Mixing religious ideas

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Mixing religious ideas

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I enjoyed that there are multiple spiritual and religious ideas referenced throughout Unbound Soul. What do you think about Haight mixing these practices together?

I think it makes his methods usable by more people. Having options is always good and he does a great job explaining why he uses each practice. For example, I really enjoyed his discussions regarding meditation and reincarnarion.
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I agree! I think there is insight and truth that can be gained from many different religions and they have a common thread. I don't hold to belief in reincarnation, but I like that he says it isn't necessary to believe it.
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I do agree that in idea it makes it more accessible to more people. However, I think religiously devout people may have an issues with their beliefs being interwoven with others.
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Diversity in the presented spiritual and religious ideas gives flexibility to the book, and enhances its appeal to a wider array of readers.
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Ruba Abu Ali wrote: 01 Mar 2019, 14:26 Diversity in the presented spiritual and religious ideas gives flexibility to the book, and enhances its appeal to a wider array of readers.
I thought so too. Shows how the author of the book is open minded.
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I think it's great that he included multiple spiritual practices. I took a world religions class in college and found elements to many of the religions we studied that appealed to me. So, I think it would be useful to people who are thinking about their spirituality, especially if they weren't religious or spiritual before.
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I love how he included a variety of aspects from different religions, because a wider variety of people are likely to be inclined to read it. I also appreciate this because, not being overly religious or educated in various religions, it allows for a wider understanding of the work.
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Mixing religious ideas in a book is fine with me but I know that the Christian genre in the USA is hugh. I don't think mixing religious ideas would work very well for those books. There's pretty much a set mold and it would be really hard to break that mold. I can appreciate different perspectives but I admit it's hard sometimes to change my ideals.
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Mbrooks2518 wrote: 01 Mar 2019, 17:02 I think it's great that he included multiple spiritual practices. I took a world religions class in college and found elements to many of the religions we studied that appealed to me. So, I think it would be useful to people who are thinking about their spirituality, especially if they weren't religious or spiritual before.
I also took a world religion type class recently. It was amazing to learn about all of the different ideas that people hold. Like you did, I found many of those ideas of interest.
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I guess I enjoyed more of his conversations about the instability of the mind and the idea of vibration and frequency. So, I think each reader will find something in his book that resonates with them. I found the reincarnation part a little out there, but he did speak about not taking everything at face value. Just because someone says it’s the truth, doesn’t mean it is. So that’s what the book offers...various topics that appeal to some and not others. I think it’s a great way to examine one’s beliefs and think about why we adhere to them. This book does this perfectly.
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I grew up Christian. (Probably not the best, I didn't always go to church or bible studies, but Christian nonetheless.) As I grew up and started learning about other religions, I became interested. I like the mixing of religions. I know lots of people do not think it shouldn't be a pick-and-choose type of thing, but I don't agree with that.
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This is a book that people who are staunch Christians will not enjoy because they may consider it as blasphemy. Especially the part of finding Jesus' bones
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I enjoy the author bringing in practices from several different religions or wisdom traditions. I think back to the story the author told early on when he was attending the Bible study and was told his family would go to hell if they didn't embrace Jesus as their savior. His father pointed out a loving God would not damn anyone for their beliefs. There are flaws in most religions. They can't all be accurate or we would have all been damned. It makes sense to take what works for you and leave the rest.
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I think it allows for more open mindedness to mingle various beliefs. It may not be for everyone. Some people are set in their own beliefs and would have a difficult times practicing something different from what they know. However, for others, it allows for different learning experiences.
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I certainly agree with the author mixing various religious beliefs together as I feel that he is trying to demonstrate that there is a grain of truth in every religion and not just one belief is true and the only truth. I believe that to condemn someone to hell after they die just because they do support a particular religion is naive and very short-sighted. I also believe that the author also hopes to appeal to a wide audience and not to restrict his ideas just to one religion.
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