Kol Drake
Why look for a religion? I spent several years looking for a religion myself, while cultivating my spirituality
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So, in my opinion, while anyone who seeks a religion should also always follow their own spirituality, religions exist for a reason, which is that sometimes they are needed.
Opinion: Most use the word ‘religion’ — when, I believe, they really meant to say they are looking for a philosophy or ‘world view’ — belief — if you will, which will jive with their experiences and thinking.
Looking at Buddhism, Christianity, Judiism, Shinto, or Islam… or any of the other ‘faiths’ — all have kernels of ‘truth’… and all can be studied with the eye toward ‘what seems logical and right’. I suspect most only have ‘trouble’ with the ‘structures’ (churches) put in place to codify the original philosophies and teachings — which tend to veer from the original intent and meaning of said teachings.
Exploring the possibilities — is never bad. Finding ‘what works for you’ is a good thing… even if it’s a patchwork of pieces from all world ‘religions’.