Accepting religion Dating Christianity and blind faith.

Words.

Words are a very powerful thing. They can make or break an event because we are so suseptable to their meanings. If they are not taken in the right way.. what is said can be misconstrewed intensely.

When it comes to the topic of religion. There are so many gods. So many ways. So many people shoving a usually outdated belief system down your throat.

I have the pleasure of knowing two very special people right now.

Both on an epic journey like the rest of us. Both of great minds and demeanor. Both amazing young adults. All three of us open and like minded.

In my own quest for understanding religious veiws I have whitnessed a very distinct difference between our little tripod. In contrast to myself. They accept the name of a religion. (and I will talk more about me in a moment. Rest assured!) :P 

In contrast to each other, despite the fact that they both take names, I do believe one takes the name for reasoning. The other for rhyme. 

I whitnessed this week. Two very interesting changes in religion for both of these people. One went from pagan to buddhist. The other from buddhist to christian. 

The earlier based her tranistion on what is most comfortable to her, what holds the same ideals and of course the man him self, The great teachings of The Buddah. 

Of course,I am not so interested in names of religions anymore, but it is socially acceptable to call yourself one.. otherwise people cannot grasp the concept of your character. When you leave yourself a mystery like that they will just as soon make up their own conclusions than seek out the reality of your humanity.

So in my reality.. when my neurons fire, they say "Namaste. " 

The later, based his transition on his own inner demons. He did not go to Jesus for his teachings. He went to Jesus, for Christianity's Dogma. He wants Jesus to be his teacher but refuses to see Jesus's lesson. He is more concerned with martyrdome and sainthood than seeing the truth in what The Christ and The Buddah said and did.

So in my reality... when my neutrons fire, they say, "Namaste'' 

It is this religion I will not accept. This name I will not take.

Technically. If I wanted to I could take the name of Christian, because I know more about what Christ taught. But because of the dogma.. and extra baggage being a "christian" comes with. I still refues a name and call myself a Human.

I read recently in the meditations of Marcus Aurelius, not to look to deeply into the souls of others. So on this note I wish both of my amazing friends luck love and light on their journey's.

I hope the earlier finds what she is looking for in herself as well as Buddah. I hope the later finds what he is looking for in himself as well as Christ.

As far as I go. I do believe last night when I argued with the later, I was letting my ego get in the way. I looked on this transition, not as where my friend needs to be, but an annoying step back on his path. But now I have to ask myself. What do I know of his path. Nothing.. and I should not try to figure it out. It's not mine.. I don't get to walk it... I don't need to bother looking turn comes next on it.

I do not accept Christ as my saviour. I accept me as my saviour. I do not put my faith of where my soul is going to go after I leave this world.. into a man that died a hundred lifetimes ago.

I do however accept Christ as a teacher amoung many. What I've leared from him is amazing.. no more amazing than what I've learned from any other human being that I have connected with in this life.

So I am having an affair with christianity. Courting buddhism and having a liason with paganism. But I am in love with my life. My religion is being me.

I may be a cheater now and then.. but life is not a game.

Even if I am a player. :P

on that note I would like to say.. fully.. the divine in my recongnizes the divine in you.
No more of this namaste business today.

I love.