best part of the Prajapita Brahmakumaris is that it's philosophy and theology helps me make sense of the diverse religions of the world and see patterns connecting them all into a holistic whole.