tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095372539901904614.post2521602976230827510..comments2024-01-19T05:38:53.588-05:00Comments on Dolly's Daily Diary: Religious Americans: My Faith Isn't the Only WayJanet Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655146770794074362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095372539901904614.post-15788966663030053302008-07-10T12:42:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:42:00.000-04:00A loved one's passing is never an easy step in lif...A loved one's passing is never an easy step in life to deal with, so I am going to keep you in my prayers and you family. Your loving memories of your love ones will sooth you heart and give you peace.<BR/> <BR/>LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576307925378572189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095372539901904614.post-46489743404992028822008-06-30T20:39:00.000-04:002008-06-30T20:39:00.000-04:00First of all Samsara - what a fantastic quote ""Re...First of all Samsara - what a fantastic quote ""Religion is people who are scared of going to hell and spirituality is for people who have already been there."<BR/><BR/>I am writing this from my home town of Durham. I'm performing at the Sunderland Empire theatre and I decided to go to my home city....it's the first time in my life that I have no home there - it's very strange and I'm thinking of my mother a lot.<BR/><BR/>Life has a lot of tears and it would be wonderful if she was around - not simply in spirit, but in her own physical way. But then - we all have to go through these things and I think I've put myself in the situation of visiting my home city as an outsider because I need to - tomorrow I'm going to walk along the river banks and remember.<BR/>The thing about grief is that it is the proof that you have and still can Love.<BR/><BR/>henryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095372539901904614.post-55272447837371512562008-06-28T19:56:00.000-04:002008-06-28T19:56:00.000-04:00Oh honey. {{hug}} The grief process...yeah. Whatev...Oh honey. {{hug}} The grief process...yeah. Whatever right? I am with you. Went through that with the loss of my Mimi. As painful as it is, <I>it is.</I><BR/><BR/>I am glad you have other loved ones close to you at a time like this. It may not feel like a lot...but I think it means a lot. I am so happy my Mom and Dad and Aunt and Mimi's friends were there for me during it.<BR/><BR/>As far as the ABCNews link...I will look at it but wanted to say this:<BR/><BR/>I learned about my spirituality from my inside process. I try to explain to my friend who is religious the difference. Religion is an <I>exoteric</I> thing while Jesus, himself, preached about <I>esoteric</I> concepts. [The Kingdom of God is *within* for example.]<BR/><BR/>The wholly irony of the difference is that people [religions, churches]today [under the guise of EXOTERIC religious principles] invoke the name of the ESOTERIC man.<BR/><BR/>WTF? ;)<BR/><BR/>Another little quip I like is that "Religion is people who are scared of going to hell and spirituality is for people who have already been there."<BR/><BR/>To that I say, "Amen."<BR/><BR/>To YOU I say Namaste.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><A HREF="http://samsara.ihostyou.com" REL="nofollow">Samsara</A>Samsarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926600460742087425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095372539901904614.post-53156606541534309902008-06-27T09:34:00.000-04:002008-06-27T09:34:00.000-04:00I agree with your statement that finding a path to...I agree with your statement that finding a path to God can rightfully be called "Spirituality".<BR/><BR/>But from the perspective of the Judeo-Christian writings of the Bible, this practice is contrary to both the Old, and New Testaments used as its Canon.<BR/><BR/>For those who claim to be of the Judeo-Christian mindset, wouldn't it be advisable to practice what one declares as their "faith"?<BR/><BR/>If someone is trying to relate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the need to be a Christian, shouldn't the non-believer being spoken to about this issue, take into consideration the actions of the person proselytizing, as well as their words?<BR/><BR/>No matter which belief system is trying to disseminate their information to the public, I would give it more worthiness of comparative dialogue if those folks walked and talked the mantra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com