~Zekk~ wrote:What is the purpose of religion anyway? I mean, "To worship God and go to heaven" is an obvious answer, but is that really all you want?
Personally, I believe the goal of any path should be wisdom and enlightenment, among other things just as valuable. That said, why does there have to be any "real" religion at all? Aren't we all aiming for the same goal, while walking different paths (Like driving. Many roads to take, one destination...usually)?
And why do you want to go to heaven anyway? Heaven and Hell are just places. Like two cells of the leaf of a plant are just two "places". Those two cells are not all there is to that leaf, that leaf is not all there is to the stem, the stem is not all there is to the flower--and then, beyond the flower is the garden, and beyond the garden is other gardens, and beyond that theres still more!
But in the end, if you only follow your path because you want to go to heaven out of fear for hell (which, in my opinion, is rather silly, since fear [among other things] is only self-doubt in disguise), then you are losing the true meaning of your path.
Don't mind me, though. I'm just a random passer by, who happens to see things a little differently.
Very nice post





