Dalai Lama Quote for Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday March 31, 2009
Categories: Daily Dalai Lama
I always believe that it is much better to have a variety of religions, a variety of philosophies, rather than one single religion or philosophy. This is necessary because of the different mental dispositions of each human being. Each religion...
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It's nice to see that how I feel about religion and spirituality is wrote somewhere....Always stay openminded and willing ...no information is put before u if it wasnt saposed to...
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I'M GLAD SOMEONE ELSE WAS THINKING LIKE ME. I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO GAIN FROM ONE ANOTHER
I agree, we would not grow if we did not have different view points, where would we be if we all believed the same way?
I think all of us are learning in today's world that we must open our minds...hearts and spirits...if you will... to "God" (or whatever you choose to call it)... that omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent presence that that we are coming to understand...resides in all of us truly has the power to unite us all...because I think it is becoming more clear to us that it is not a particular "religion" that will "save" our souls...but...perhaps...by utilizing the tools that different religions give us...to tap into that unifying spirit of the one-ness that lives and has it's being in all all mankind...it is then that we reach higher levels of spiritual growth and a clearer understanding of ourselves...it is good to remember that religions are here for "our" use...to help us reach "our" own personal highest and best spiritual goals...religions should work "for" us...it should not be an "us" working "for them" situation...it is good to remember that religions are here "for" our use and edification....not us "for" them...and I think as long as we keep that in mind...and don't ever lock ourselves into thinking there is only "one way" to the "heavenly realm"...then we can learn to utilize the many wonderful spiritual tools that different religions have to offer...
Since I was very young I have always felt that no one religion was the whole picture, or truth. Seeing the world, its people, and different social connections we have with each other proves that there is more going on, then can ever be explained; and it must hold true to religion.
Just think how boring we would all be if we thought the same, worshipped the same, prayed the same. I believ that my God is so POWERFUL, He can present Himself to each individual in such a way that only the individual will understand the message. I cannot understand the messages given to the Dalai Lama, though I wish I could. Yet, I may get the same message, just in a different manner...however it is the same, yet different.
I am so glad to have this forum. Thank you!
Amen....You summed that up beautifully, PreciousNSober424:)...The same message...just "individualized" for the person...I, too, think God is that powerful!!
Faith and spritual grownt should be taylor made to the unique personality of the person seeking it. Understanding all faiths and philosphies also enable one to understand ones self and others better...
So true:)
This so resonates within me, great wisdom in these words. I wish I had said that.
Surely we are all at different levels of our spiritual “schooling”...so why would we not migrate to a particular religion or thought process that met the requirements of the current particular “stage” of our personal spiritual development...and...as I have learned from my experience of being born into a religion that was quite “cult-like” in scope as well as “procedurally” legalistic and that went so far as to profess itself as being the “only” way to heaven...if you are ready for something different...you will find what you need for the next step on your spiritual path no matter how high it seems that the odds are stacked against you...and thank goodness...because that means it is not up to me to determine a person’s spiritual path...or where they “are” or what they need next...for it has become quite apparent to me as I moved about among all types of people...we are truly wonderfully made...and are blessed beyond measure with an indwelling compass that points us exactly in the direction we always need to go(and here I must interject...that not everyone... is willing immediately to follow that “arrow”...for I certainly have not been at times in my journey:)...the only responsibility I have in this spiritual process where my fellow humans are concerned...is to love them each and every one to the best of my ability...in all their incredible and miraculous stages...just as I would a child as it moves through all the stages of natural life...not in judgment do I wish to stand...but in wonder and in love seeking...once again...to the best of my “spiritual” ability ... to have a word in season...or a quiet smile (or just simple silence is sometimes best:) that sends the message of deepest care and support for their individual journey....
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