04 Sep 2009 New York, United States of America
Category: Love
Today after dinner we had a nice conversation with Jeremy about belief, religion and some people’s need to convince others of what they themselves believe in. I don’t tell anybody what I say is right. You can believe what is right for you.
I know many people are spiritually confused. They read thousands of books and mix all theories together. And when they meet another person they are trying to tell this person what they read and claim that it is right and only that is right. Often people are narrow-minded in this way. Why are you not open to accept that somebody else has another belief? You are actually not sure about your own belief but afraid that you could be wrong.
If you meet someone who is convinced of what he or she believes and who is stable in that, this person will not have the need to convince you. She knows what she believes is right for her and if you tell her that you believe in something else, that is okay for her, too. People who are not sure about their own belief are those who want to argue about it. And they keep on looking and searching and reading many books and going to many different workshops and seminars.
Why do we need all these complicated philosophies? We just need to learn four letters: love. It is that simple. Everybody will agree that you need love in your life. Live in love, believe in love and share love.
Tags:: Love, Religion, Philosophy, Belief, Confusion, Convince, Spiritual
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Many people are looking for a cure while reading different texts and holy books. Can we really find our inner vision and our inner peace in all these books? Of course people are confused, when they even do not know what they actually want. Just imagine you would say to a taxi driver: to the left, no, to the right, no backwards. How can he know where to drive, when you don't know your destination?
Reply By Mirela on August 16, 2012 02:23
Haha this is true. I think if someone feels the need to argue and explain their belief system in search for approval and agreement...you can almost be sure that they don't really believe! They are still confused and looking for popular opinion and agreement. Someone who is confident in what they believe only shares it with someone who asks.
Reply By Emily on October 18, 2011 06:46
I think it's okay to mix. But that is prob because I don't believe in any one way of things. There are many roads to peace.
Reply By Tanya on January 27, 2011 12:46
It is an easy thing to do- mix everything I mean. In America life is what you make of it and so is spirituality.
Reply By Rebecca on January 27, 2011 12:45
Thankyou, the love you radiate is tangible......much love to you
Reply By Nicola Ryan on July 22, 2010 08:41
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Don't try to convince others - they have to make their own experience.
SourceCome out of your system, sect or religion to see what is wrong with it.
SourceYou cannot love God purely, there will either be fear or greed. Parents install these feelings related to God. God sees if you are a bad child! Don’t lie or fight with others, God knows everything! If you want to achieve something, be good and do what God says! Parents use God for their education – either threatening with him or promising that he would reward you.
SourcePeople may laugh about the superstition of the unlucky black cat but take it very serious if an astrologer gives them a warning about an unlucky day in their horoscope!
SourceFind your meaning of life and be happy. That is what I call spirituality.
SourceYou cannot save yourself by trusting in God!
SourceIf you want to get in touch with god, why do you need an agent for that? Make direct contact through love.
SourceSometimes you can either go left or right and there is no way in the middle. Follow your heart. No decision makes the world stand still, everything will go on, no matter which way you go.
SourceGurus should look for students, not for followers and disciples!
SourceWhen you trust that you were honest and had a good intention, don’t regret your decision or the result.
SourceScriptures and religion install fear of magic and ghosts in children and adults.
SourceLove is not a spark, it is the light that shows you the way. A spark is a spark, only for a moment and when it is gone you are in darkness. Love is the light.
SourceSadhu or Sanyasi means detached. Today's Sadhu ridiculously contradicts his title with his display of gold and wealth!
SourceNo, you cannot love God even approximately as much as your family! How could you? He is not like your mother or father who take you in their arms for security or comfort. It is your mother's smell, her noises, the feeling of her touch that becomes imprinted in your mind and most importantly in your heart. Not God’s smell, noise or touch. It is impossible that you ever have the great love for God that you have for your family!
SourceAtheists have done something that is not very different from what Buddha has done – they formed just another group with a different belief, the belief that there is no god.
SourceForgiveness is the jewel of life. If we are able to forgive, we are rich. If you can forgive someone, he can also realize his mistake. When you realize a mistake you will take care not to repeat it.
SourceWays of worship like feeding a statue of God would be a big thing to laugh about, was it not a systematic plan of religion to keep you in a numb state of mind where you will not question an order even if it is complete nonsense. You are requested to switch off your mind and follow what you are being told.
SourceAnything can be meditation if you are there with your full awareness.
SourceSharing money in family makes life much easier!
SourceLove should always be unconditional. If there is any condition, it is not really love. If someone leaves because of a condition you don't fulfil, you do not have to feel guilty or have an inferiority complex. Those who really love you, love you how you are, not because of something or a certain quality.
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