Mixing religious ideas

Ekta Kumari · Post by **Ekta Kumari** » 02 Mar 2019, 16:39

I think mixing both of these ideologies can make this book appealing to a wider audience and can help people coming from different perspectives to find a common ground. Maybe the author is trying to convey that there is something to learn from every religion and spiritual practice, if we agree to not restrict our beliefs to a specific idea.

srividyag1 · Post by **srividyag1** » 02 Mar 2019, 20:57

It shows that the author is not narrow-minded and arrogant. He believes that there's good in every religion and that is a truly enlightened thought.

ShailaSheshadri · Post by **ShailaSheshadri** » 02 Mar 2019, 21:10

Good, the author uses multiple spiritual and religious ideas in the book The Unbound Soul. If we look deep into the matter, there are many common ideas and practices among various religions. To Have many choices is always good. It helps us to follow the practices we like. I liked the author's ideas in this book.

Vscholz · Post by **Vscholz** » 02 Mar 2019, 21:49

What we know of Christianity and its traditions are an amalgamation of several belief systems. Even our Christmas and Easter celebrations have pagan foundations. By understanding different systems, we practice the true Christian way of loving thy neighbor.

nooregano · Post by **nooregano** » 02 Mar 2019, 23:33

A lot of New Age theories mix a lot of religious beliefs together, so this is not necessarily new. While this is not a bad thing per se, it can make things a bit confusing over time, as without clearly-defined boundaries the line between mythic and metaphorical becomes blurry.

Susmita Biswas · Post by **Susmita Biswas** » 03 Mar 2019, 00:00

I think the multiple spiritual and religious idea involved more people and attracted more people to read the book.

briellejee · Post by **briellejee** » 03 Mar 2019, 02:29

The talk about reincarnation was fun to read for me too! The mixed religions for me made the book unbiased - making it also entertaining to read about other religions and learning something about them.

Julehart1 · Post by **Julehart1** » 03 Mar 2019, 04:31

I like that there are multiple spiritual and religious ideas in this book. That will hopefully make the book more appealing to a wider audience. It’s great that the author is open-minded enough to do that and isn’t just set in his ways.

Vlinstry · Post by **Vlinstry** » 03 Mar 2019, 09:15

Most religions seem to have a common theme and ideals and so mixing them brings about more opportunity to pick the way they want to worship. I feel it give more options for people to fit into. They may have beliefs from many different religions and, while picking one would only allow them to explore one aspect of their beliefs, mixing a few together would allow them to fully explore what they believe in and be more spiritually aware too. I think it is a very good idea.

Karen Crumley · Post by **Karen Crumley** » 03 Mar 2019, 13:28

Mely918 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 14:09 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.

I agree with this. I am a Christian, but I think a pluralist point of view can be healthy within reason. It can also be the only way some people find any spirituality or religion is to be open-minded theologically and spiritually.

zjacks · Post by **zjacks** » 03 Mar 2019, 14:11

I think having an amalgamation of religious beliefs is interesting, if not contradictory to the idea of organized religion. This is a very unitarian universalist approach to faith.

Rayasaurus · Post by **Rayasaurus** » 03 Mar 2019, 14:21

Definitely, the author reaches a wider audience by pulling from many different spiritual practices and religions.

Swat3737 · Post by **Swat3737** » 03 Mar 2019, 22:39

I loved that the author combines aspects of different religions. I’m Hindu, but have read a lot about Christianity. There are so many similarities that it seems silly not to include them. And just because Hinduism’s belief is in reincarnation, that doesn’t make it opposing or opposite to Christianity. I think this book appeals to a wider audience because of this.

abbiejoice · Post by **abbiejoice** » 03 Mar 2019, 23:12

This is just my opinion. Mixing religious beliefs seem to be fine only if we dwell on New Age beliefs. If one is a Christian or a Catholic, one is already walking dangerous grounds.

Laura Ungureanu · Post by **Laura Ungureanu** » 04 Mar 2019, 01:04

The variety of practices in this book makes it more approachable to a wider public. I am not religious, so this book allows me to enjoy spirituality without restrictions like religion does.