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The Buddha said that his teaching are not to be followed like laws, but to be used as guidelines in finding your own spiritual path. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield explained that if there are aspects of religion that you don't like, return to where you were raised and make the changes from there. If you like the ritual, keep it. If you don't, drop it. True religion is different for everyone. This blog is a reflection of the journey I take to finding my personal spirituality. The basis for my spirituality stems from a cross between Buddhism and Judaism, but also includes bits and pieces from other religious faiths.
As I develop my individual spirituality, I am moving from the life of college student into the workforce. Included will my journey to find a job I truly love (this seems to be rare nowadays), that agrees with my personal ethics of peace and non-violence.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Interpretations of Abrahams Journey

The Tent of Abraham is an interfaith look at the story of Abraham and his sons Issac and Ishmael. I recently read a section of the book by Rabbi Arthur Waskow who emphasizes the similarities of between the Israeli/Palestinian conflict with the struggles between Issac (the holy son) and Ishmael (the outsider). Rabbi Waskow says:
"Did Mohammed have to die because the Palestinian people were ready to use violence to assert its own control over the very rock where the first Mohammed rose to heaven, flying on the wings of the one God, who has, according to the Quran, made nations and communities diverse so that we could learn from and love each other, not so that we could hate and kill each other?"
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