Religious and Spiritual Beliefs

SUFFERING (and pain) seems to be a pretty consistent theme among religions and most spiritual beliefs...

In Christianity, our suffering (and pain) was done by Jesus so that we would not have to suffer, but then entry into the kingdom of God could only take place in you believed in Jesus.

Still, there was suffering...

In Buddhism, suffering is also a key component that revolves around life's 4 truths:

1. all of life is based upon pain, suffering, and sorrow
2. the cause of suffering are our illusive desires
3. the cure to suffering in to overcome desires
4. we overcome desire by following a 8-fold path

In Hindu, suffering is again present...

• an essential life (Karma) revolves around good and suffering
• religious duties can help you acquire merit for the next life

In Christianity, one seeks to enter the kingdom of God after death but it Hindu and Buddhism, one seeks to become unified with the universe.  In essence, all three of these are the same.

These three spiritual beliefs are different and yet they all reach the same conclusion after death...  So, death is the ultimate similarity and is actually what happens to all of us regardless of what we believe.  It seems that becoming one with the universe is our justification for death.

Regardless of what kind of life we live, we all die...  Death is certain and absolute...  but, if one has spiritual faith, then death becomes more than being in a state of nothingness...  or as some call it a void.

Are we just rationalizing our FATE?

Loogically, there has to be a creator...  and, while that seems logically true...  who is the creator's creator?  At this point, our logic, like death, cease to exist and we are left with a question that cannot be answered except through spiritual faith...  or, is this what they call circular logic?

Nonetheless, it is mental quicksand.