Brian2
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Truer words were never spoken.
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Truer words were never spoken.
Some people find truth elsewhere that's just as valuable as someone else's truth.
Emotions are involved in a lot of decisions we make and our beliefs and so forth. That's just part of our human instinct-just the mind thinks to hard in interpreting and finding separation from this instinct rather than accept it and even learn from it. Almost as if emotions (and so forth) are a think to hide from because we are challenged with something we "think" threatens us but in actually, it does not.
As long as we don't say the other is lost for not finding our truth or are lost because they chose a different path, I think it's fine. Some people are more emotionally guided while others are not. Though, after awhile fast or slow, they'd still get to "their own" place rather than the same destination.
The Real Truth is the same for everyone. It's the Beliefs that are different.
Given enough lives and lessons everyone will end up at the Real Truth. On the other hand, free choice is a very important part of God's system so the path anyone should take should be of their own choosing. Life's lessons are best learned that way.
That's what I see. It's very clear!!
I learnt.I believe there are differences between
1. I believe (accept X is true without evidence)
2. I have faith (hope/have trust that X is true, even though not 100% sure)
3. I know (be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information as a fact)
Before someone were to find religious practice, path, or practice, they need to know their deal breakers.
I.e. your deal breaker is something you know us true without question:
Giving charity is who I am
Expressing love defines me as a person
I cannot exist without freedom of expression
My identity is lost without knowing where I came from
and so forth.
If a religion or practice conflicts with your identity, there is a conflict and not a religion to adopt.
i.e. the Buddha's Dharma says we have no identity. All is a product of change. If you know you have an identity, the Dharma may conflict with your value.
Likewise, if having an origin or finding the source of all things and people is irrelevant, believing in a creator would not be an ideal path to look into.
You can believe you have a creator, but, we can accept anything is true when it may not be.
You can hope that a creator exists is true, but if someone challenges your experiences, you may have some dissonance and doubt.
If you know a creator exist, like two and two, it is a fact. You will not budge, no matter what.
Finding a religion should not conflict with what you "know" is true. Belief can change. Faith can be broken. Knowledge is fixed.
Enjoy