Dating Someone Who Practices A Different Religion (spiritual leader quotes)
No commentsBy rodrigo rehn
If you are like a lot of people, you have probably dated a lot of people who share the same or similar spiritual beliefs as you. In many instances this is not even discussed if a relationship does not go very far, but if you have been dating someone and you really like them and you just found out that there faith is much different than yours you may have a lot of questions. What if you get married, what sort of ceremony would you have? How would you raise children? How would you spend the holidays?
These are fair questions but before you totally weird out, you need to slow down a bit. You need to spend some time thinking about whether or not you are comfortable proceeding with someone who does not practice the same religion as you.
Some people feel very strongly about this, and there is nothing wrong with it. But, before you have a knee jerk reaction you should really stop and think about the possibilities in front of you. You may find that you are more accepting of someone with a different religion than you may have ever thought you would be.
Dating someone of a different religion doesn’t have to be a negative thing, even if you are a very spiritual person. Instead, this can be something that helps you grow as a person and become even stronger in your faith. You can learn more about their religion and what they believe and you can teach them about yours. You may find that you had a lot of misconceptions about their religion and you will be expanding your mind as well as opening your heart to something new. You don’t have to take on their religion, but you can both share with one another.
Through this sharing process you may find that your religions have a lot of things in common. You may find that you are both able to keep practicing your faith without impeding the others beliefs. This can be a growing experience for the both of you, and many people have been able to build successful relationships despite differences in their religious beliefs.
If you get married you can make compromises, if you have kids you can teach them both religions, and on holidays you can each incorporate both of your beliefs. You just need to be honest about the way you feel and let your partner know how you are feeling. Being open will allow you to both ask questions, voice concerns, and plan for the future. Religion does not have to impede your relationship, in fact it may allow you to grow in new and interesting ways!
Rodrigo Rehn is a Relationships Expert, Linux Systems Administrator, Web Programmer, PHP Developer and CEO of FaceRomance online dating for singles.
The Divine Guru Represents The Unmanifest Form Of God
By Abha Shahra
I have experienced; how with the right purification from a divya (divine) guru; the karmas of this life and past lives can be felt, accepted and understood in the right positive manner; in the least of time.
This also is possible after lifetimes of being born as a human; that there could be that collection of noble or pure deeds within my karmic cycles (prarabdh); that destiny took me to that soul energy who entered my life in the form of a divine guru; and who took my hand and handed me over to God-to ShreeNathji - Shree Krishn.
I have found, God is very close to us and His kripa, along with the grace from the divine guru finishes all karmic debts within us and thus the soul shines out in crystal clear purity.
The purity in our life and our inner thoughts and actions has deteriorated to an alarming extent. It becomes so easy to not remember the truth about our birth.
The required motivation and courage to stay stable on this journey towards ones reality comes from God and the divine guru the sadguru.
The lifestyles today majority of us live in; it is extremely easy to fall back into the mayic jungle. We also today have access to a lot of knowledge from innumerable sources; possibly all not authentic; because of the easy communication available in our times. The entire world is there for us with as many news and views. Our thoughts are affected by the media to a very large extent. Because of the alarmingly different thoughts bombarding us today, how can we decide what is true and important for us at the particular stage and situation in our life. The sifting of knowledge is extremely difficult, with many trying to catch attention in not all the right ways.
There are too many preachers and spiritual leaders propagating various methods. We could get totally confused in trying out the extensive ways offered to us; in our greed for fast movement we might just lose precious time before realizing we have not reached anywhere. A little peace, slightly better health may have been achieved no where near to the inner self.
Could become a khichdi (mix) of the wrong kind. We in our innocence having spent so much time doing various sadhanas (methods) wait for the right opening. We may just end up feeling very disillusioned. All our innumerable methods of praying, meditations, scripture reading, chanting, satsangs, seva, yogic kriya; are ways not directly related with God. Without the right understanding, though we may spend hours praying; required purifications do not take place. We all know; without the right purity of bhao, heart, mind, body, soul it is impossible to be anywhere near the Divine powers.
Till the time one is not established strongly in the DOT, the closeness and regular support of the Guru is important and cannot be debated.
At times it can become very difficult and dangerous for a devotee to be confronted by non- believers, who may want to argue and demand logical explanations for spiritual truths. Only the support from a divine guru can help maintain the right balance, or else its easy to slip in the comfort of the known way of life which all approve of. To be able to stay firm, one requires help and guidance in the form of the right guru or master, who is overflowing.
Except in the people close to God who have merged with the consciousness, can such a quality be felt; or else -
In a world of beggars, who will give?
All are empty in themselves, hungry for various things
Greater name, more money, higher power
Simply the strong desire to tower above the rest of the humanity in what ever capacity could even be in the mask of religion!
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