The Renewed Spirits Forum

Believer · Site Admin Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 12 Location: USA

Since this is a religion/spirituality forum, I want to start of on the right foot by asking what religion (if any) you are. I'm Roman Catholic. How about you?

Hemicomputer · Earth Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Canada!

Well, I'm quite the hard case to explain. I suppose the best way to explain it is that I alternate between Nontheist and Agnostic. In my more unpleasant moods, I don't believe in God, but most of the time I think that there is some sort of divinity. However, I don't go to church and I have no specific religion. More recently, I've been thinking about choosing a religion, but it's a very hard choice because they all seem great.

Believer · Site Admin Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 12 Location: USA

Well, since you weren't born into a religion (at least, you haven't said that you were), then you have many choices. My suggestions:

-Research. Research a lot, use every single sorce that you can find, because choosing a religion is one of the most important things that you will do in your life.
-Find a religion that you relate to. If you don't relate to it, then why be a part of it?
-Make sure that you're choosing a religion that feels the most "right" to you.
-Go to a ceremony or service at their house of worship. Ask an acquaitence if you are welcome, and if they say you are, go.
-And perhaps most of all, find a religion that makes you happy. That is the most important thing for your well-being.

Hope I didn't overwhelm you there, but religion brings great joy to my life, and I'm sure it would to yours, too.

Hemicomputer · Earth Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Canada!

Believer · Site Admin Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 12 Location: USA

No problem Very Happy

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Hemicomputer · Earth Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Canada!

More recently, I've been thinking about music as a spiritual path. I really like listening to music and I feel connected to the universe when I play. Does that make any sense?

EDIT: There was some other randomness here. It's gone. It didn't belong on this thread.

Believer · Site Admin Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 12 Location: USA

Was that an attempt at glossolalia?

Hemicomputer · Earth Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Canada!

More like "Glossographica". Typing whatever first came to my head instead of saying it. Sorry. That really shouldn't have been there. Sometimes I get distracted when typing a post and I type random stuff. Sometimes that stuff makes it into the final post.

Believer · Site Admin Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 12 Location: USA

It's ok, lol. If you want to know my opinioin:

I think that music can be a great aid to spirituality. But music as a spiritual path alone I'm not so certain about.

vortex66 · Earth Joined: 07 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

Even though I haven't officially convert (in other words I haven't gone through the proper ceremonies) I would consider myself to be buddhist. I had spent the past couple of years tackling with a spiritual upheaval and I have found the faith fits me the best and that was buddhism. And if anyone is wondering it is the Ch'an (Zen) denomination of the Mahayana sect.