Other religious foundations and philosophies
The Power of Ritual and Ceremony
Yin and Yang: Intersection of Science and Spirituality
Yin and Yang: Intersection of Science and Spirituality
Rituals and ceremonies are promoted in various religions as powerful ways to connect with our spirituality and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose. They are practiced to mark important milestones, honor ancestors, and connect with the divine.
Yin and Yang: Intersection of Science and Spirituality
Yin and Yang: Intersection of Science and Spirituality
Yin and Yang: Intersection of Science and Spirituality
Science and spirituality may seem like opposing concepts. But some philosophers contend they can actually complement each other. Scientists and spiritual leaders believe that science can help us understand the physical world and spirituality can help us understand the deeper meaning and purpose of life. They are regarded as complementary parts of the whole of a deeply metaphysical reality.
New Age: Exploring Different Spiritual Traditions
Yin and Yang: Intersection of Science and Spirituality
New Age: Exploring Different Spiritual Traditions
There are many different spiritual traditions in the world, each with its own unique beliefs, practices, and teachings. Some holistic practitioners believe that by exploring different traditions, people gain a broader perspective on spirituality and deepen spiritual practice.
The Practice of Mindfulness
The Importance of Compassion and Service
New Age: Exploring Different Spiritual Traditions
Mindfulness is a practice that involves being present in the moment, without judgment or distraction. It is purported by many gurus and spiritual teachers to help us reduce stress, increase focus, and connect with our inner selves.
The Importance of Compassion and Service
The Importance of Compassion and Service
The Importance of Compassion and Service
Compassion and service are at the heart of many spiritual traditions. By helping others and practicing empathy, it is believed that people deepen their spiritual energy and power while making a positive impact in the world. Others believe it decreases the karmic debts of the soul.
What is different about these and teachings of Yeshua?
Comparisons
Even though among all religions, there can be found general points of agreement, some important distinctions need to be made in order to fully understand the teachings of Yeshua with those of other great religions. There are three major points of DIS-agreement that absolutely set all these religions and philosophical ideas apart from the teachings of Yeshua.
First and foremost in His travels, Yeshua disavowed and rejected the premises of some religions because of idolatry. He rejected and condemned their works, considering them as falsehoods due to the heavy burdens and yokes that came from slavery to corrupt and wicked priesthoods. This included also the condemnation of the legalistic aspects of the various sects of Judaism which came from the culture He was born into.
Second, Yeshua's teachings are a refreshing perspective as opposed to belief systems or religions that do not encourage healthy questioning and the progression of the conscience by insight, action and example. Like the Pharisees'' hypocrisy, these are, fruitless and dangerous. There are religions that promote blind faith and unquestioning adherence as opposed to faith by discernment and development of the conscience with understanding. Yeshua taught somewhat like Socrates taught, asking question like "Who do you say that I am?" He used parables to make distinctions and examples that his students could clearly grasp and ponder.
Following Yeshua's teachings is the only spiritual path apart from other religions that builds the conscience by questioning, descriptive example and faithful execution. He taught by answering questions to seeming contradictions and by using parables to portray examples. To strengthen the faith in His precepts, He also walked His talk.
Thirdly, the religious ideas depicted above fail to bring one closer to knowledge of a Heavenly Father with whom we are all related as family and deeply connected in the Holy Spirit. They all express in some form or another the abstraction of an impersonal God that is foreign to man, or some kind of supernatural entity that is exalted over mankind but not related. But Yeshua said we are all Sons of the Most High. Who else says that?
In your heart of hearts, which religion or faith would you rather profess? An impersonal one? Or one who connects you to G-d as a spiritual heir?