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(Part 9qb of 11)
1. African Spirituality
a) From each according to ability, to each according to need, both for collective benefit.
b) Rights of Creation.
2. Buddhism
a) The root of all suffering is disharmony between Self and (body, mind, desire, worldview, people, nature and material things).
b) Ignorance is the root cause of effects we call “suffering.”
c) Cessation of suffering is only possible when we rid ourselves of delusion so our true nature is revealed.
d) The way to end all suffering is a balanced perspective regarding all things in existence.
3. Christianity (modern version)
a) Love God with all thy heart, soul and mind.
b) Love your neighbor same as yourself.
(For whom you show compassion and mercy, those are your neighbours.)
[Others Having The Same Essence: Catholic, Episcopal, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)]
3.1 Anglican
a) Tell the whole world of the Coming of Jesus and baptize in his name.
b) Celebrate the Eucharist and be his instrument of peace, justice and mercy.
3.2 Protestant
a) Salvation is by grace alone given to us by the Holy Spirit who brings us to Christ and a spiritual life.
b) Since salvation is by the grace of God Alone, then our lives must be lived for the glory of God. We do this by magnifying God always and operating under God's authority as the primary authority.
(Others Having The Same Essence: Lutheran)
3.21 Seven Day Adventist
a) Preach the gospel to everybody that Satan is a liar and God is telling the truth.
b) Allow God into our lives so He can cleanse our hearts and make us totally obedient to Him. This will allow Jesus to come back.
c) Christ can only return when enough of us become united with him and with each other to assist in the victory over Satan.
4. Gurumat (Sikhism)
a) God is one, even though existing in numerous forms and by numerous names.
b) Community service and equality of human beings.
c) Simply put, love the Creator and all Creation.
5. Hinduism
a) All beings, from the smallest organism to man, are manifestations of the Divine.
b) The universe is a family of these beings.
6. Islam
a) Belief in the oneness of God.
b) Justice, peace, human dignity and parity between all humans.
7. Judaism
a) Faith in God.
b) Good deeds.
8. Those Who Claim What Their Country Displays As Their Essential Philosophy
a) ?
b) ?
9. Those Who Claim No Religion, But Have An Essential Philosophy
a) ?
b) ?
Please submit the top two things of your primary belief system that we should practice. See the previous message: Do Not Continue Being Unequally Yoked, Unity Consciousness #1549
Please provide your briefest version, variation or denomination if it provides correction to what is stated above or provides more clarity or is better stated. Is there something higher that comes before what is stated above?
Ultimately, if the main one or two core values, practices and commandments focus more on what we should think, and that prescription for thinking causes our behavior to be non-harmonious with all creation, thus self, then therein lies the essence of the problem of humans.
Is your belief system just right for the partially understood self but not for the more completely understood self?
Do any of the essential truths above contradict, conflict or clash with any other belief above?
How has your belief system changed (matured) as you have learned more about self and all else?
Finally, now that we've looked at ourselves first, does each principle under a single heading above, match the actual daily overall behavior of those who claim affiliation with that belief system?
All of this goes along with:
Take One Step Towards God | Proverbs, UC#226
Worship Adonai, God & Baal & Not Go To Hell, UC#558
Religions Pagan In African Origin | Introduction, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, UC#896
See also UC#897, Part 2 of 3
And UC#898, Part 3 of 3.
There are other messages that compare and contrast our belief systems.
Once again, all of this tells us, that if the problem is not with the essence of our belief system, then it is with our understanding and adherence to the belief system. And also, our adherence to the lesser truths of our belief system that we allow to override the greater truths.
Otherwise, all belief systems are based on various versions of the same God and various versions of the same universal logic.
All belief systems are viewed favorably and then unfavorably during different cycles. And as usual, the cycle is changing.
So now we continue our critical analysis by approaching from another angle of light.
Which of the above belief systems are most of the adherents actually practicing the essence of the belief system?
You can know the answer by simply reflecting on which belief systems are the majority of its members, out front in the fight for justice of any type and which belief system are the majority of its members, out front in the fight for the most types of justice.
I have found none.
I have only found instances where the members of these belief systems, only being outspoken for justice for their own belief system....Jews don't like this, Christians don't like this, Muslims don't like this, and so on.
Thus most belief systems are self-serving in the weakest way, thus do not contribute to the greater good of all else. They compete with each other based on their lesser truths, rather than working together based on their greater truths.
When has the majority membership of any belief system of recent times stood up and said, we will no longer stand around and practice, support and allow genderism and racism?
Seems to me we're hanging around with the wrong group of people, unless we're okay with people who preach love but are okay with injustice.!?
