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OfflineSoulSurfer
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Cosmic Religion
    #5291819 - 02/12/06 03:33 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion.
It should transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology.
Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based
on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things
natural and spiritual as a meaningful unity.

Buddhism answers this description...

If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism.

-Albert Einstein


Any fellow Buddhists around? :heart:


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InvisibleSilversoul
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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: SoulSurfer]
    #5291848 - 02/12/06 03:44 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

It seems that Einstein, like many Westerners, looked at Buddhism and only saw the esoteric aspect of it. This aspect exists in many different religions, including Christianity. However, most people in most religions focus on the exoteric aspects. Buddhism is a different experience for your average person in Laos or Tibet than it is for a monk seeking enlightenment. Similarly, Christianity is a different experience for the average Christian than it is for some mystic seeking theosis.


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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: Silversoul]
    #5291900 - 02/12/06 04:08 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

St. Teresa de Avila, is a celebrated Catholic and spiritual figures in Spain, although she dates back quite a while, there is still much information available on her religious journey in life. The autobiography, written primarily as a manifestation of her spiritual state for her directors, was later enlarged in scope and in audience. She writes of 'states of grace', and many believe she projected astrally routinely, and even attained the ability to levitate. All these transcendental practices were custom at that time for the Church, but unfortunately these essential practices have been lost, replaced by dogma and all that. So, historically, these esoteric features have not been solely confined to the eastern religions, although today, buddhist, hindu, tao etc religious persons, seem to be the only people who maintain these essential meditation techniques alive.


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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: HyphalTryptamin]
    #5292071 - 02/12/06 05:14 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Actually, if you travel to many Buddhist countries, meditation isn't a big part of the lay people's lives. Their religious life consists mostly of making offerings to monks and celebrating religious holidays.


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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: Silversoul]
    #5292364 - 02/12/06 06:57 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

I wonder if that is the result that seems to happen over time in every religion. It seems that the further we are removed from the source the weaker our resolve becomes, and the more we rely on dogma and ceremony than actual truth.


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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: SoulSurfer]
    #5292634 - 02/12/06 08:24 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Dogma = What a religion claims to be true.


How do you escape dogma?

If one were to say "Our religion has no dogma", then adherents to that 'religion' could believe what ever they wanted. If you further say "We will do away with ritual", then what is left of your religion?

A religion without dogma and ritual is a religion devoid of meaning.  :shrug:


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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: SoulSurfer]
    #5292731 - 02/12/06 08:48 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

SoulSurfer said:
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion.
It should transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology.
Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based
on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things
natural and spiritual as a meaningful unity.

Buddhism answers this description...

If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism.





Poor Einstein, he's nearly as misquoted as Nostradamus' quatrains.

Here is the origin of that. Now, it may appear I'm being an ass or something, well that's not my intention. Einstein had many interesting things to say in regards to religion, and I just feel it's a shame to misquote him when looking at his opinions as a whole can be far more intellectually rewarding.


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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: Charles]
    #5292759 - 02/12/06 08:57 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

-gasp- How dare you bring forth TRUTH. :shocked: Prepare to be burned at stake! Or tar & feathered! Or horse & quartered!....



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Re: Cosmic Religion [Re: SkorpivoMusterion]
    #5292960 - 02/12/06 09:59 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

I don't think you are an ass at all, in fact I thank you for showing me the quote in it's original context.  :smile:


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