Mixing religious ideas

Kemunto lucy · Post by **Kemunto lucy** » 05 Mar 2019, 08:38

Mixing different religious ideas brings a wide audience coverage. It also eliminates the possibility of being biased.

nyahmay17 · Post by **nyahmay17** » 05 Mar 2019, 11:50

This spoke to my soul. I grew up in the LDS church, and as I mature I notice that every religion does have some truth to it. I don't think there is one religion that has the fullness of God's religion, because it's kinda like telephone. As the truth gets farther down the line of people, it changes. Which creates the several different religions, but I agree with you fully. The author does a great job not writing with bias to reach a larger audience, that's how you know they are a great author.

Shilpa Paul · Post by **Shilpa Paul** » 05 Mar 2019, 13:06

I believe religion was made for humans not the other way round. One must be open minded and flexible and learn and adapt good things from different religions.

spencermack · Post by **spencermack** » 05 Mar 2019, 17:00

Taking the good parts from religions that help people live better lives is interesting. Meditation, though from the Eastern part of the world, has had a profound effect on the West; including myself.

I like that we can take things from other places to live a more fulfilled life.

briellejee · Post by **briellejee** » 05 Mar 2019, 22:13

nyahmay17 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2019, 11:50 I don't think there is one religion that has the fullness of God's religion, because it's kinda like telephone. As the truth gets farther down the line of people, it changes. Which creates the several different religions, but I agree with you fully.

This is a nice way to put it. I really didn't think of religions being born this way, that like a story, it changes when passed on. This is a perfect explanation of why religions tend to overlap at some point.

briellejee · Post by **briellejee** » 05 Mar 2019, 22:19

Crazyreader01 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 13:02 I think it's a brilliant idea to mix aspects of different religions in order to gain better insight and understanding, however, I think the author lost a considerable audience in those who really and truly believe in their religion alone. But maybe he gained an even greater one because of it. Who knows? Either way, I think it was the right call as it enhanced the whole experience of the book.

I think it gained him a lot more audience. Making it stick to one religion only would mean a target audience that is fewer in number. But I agree, it might not be for people who have a strong resolve on their religion.

Job Njoroge · Post by **Job Njoroge** » 06 Mar 2019, 00:03

timd wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 14:27 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.

I believe with you but coming to the practicality of things he would face a gigantic job trying to make people of other religions believe in other beliefs.

Joytoo97 · Post by **Joytoo97** » 06 Mar 2019, 00:12

I totally agree having an option gives a reader a variety of choices, hence one can find what works best with them and in which situation,

Sharon Myles · Post by **Sharon Myles** » 06 Mar 2019, 03:30

I totally agree with the fact that the author chose to intertwine the different religion in unbound souls. It appeals to a wide range of readers.

k2rugman · Post by **k2rugman** » 06 Mar 2019, 11:38

I appreciate when authors include different religious and spiritual information. I'm think it appeals to more readers and informs others on things they might not know or understand.

unamilagra · Post by **unamilagra** » 06 Mar 2019, 17:49

Personally, I like to look at things from the perspective of many different religions, as I believe that each have something to offer. That is one of the most appealing parts of this book for me. However, I'm sure that staunch Christians (or anyone else who believes their religion is the one true religion) will not like this aspect of the book

soccerts · Post by **soccerts** » 06 Mar 2019, 20:46

I like having multiple religious perspectives; I think it enriches the conversation! What I appreciated less was him taking religious ideas and renaming them in order to claim them as his own.

He takes the vast majority of his spiritual philosophy from Buddhism. At first, I thought maybe he'd come up with these insights independently, but it quickly became apparent that he was very familiar with Buddhism from his time in Japan. I'm not sure why he doesn't give the origin for most of the principles he presents. He's a fan of re-naming and acquiring his own system, which is fine. It just seems a bit dishonest to leave out references where you got the concepts from.

Post by **Kibet Hillary** » 07 Mar 2019, 01:47

The attempts to amalgamate teachings from different religions have always existed and are still in existence. However, looking at it introspectively, one can clearly see that it almost looks like an attempt to come up with a new religion where the center is a human being.

Post by **Kibet Hillary** » 07 Mar 2019, 01:50

soccerts wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 20:46 I like having multiple religious perspectives; I think it enriches the conversation! What I appreciated less was him taking religious ideas and renaming them in order to claim them as his own.

He takes the vast majority of his spiritual philosophy from Buddhism. At first, I thought maybe he'd come up with these insights independently, but it quickly became apparent that he was very familiar with Buddhism from his time in Japan. I'm not sure why he doesn't give the origin for most of the principles he presents. He's a fan of re-naming and acquiring his own system, which is fine. It just seems a bit dishonest to leave out references where you got the concepts from.

I think this is what I identified as well. The new discovery of self through unfolding and unbecoming was probably new but the basis of this teaching was drawn from many other religions such as Buddhism and also Christianity.

Salma M · Post by **Salma M** » 07 Mar 2019, 01:52

I am a Muslim and appreciated the authors understanding of Islam.I love that he understands there is diversity when it comes to what people believe and takes his time to fully explain his teachings and experiences.