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Subject: Re: A guiding direction to ponder upon...

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Denise

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Date Posted: 16:43:20 01/04/05 Tue
In reply to: Alvin 's message, "A guiding direction to ponder upon..." on 10:44:19 01/04/05 Tue

Dear ALvin, thank you for being so helpful. I am not depressed that much. I do respect other peoples beliefs. I am sure they all will lead to the one truth one day when we all meet our creator. I know a guy who had a NDE and met Jesus and that is what the message was. It doesn't matter what you believe, and he doesn't care what you believe. Sounds strange. We must all have a natural instinct to Love and be loved so i guess we will find our way in the end. I just don't understand the bible at times. It can be very confusing to a Buddist. And Buddism would be very confusing to a Christian. Who writes these things anyway? Ever wonder...

:-)

>Dear Denise,
>Here is a reply I wrote to someone else in a forum
>group which I had joined. She was struggling with
>being true to her native tradition and her religion
>(not differentiating being spiritual and being
>religious).
>
>I hope this reply help you too. I have replaced her
>name with "XXX" in respect for confidentiality.
>
>:)
>Alvin
>-------------------------------------------------------
>XXX,
>There is a difference between being religious and
>being spiritual. And the two can cause much struggle
>if we lump them together.
>
>I am brought up as a Buddhist. Strictly speaking,
>Buddhism does not recognise any Creator entity. We
>believed that we are our own creators... meaning to
>say that what we are now are a result of our own
>mental volitions. Hence, we place a lot of attention
>to eliminating "karma", so that we will not create
>endless rounds of re-births and deaths (eventually
>reaching a birthless and deathless state known as
>"nirvana"). We do not believe in a eternal soul
>("anata", the concept of no-soul)
>
>However, part of my also felt the presence of a
>Universal Force (you may refer this as God if you
>wish). This Force is the energy of Love, which has us
>learn and evolve, also to share the same Force with
>others. Because of this Force, which I know is
>omnipresent in all beings and even in non-living
>phenomena, I became aware of our interconnectedness
>and I respect Nature for what it is. We are one, thus
>we cannot simply seek our own nirvana... we must reach
>out to share that Love with others. There is evolution
>towards being a soul with unconditional love.
>
>Thus, you can see that my religion has some "conflict"
>with what I felt. One is rather impersonal, while the
>other is full of awareness. One is eliminating
>interaction, the other wants to reach out with Love
>and be with fellow souls.
>
>I would say that while I still follow the teachings of
>my religion, I have learn to recognise the
>spirituality that I am aware of. This is how I became
>more and more open towards other beliefs... for we are
>unity in diversity. Despite the different religions we
>are brought up with, the pure spirituality that lies
>within is the same.
>
>Struggle no more, XXX. Be spiritual while learning
>from the teachings of your religious group. I guess
>that's what is meant by having a personal relationship
>with God. The Divine Dance is within you.
>
>: )
>Alvin

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Re: A guiding direction to ponder upon...	Alvin	15:10:28 01/05/05 Wed
In reply -- Denise, 12:51:44 01/06/05 Thu Good Heart -- Alvin, 08:11:52 01/09/05 Sun Re: Good Heart -- Theresa, 17:30:30 01/18/05 Tue