How religious/spiritual are you now in comparison to how you started out in life?

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exchrist · 31-35

I was raised catholic and have no real conplaints though i blame christianity for alot of things. Its that i decided to write my own religion and beliefs based on the one principle of catholicism ive ever agreed with. Ecumenical the consideration of all things to form a perspective. So with that principle in mind i wrote my own.

Mellowgirl · 31-35, F

@exchrist that's really interesting thank you for sharing. I hope that you have found peace and comfort in doing so. 🤗

exchrist · 31-35

@MellowgirlThank you. its been helpful unfortunately it may have put a target on my back. Its actually on here as The Decree of Human Citizenship. Oath of Buddhist mentalism.

exchrist · 31-35

@exchrist it started as The Decree of Buddhist Rationalism but morphed and i retitled it as it evolved.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@exchrist Is Buddhist Rationalism any different from the use of reason and logic?

exchrist · 31-35

@sree251 thats exactly the objective by being phrased in "religious" terms it circumvents much nonsense

sree251 · 41-45, M

@exchrist

thats exactly the objective by being phrased in "religious" terms it circumvents much nonsense

What do you mean by "religious terms"? Western Buddhism is a logical analysis of the Buddha's teaching to produce "Buddhist Rationalism". Has this anything to do with the Buddha's teaching?

exchrist · 31-35

@sree251 its my rational interpretpretation of the principles most focused on during the college course i took on buddhism. A rational approach to try and combine the teaching principles at a catholic university with the underlying secular buddhist concepts intrinsic to human understanding.
Its only an individuals (my) perspective of reality. I had a brain tumor most of my life so at least i tried.

exchrist · 31-35

@sree251 further to determine that answer you would have to read each of the three renditions for yourself.
Its the only reasonable & (rational) thing to do (course of action).

sree251 · 41-45, M

@exchrist

further to determine that answer you would have to read each of the three renditions for yourself.
Its the only reasonable & (rational) thing to do (course of action).

What do you mean by the three renditions?

sree251 · 41-45, M

@exchrist

Its only an individuals (my) perspective of reality.

What is your perspective of reality?

exchrist · 31-35

@sree251 ive written my attempt multiple times. The first when the voice in my head said write this down was the Oath of Human Citizenship. I editted that for a year or two into a more concise version. Then i enrolled in a class about buddhism and it morphed into the the decree of buddhist rationalism. Then a few years later i was editting it for typos and consistency and decided Buddhist Rationalism was a better title. Now its the three combined and titled the Oath of Human Citizenship ( the decree of Buddhist Mentalism.) I had a version titled Oath of American Citizenship for a period of time too. My laptop got stolen. Sadly.