Dear Hari
From one point of vew the religion is abviously can prevent the
evolutionary prosses of the soul.
And organized religions from my point of vew giving more harm then benefit/
But from the other hand if people sincerly just begin together think about God even in there religious way
or maybe pray doesnt they get any benefit just simply because of this attempt.
I personally does feel that they get real benefit.But still i cannot be so sure in all cases
Please help to clear this isue,please tell wath do you think?
The positive and negative of religion
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Re: The positive and negative of religion
It is impossible for me to state definitively if organized religion does more harm than good. I can say in some instances it harms and in some instances it helps. There are and always have been good things and not so good things in religion. As in all aspects of life, there is good and bad.
Although we cannot always control how this good and bad influences us, we can control how we respond to it. There are people who have lifetime after lifetime practiced in various religions and gradually increased their awareness and spiritual capacity. There are some who have had terrible experiences that have traumatized them deeply. Both of these have learned what to do and what not to do. The positive or negative energy associated with these learning experiences is not directly connected to the religion but is a product of the people interacting in these religions or in the society.
Usually people come to a religion because they want to connect to God, find forgiveness from God, find a solution to their problems or are looking for shelter. The religion is seen as successful or not to the degree it accommodates their desires. Even if someone is not directly interested in God but has ulterior motives, they still are connected to God through the religion in some form or another.
Those who were traumatized by nasty people in a religion will have many questions in their life. Finding the answer to why they had to experience what they did might be the reason for their birth. I do not wish to justify abuse of people by this statement, but how can I say for sure what circumstances led to the development of their unfortunate situation?
The world is a complex mixture of intelligence, foolishness, sensitivity, dullness, love and fear and so on. This complexity enters into all aspects of life be it religious or secular.
I have no opinion as to whether or not religions are ultimately beneficial. It depends on the individual and how he or she relates to the situation they are in. Prayer is always good, yet it becomes better when an aware person does it. Yet if a person is not aware, how shall they become aware? Experiences such as religion assist one to become more aware. Regardless of the quality of the experience itself, our awareness increases. One could say this about any experience, and therefore my statement is not so significant. But not all experiences are the same and in some cases the religious experience is required to stimulate spiritual awareness. From this point of view, religion is to some extent beneficial for the evolution of people. This does NOT mean it should forever remain as it is now or as it was in the ancient past. It means that it is valuable, nothing more and nothing less.
Although we cannot always control how this good and bad influences us, we can control how we respond to it. There are people who have lifetime after lifetime practiced in various religions and gradually increased their awareness and spiritual capacity. There are some who have had terrible experiences that have traumatized them deeply. Both of these have learned what to do and what not to do. The positive or negative energy associated with these learning experiences is not directly connected to the religion but is a product of the people interacting in these religions or in the society.
Usually people come to a religion because they want to connect to God, find forgiveness from God, find a solution to their problems or are looking for shelter. The religion is seen as successful or not to the degree it accommodates their desires. Even if someone is not directly interested in God but has ulterior motives, they still are connected to God through the religion in some form or another.
Those who were traumatized by nasty people in a religion will have many questions in their life. Finding the answer to why they had to experience what they did might be the reason for their birth. I do not wish to justify abuse of people by this statement, but how can I say for sure what circumstances led to the development of their unfortunate situation?
The world is a complex mixture of intelligence, foolishness, sensitivity, dullness, love and fear and so on. This complexity enters into all aspects of life be it religious or secular.
I have no opinion as to whether or not religions are ultimately beneficial. It depends on the individual and how he or she relates to the situation they are in. Prayer is always good, yet it becomes better when an aware person does it. Yet if a person is not aware, how shall they become aware? Experiences such as religion assist one to become more aware. Regardless of the quality of the experience itself, our awareness increases. One could say this about any experience, and therefore my statement is not so significant. But not all experiences are the same and in some cases the religious experience is required to stimulate spiritual awareness. From this point of view, religion is to some extent beneficial for the evolution of people. This does NOT mean it should forever remain as it is now or as it was in the ancient past. It means that it is valuable, nothing more and nothing less.
Re: The positive and negative of religion
I just arrived today back home in Germany, I was staying for a few weeks in Romania and I made there some interesting observations in this regard. By driving through the country it was interesting for me to see how the Christian cults, which most people there are feeling connected with, are experiencing nowadays a kind of renascence. Many new and beautiful churchies are build everywhere in the cities and villages of Romania. It seems to me that most people, after the oppressing years of the Communism, where almost no new places of worship for God were allowed to build, and the death and decline of man's religiosity was propagated and soon expected by the state authorities, more and more people feel, now where they are free to express themselves more open, the natural need to gather and connect to God in the places of worship of the religion they favour and appreciate.Hari wrote:Usually people come to a religion because they want to connect to God, find forgiveness from God, find a solution to their problems or are looking for shelter. The religion is seen as successful or not to the degree it accommodates their desires. Even if someone is not directly interested in God but has ulterior motives, they still are connected to God through the religion in some form or another.
I see it also like that.Hari wrote:The world is a complex mixture of intelligence, foolishness, sensitivity, dullness, love and fear and so on. This complexity enters into all aspects of life be it religious or secular.