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Below is my reflection to the Sufi teacher Pir Aga Mir's excerpt:
The foundation of all religions is spirituality. If our religious practices are not expanding our circle of empathy, compassion, love and care , what is their purpose? We need to join hands with each other to create Heaven on Earth. Living in Heaven is living a spiritual life here and now. Being contextually relevant means being relevant to the present times, people, and events, and the world at large. Past is gone, future has yet to come. Living spiritually is practicing spirituality in the here and now. According to my understanding spirituality is responsive, not reactive to what is happening. Reactivity breaks bridges. Responsivity builds bridges. I daily do self-examination to be aware of my inner world: How am I responding to people different from me in many ways? Am I reacting or responding to people with different religious and cultural orientations? With different political ideologies? The world we live in has been divided into different and opposite worlds generating frustration, anger, and hatred-Me against you. Spirituality, not religiosity, can build the bridges. History shows how many religious wars have been created in the name of religion? How many religious conversions have been made by religious leaders? Spirituality unites, religiosity divides. Heart-to- heart connections with open heart and open mind are the ways to build the bridges of compassion and kindness. May we join our hands with each other to create a peaceful and blissful world! Namaste!
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Debbie Podwika
8/10/2024 12:43:35 pm
Your last part about building Bridges reminds me of the song Love can build a bridge by The judds. I put the lyrics in another comment box and hopefully I can put a link to the song. I also think there is a big difference between being religious and being spiritual. I don't know if I really agree about the idea of once Jesus left the physical realm that he could no longer translate in context, unless I'm understanding that wrong. I think his teachings are general enough that it fits any context. Now some people don't believe so and maybe he should have had more teachings I sometimes think but I think what he did give us still relates to today. I also did not agree with the idea of our spirit continuing to come back. Was not a part of jesus's teachings though I do know it's a part of other spiritual leaders. And while I certainly do try to not only view but make earth more like heaven from what I understand of jesus's teachings heaven is very very different than Earth and something that our spirit will go to when our body dies. Oh and then now I just thought of another song from The Beatles all we need is love although I ventured to guess most people know the lyrics to that song.
Debbie Podwika
8/10/2024 12:56:03 pm
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Debbie Podwika
8/10/2024 12:58:49 pm
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