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"The children hold the keys to the kingdom of heaven"
"Heaven is within" -Jesus " the innocent are free from judgement",. Faith: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen"(Bible) "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."(new Testament) "Be in the World but not of it"-Jesus. "Take no thought for the morrow - for sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" "Ye are saved by grace and not by works - lest any man should boast" "Faith without works is dead"...A www link to biblical sources here. The Golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself" - Christian. "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful"- - - -Buddhist. "Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss."-Taoist. "Do unto all men as you would they should do unto you and reject for others what you would reject for yourself"-Muslim. " Let no one do to others what he would not have done to himself"-Hindu.
That is the bottom line -Karma , dude ! Afterthot - From: What is this religion? - by Dr K Sri Dammananda: Is it Possible? .Without sensuous pleasures would life be endurable? .Without belief in immortality can man be moral? .Without any aid from an external agency can man advance towards righteousness? .Without rites and rituals can man lead a religious life? .Without emotional faiths and beliefs can man practice a religion? .Without suffering through certain religious penances can man attain his liberation? .Without creating fear in the mind can man follow certain religious principles? .Without using force and threatening others can we introduce a proper religion? .Without superstitious beliefs and dogmatic ideas in the name of religion is it possible to convince the masses to lead a religious life? .Can man appreciate and inspire a religion without mysticism, occultism and priest craft? ----------------------------"Yes"- said the Buddha.(he continues)--------------- - Thanks Doc. Your Karma ran over my dogma. Didn't the original founders all have the same message ? They all proved that there is no one between yourself and God or Tao or truth or the angel or. Whatever you call it. "In the name of love" u2
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