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“Rigid and fundamental religion. What has it achieved for humanity? Further divisions. Where is peace?”
“This is true more so for the Western religions of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and Baha’i.
I like in the Eastern traditions one can be all three of these plus any other belief. This would include Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
In fact I take the best of all the worlds religions and secular wisdoms and partake of what is agreeable with me.
The rest I merely let go. That being said Western psychologies CBT and REBT are good parallels with Eastern Buddhism.
Add the Stoic philosophy which was an ancient precursor to the emergence of western psychologies cognitive based approach.
Taken all together they help to discipline the mind. Of all the giants of wise sayings, Carl Jung comes to mind as extremely insightful. In fact his one quote of until we make the unconscious conscious, we shall not evolve.
Then there is Plato with his archaic term of the philosopher kings. The term is archaic but his insight his sound. Until we are governed by lovers of wisdom, we shall not evolve as a society but continue dysfunction.
Take Buddhism, CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, REBT: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Stoicism, Carl Jung and Plato and you have a prescription for societal success.” LightSun