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**SageTree** · 01-16-2010, 09:23 AM

I think that being aware of God/dess or what have you, really effects how the Self and 'Me/I/Mine' are viewed.
Slowly and surely I've began to feel that blending 'me' is just a wall ever so thin, that still means I have to step around something to experience the full force and realization that I am not different.
To me life is like a plasma where we manifest or light up the space in which we stand, rather than being a permanent object moving in time.

I don't find it coincidental either my friend. And I don't feel that it can be totally blamed on trade routes as many practices from far off and unreachable lands have come to the same conclusions. The languages are different but the concept remains close.

I'll take a risk here and say that I at sometimes feel no more Buddhist than Christian than Pagan than Sufi than etc.... I say risk because I am not 'A' thing as I don't practice ritually any religion.

Buddhism is a the Way I chose to 'put my chips on' because I feel that from there, many paths become accessible through it's concept of questioning and reason, which is encouraged and accepted.

Ciclically there is a prominent place for the elements in Buddhism, that are used for explanation/metaphor, which surely comes from a Pagan background, of which ALL came from. And this perhaps is my closest belief in a Spirit of Life, which is more like A Tao and how I feel the Dharma, not as abstract, but just Being, a reverence for Being WITH the world and not IN the world.

Largely examining these many paths has helped me make sense of my Christian Youth and maybe I'll make the leap and say the Christianity/Jesusism which is taking form as I learn more about the 'heresies' and how much sense they make and touch inside me.

If nothing else, it's good to finally see my personal path, in a faith tradition I felt was taken from me by 'good' Christian doctrine practitioners.

In the end I live thankfully and aware that my short time in this form is full of many blessed phenomena, of which I am as well.

Namaste
SageTree

01-16-2010, 09:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,759 Times in 4,664 Posts	I think that being aware of God/dess or what have you, really effects how the Self and 'Me/I/Mine' are viewed. Slowly and surely I've began to feel that blending 'me' is just a wall ever so thin, that still means I have to step around something to experience the full force and realization that I am not different. To me life is like a plasma where we manifest or light up the space in which we stand, rather than being a permanent object moving in time. I don't find it coincidental either my friend. And I don't feel that it can be totally blamed on trade routes as many practices from far off and unreachable lands have come to the same conclusions. The languages are different but the concept remains close. I'll take a risk here and say that I at sometimes feel no more Buddhist than Christian than Pagan than Sufi than etc.... I say risk because I am not 'A' thing as I don't practice ritually any religion. Buddhism is a the Way I chose to 'put my chips on' because I feel that from there, many paths become accessible through it's concept of questioning and reason, which is encouraged and accepted. Ciclically there is a prominent place for the elements in Buddhism, that are used for explanation/metaphor, which surely comes from a Pagan background, of which ALL came from. And this perhaps is my closest belief in a Spirit of Life, which is more like A Tao and how I feel the Dharma, not as abstract, but just Being, a reverence for Being WITH the world and not IN the world. Largely examining these many paths has helped me make sense of my Christian Youth and maybe I'll make the leap and say the Christianity/Jesusism which is taking form as I learn more about the 'heresies' and how much sense they make and touch inside me. If nothing else, it's good to finally see my personal path, in a faith tradition I felt was taken from me by 'good' Christian doctrine practitioners. In the end I live thankfully and aware that my short time in this form is full of many blessed phenomena, of which I am as well. Namaste SageTree __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.