A Foundation Faith?... The First Building Block of Complex Religious Perspective...

Hi there readers, if there are any of you out there, either way this serves a purpose. Anyway,... I have been away for so long because I was unusually freaking busy for 3 weeks, it seemed, but as hindsight is always 20/20 I do not necessarily think my lack of Blogging was due to busyness alone. Really I have not had anything to complain about in some religious sect that I could rant about.

This Blog is about my own spiritual development and intense displacement of Western thinking in the regard to religion and the path to find what I believe to be the divine truth. I need to take perspective and do what needs to be done. A further and more objective analysis of religion is required to find what I hold to be truth, truth rooted in logic, as all absolute truths must be.

As I look back at the Blog Archive of Blog Posts I think, "well, it was written pretty well but... in some degree I have been judgmental". Which was one my main reason I believe for my religious "awakening" occurring. I never want to be judgmental, even of the religions, or of the followers of said religions, that are really frickin out there, and maybe even written by L. Ron Hubbard =}. Really though I think even if you believe in aliens under the earth that makes everything happen (because people do) you should be able to believe in it and practice their religion accordingly (as long as it does not harm others, of course).

But I digress....and do have an announcement to make. I do have a Foundation Faith to what I coin Logical Spiritualism. Everyone is probably wondering what a Foundation Faith is, well... that is because I just made it up. However, it is relevant and will make sense... in a moment. 

A Foundation Faith to me is the basis of my belief in my religion, Logical Spiritualism, there is that word again. The Foundation Faith is the first building block in my religious construct. So what is my Foundation Faith?... Buddhism!... Yes, I am serious... Jeesshh... If any one reading this knows me and has for years we will give you a moment to pick your jaw up... Okay... Can we move on... Okay...

I find that the all teachings of Gautama Buddha to not be dismissive by science, which all other mainstream religions are,... except maybe the far fetched ones that I must disqualify based on general logic and reason. I love the fact that Creation, or a God(s), is not the purpose of the religion, or a main thought, it really holds no place in the basis of Buddhism. It is all about reducing suffering in all sentient beings, or at least that is the best one-liner describer I can think of.

I still have trouble not thinking of a Creator God, and to be honest I cannot say there isn't one but I know that what I need to do now is reduce suffering, in myself, and everyone around me... and everyone I ever meet for the rest of this life and all others... A side note, I was an arrogant "spirit-filled" toxic Messianic Jew and prior to that an  arrogant "spirit-filled" toxic Christian. I told everyone about it too, for 24 years... I started at 5, preaching and speaking in tongues, as the Christian, and about 11 years ago flipped to Messianic Judaism as the person in my family that I followed the path of did the same. It seems I could not think for myself when it came to religion, this is my fault. I might have attained an enlighten state already if I would have took the path less traveled, thanks Robert Frost;)

Now everyone may need some time to pick there jaws up... Okay, lets struggle on. Why did this dramatic change happen? I do not known exactly and think it will be a number of years before I find out why. However, I know that it is was right because I am not a toxic person anymore. I am just a student of all religions following the main principles of Buddhism (I am not a Buddhist, I have not taken the oath, not sure it I every will) that is still finding truth using logic, science, and reason while studying, thereby being what I have coining a Logical Spiritualism.

So do you have a Foundation Faith?... Do you want one?... Better yet do you need one?... If you answered yes to any of those start to study, pick up a lot of books and define yourself,... let no one define you.

Final Thought: You need not find the right religion... You need to find the right religion for you...

Until we meet again.

-automachi

You're a Christian and You are Picketing a Funeral?

I must admit this Post is out of anger so it is going to be very brash, and I will attempt to be as subjective as possible and not biased in anyway...but this is a tough topic to do this on...and should be for every human being.

This carp, by "this crap" I mean these psycho religious nut bags that picket at U.S. Soldiers funerals, has needed to stop since it first got media coverage several years back. This absolutely infuriates me to an indescribable level.

One, you should never picket at a funeral for any reason. I do not care if they are an Islamic Suicide Bomber...and they killed a part of your family...you do not show ill regard towards the dead because the dead have family, show their family the respect they deserve, they did not do anything to you, even if their deceased did. If you have a bone to pick it should be done at a different time no matter the magnitude of possible contrast of any type of this situation.

Now, you can hate the until you forgive them, anywhere you want for as long as you see fit, but you do not show up at their funeral, that does not solve anything except make you look insane, or that you have no respect for anything...including the purpose you claim to be there in the first place.

Getting back to what this Post is all about. These freaking church goers picketing at soldier's funerals with signs saying "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" or "Thank God for IEDs" or something just as heinous. I did not capitalize church in the prior sentence because they do not deserve it, just in case you caught that... This horrific and terrible circus need to cease immediately!

How is this even rational?...I have read the Bible many time, read parts of the Koran, commentaries on the Zohar, Talmud, Tanakh, The Sutras of Buddhism, as well as Hindu Sanskrit (translated to English or course) and anyone having read any of these you know that doing this (picketing at a funeral) is wrong...period. So how is it possible to use any Faith as a backing to do this?... If you can answer this by all means let me know the answer as I have not clue.

You may dislike war, as most of us do, I know I do...however, these brave men and women put their lives on the line for us to be the country we are..if not for them you could not picket at their grave site...and we would not be the best peace keeper of all nations of the world, some may disagree with that...but if you do please tell me who is the world's peace keeper...or who even tries besides us...thought so...

So why would you go to one of our most honorable person funeral (him or her) who gave there lives for our freedoms and say they are going to burn in hell? There is no explanation for this, at least none that satisfies me...nor should it satisfy anyone else.

You picketers are blinded by arrogance and do not deserve to breath the same are as the honorably deceased. You should be in that casket you hypocritical heretic! If there would be more than one unforgivable sin in Christianity it should be picketing at a soldier's funeral...or any other person's for that matter...

Take this warning those who are guilty of this...pick the Book up you claim to hold so dear and actually read it, absorb it, and pray for the rest of your life for forgiveness for this terrible sin you have committed...and work the rest of your life striving to make up for your transgression from these actions...By His word...whoever He may be... (e.g. Bible, Lotus Sutra, Koran, etc.). Then you may have a chance.

Note: Sorry for the really negative theme but this makes me so mad and at the same time sad. I wish this kind of ignorance did not exist...but I suppose there will always be evil...somewhere.

-automachi