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What contributes most to your feelings and attitudes about religion? At a young age I found I had a great interest in exploring my own, as well as others' religions. I read quite a few books about different religions and went to as many different churches as I could. It was in high school that I really began to branch out. I earned the nickname da buddha because I always seemed to be reading some book on eastern religions. Then in college I took a more personal approach. I spent time with a few people with different religious backgrounds exploring what their faith had to offer. One man named Sankirtan das I took a special interest in, he was a follower of Jagad Guru, a student of the Hare Krishna movement in the 60's. Then after taking time away to travel and discover myself, my interest in religion stopped. To be honest the only reason I enrolled in this course was to satisfy a prerequisite. I have gone from wanting to be a minister and almost enrolling in a seminary to being very cynical and detached from religion. If I was to have to describe my own religion, I would say it is either a mix between Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism (as well as a few others), or it is simply nonexistent. I have locked in
I'm sure you have heard of him and probably read his books. 767 wordsWhy is it important to me to let you know what I have written?It isn't. Now I probably murdered that qoute but what he was saying is don't try to read in to life simply live and love each moment. I do keep in mind what I have learned from these religions, however. However I decided to go on my own retreat, a decision that would completely change my beliefs. I got in my VW bus that I had worked hard to restore and hit the road. We must all find our own way and whether or not you listen to me to some how aid in your journey does not make a difference to me. I was able to let myself do the teaching instead of always relying on the words of others. Only by discarding it can one truly be alive, living in the present moment. I almost decided to go to Jagad's retreat to hear and understand more of his teachings. The key was I didn't take a single piece of religious literature. Religion is used to fill the void in people's lives whatever that void may be. I try to live my life in a manner that is virtuous. He is a Vietnamese monk who ties together many religions that seem so distant in their beliefs. I only had my thoughts to keep me company (especially sense my radio wasn't working).
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