(08-17-2011 02:39 AM)Mark Wrote:  

(08-17-2011 02:17 AM)Brian Wrote:  

(08-17-2011 02:15 AM)Mark Wrote:  Well, then you should have been more specific and said, "primary texts of religions" not "religions." Comparing the Bible to the Quran is quite different from comparing Christianity to Islam.

In my book, the teaching is everything dude.

It is unfortunate that most christian cares more about "jesus sacrifice" than his biggest contribution to christianity, which is his semon on the mountain.

Spirituality is something that is experienced, not read about. I don't care about theory. Give me field reports. Tell me about a zen meditation retreat you went on. Or a visit with Yogis in India. Or the time you went with your friend with him to his Mosque. Or the Coptic funeral you attended. In my book, you're basically a keyboard jockey right now. Sure, you've read a lot about religion (actually, on second thought, it seems like not much), but what have you experienced?

When I was young, I saw a descriptive video of animal factory in United State, within 10 second of that feeling, i instantly converted myself to become a vegetarian. To me, that very brief feeling of compassion that cause a huge change in my lifestyle IS spiritual.

For people who are ignorant of spirituality, they think that sitting there at the church listening to a priest talking or even talking to a yogi is a spiritual thing.

Spirituality is actually learning about a theory AND how to apply it to make you grow as a person. It's not about appreciation of the art of it or casual glance at it as a history.

I recommend you guys read the book "inner life" by leadbeater, then we'll talk.

The buddhist adherent to comparison between religion is because they do not want their follower to make the same mistakes like that of a christian when they create the crusade going around murdering millions of people. Reading the text without understanding the context and intention behind it shows your ignorant.