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Re: Religion Vs Self -
January 20th 2011, 05:33 AM
My words of wisdom are: don't allow yourself to be constrained by a religion. All religions have some value to be found in them, and they all have some flaws. Remember that a religion is something you choose to help you lead your life, not something to live your life for you. If you feel that some parts of Buddhism aren't for you, then don't follow them; embrace the things that do help you, and then for what you still lack find answers elsewhere.
The atoms that make up you and me were born in the hearts of suns many times greater than ours, and in time our atoms will once again reside amongst the stars. Life is but an idle dalliance of the cosmos, frail, and soon forgotten. We have been set adrift in an ocean whose tides we are only beginning to comprehend and with that maturity has come the realization that we are, at least for now, alone. In that loneliness, it falls to us to shine as brightly as the stars from which we came.
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