"Buddha was a fat manI thought, yeah, those dumb people worshipping their dumb cow. They got nothing on Jesus.
(so what?!)
Mohammad thought he had a plan
(I guess not!)
A Hindu god is an
Old cow!
You could be a god if you
knew how.
My god died on the cross (3x)
But he lived!"
You read enough Evangelical leader blogs and you'll get a sense of how consumer-driven faith is in America. The newest techniques, the newest technology, the newest music and the newest leaders, bringing in all the newest, hippest unbelievers. You listen to a good Evangelical pastor and you're gonna get geared up and ready to go do something purpose-driven. I'm beginning to wonder why I should go to church to get the same thing Steve Jobs gives me.
Related? I was sitting here typing the other day when these JW's came up to the house. The light was on and I was clearly at home as you could see me from the street, but when they rang the doorbell, I didn't answer. They hung out for a while, it was weird, but I didn't go to the door. Just sat here.
The following are things I've been kicking around. Not necessarily from, you know, the Buddha's mouth or whatever, but a start. I put these out there because I want Tom to tell me I'm wrong and for everyone else to have a little bit of cultivated reflection (see number one).
- Cultivation over advancement.
- Everything evens out in 1000 years.
- Gaining more just means you have more to worry about.
- Owning less means you have less to worry about and more time to cultivate.
- Your things are probably causing you some amount of suffering.
- You're better off doing good to someone than telling them what you believe.
- What you believe isn't so important as what you do.
- All the practices of all the main religions boil down to doing good and avoiding evil.
- Take enough steps back all religions are the same.
- Take enough steps forward and all religions are different.
- The mind is a drunken monkey.