Life's Fiction
Faith & Religion
You should be cautious about what you believe in or who you trust, yet often this warning goes ignored where religion is concerned and negative consequences occur for blindly following. If soemthing cannot submit itself for questioning, then it is not worth following.
How Religion Renders Diversity in the US Meaningless
Religion's fiction degrades diversity. There is no diversity in the context of faith and religious belief. A Christian practicing diversity would have to accept Satanism as an equal religion. Clearly, diversity of religion has not been effective in the US considering rise of Christian Nationalsim with the advent of President Trump. Diversity failed because religion is not capable of respecting differences of faith.
A Small Step Into Buddhism & Moments of Brief Wisdom
Life is often like a fiction, a story that we create or follow based on our perceptions, beliefs, expectations, and desires. Faith and religion are a large part of this fiction supposedly providing comfort and guidance but more often terrible consequences for believing, like harmful decision making. Unlike other religions, Buddhism seeks to understand suffering, impermanence, mindfulness, compassion, and happiness rather than providing a set of commands to attain such knowledge. Not that Buddhist wisdom cannot create its own confusing fiction, but that it is perhaps the least offensive of religions.
The Tree of Life's Boughs
Exploring the many branches and facets of life through the lens of a tree.