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Sun Tzu · 05-18-2003, 09:05 AM

Religion; it brings people together; it tears them apart. It's brought hope; its caused wars and bloodshed (even apparently here in thread).

My personal experience was being raised as a Catholic, switching to Protestant, to Baptist, a Jehovah Witness for 2 years, back to Baptist, then Southern Baptist, then surprisingly Wicca, Agnostic, Christian Science, back to Agnostic, the view from Conversations with God, Zen, Buddhism, Taoism, to here I am. As is seen I've been searching my whole life, and am still on a spiritual quest to find God, I’m not there yet. The reason I associate my views with Zen presently is because of the focus being on the way people interact and perceive the present world around them while on their quest if one exists. I believe whatever path brings a person closest to God is what right for them. Something that’s helps me day to day are promises I read that the Toltec’s had as their main philosophy. They were four promises each person made to themselves that would contribute to having a harmonious and simpler life:

1. Always do your best
This may change from day to day such as if your sick your best wouldn’t be as high as when you healthy, but as long as you know it was your best that’s all that matters.

2. Be impeccable with you word.
Treat integrity and honor as your personal gift to yourself; and enjoy the magic that follows.

3. NEVER assume what someone else is thinking.

4. Don’t take anything personally.
What someone says to or about you is their reality not yours, no need to give your power away and allow others to control your action and thoughts.

05-18-2003, 09:05 AM	#96 (permalink)
Sun Tzu Conspiracy Realist Location: The Event Horizon	Religion; it brings people together; it tears them apart. It's brought hope; its caused wars and bloodshed (even apparently here in thread). My personal experience was being raised as a Catholic, switching to Protestant, to Baptist, a Jehovah Witness for 2 years, back to Baptist, then Southern Baptist, then surprisingly Wicca, Agnostic, Christian Science, back to Agnostic, the view from Conversations with God, Zen, Buddhism, Taoism, to here I am. As is seen I've been searching my whole life, and am still on a spiritual quest to find God, I’m not there yet. The reason I associate my views with Zen presently is because of the focus being on the way people interact and perceive the present world around them while on their quest if one exists. I believe whatever path brings a person closest to God is what right for them. Something that’s helps me day to day are promises I read that the Toltec’s had as their main philosophy. They were four promises each person made to themselves that would contribute to having a harmonious and simpler life: 1. Always do your best This may change from day to day such as if your sick your best wouldn’t be as high as when you healthy, but as long as you know it was your best that’s all that matters. 2. Be impeccable with you word. Treat integrity and honor as your personal gift to yourself; and enjoy the magic that follows. 3. NEVER assume what someone else is thinking. 4. Don’t take anything personally. What someone says to or about you is their reality not yours, no need to give your power away and allow others to control your action and thoughts. __________________ *To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking* Last edited by Sun Tzu; 05-18-2003 at 01:47 PM..