finders said:
The funny thing about the manmade religions and the their followers is that although they preach tolerence and compassion they all hate each other with a nasty vengence and reckon they are the only REAL one!
Well hey,they cant be all right - can they?
Its a big waste of time to try and show these fools how stupid and wrong they are
Lifes just too short to waste time on the unknown.
I practice Gnostisism. It is based on the premise that ALL religions are based upon elements of the same truth. It draws from the mystical elements of all religions, which are all brought about by meditational practices.
All religions stem from the connectivity of individuals to the Universal Consciousness. It is only "the unknown" to you, because you have not been taught how to access the Consciousness. That's not your fault. Most of the teachings have been hidden for thousands of years (at least if you're unfamiliar with Buddhism). Indeed Gnostic practitioners were slaughtered by the Catholic Church.
It is also only "the unknown", because science has not yet been able to find a way to see it. It's only a matter of time, before they can measure it. I think science is actually very close to working it out (via string theory etc.), although whilst science freaks think that it will disprove spirituality once and for all, I think they'll be in for a very pleasant surprise!
I think the three mid-east religions, whilst they contain substantial elements of truth, have lost their way due to the unneccesary hand of man within its teachings. It's no wonder that so many people have turned their back on spirituality as a result.
The self-interested hand of man is why we find ourselves trapped within this reality. The more man alters things to suit his / her needs, the more ignorant people become. The more ignorant they become, the more self-interested they are. Then they have the ego to say that all spiritual gurus are wrong and that it's all a waste of time, without having any concept of spirituality whatsoever! It's a sad state of affairs, but it is merely the path they must take.