Can you summarize your spiritual beliefs in 5-6 sentences?

Here’s a challenge for you. Can you summarize your spiritual beliefs in 5-6 sentences?

I asked this question in an article I just wrote for Elephant Journal. Please go there to read the article and answer the challenge:

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/can-you-summarize-your-spiritual-beliefs-in-5-6-sentences/

(Or, if you prefer, comment below and I’ll transfer your comment over to Elephant Journal. I want to collect all the responses in one place.)

I look forward to seeing your answers.

~ by Bob Weisenberg on November 30, 2009.

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9 Responses to “Can you summarize your spiritual beliefs in 5-6 sentences?”

I like this, here are mine

We are all one, if I say something about someone I am saying it about me, there is no “them”, we are all “we”, therefore, the only way I can get anything I want is by giving it to others

Silence and meditation are the only way to growth, it is in the silence that we access our infinite potential

I wish I can be enlightened in this lifetime, I really would like not to have to come back (I know it is an attachment issue but a good one)

A good asana practice grounds me and leads me towards the other branches of yoga and towards meditation

Words are powerful VERY POWERFUL spells with a lot more power than we think, therefore, we must, MUST be conscious of every word we utter

What goes around comes around

Claudia said this on December 1, 2009 at 7:43 am
What are you doing right now? Truth has already appeared, right in front of you, in this moment.

Stuart said this on December 8, 2009 at 11:32 pm
1 I believe that we are all holy beings and that we are connected and responsible for each other’s well being, but forget that sometimes.
2 I believe in the power of silence and deep listening to guide us to experiences beyond words, even though I am quite fond of words.
3 I also believe our words and body language are powerful and can be used for goodness or hurtfulness, depending on our level of awareness.
4 I believe that all beings (including animals) are creative in our own unique ways.
5 I believe in an essence, a Presence beyond, between, inside and around us all that is/was/will always be Present; in English I call this Unfathomable and yet Knowable on some level BEINGNESS, God.

Laura Hegfield said this on December 9, 2009 at 7:19 am
Thanks, Laura. I’ve copied your replay over to Elephant Journal for readers over there to enjoy.

Bob Weisenberg said this on December 9, 2009 at 8:13 am
Wow, thanks Bob…that’s awesome!

namaste,
Laura

Laura Hegfield said this on December 10, 2009 at 9:41 am
I should try and be as compassionate as possible, regardless of the existence or nonexistence of God, gods, heaven, hell, karma, or any possible rewards or punishments in this or any other life.
Everybody’s as sacred and holy as anybody else.
Any morality that isn’t based solidly in compassion isn’t worth having.
The only way not to hate myself is not to hate anybody else, either.
The only way to have everything I want is to want only what I have.
I don’t know anything.

YogaforCynics said this on December 22, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Thanks, YogaforCynics. That’s an interesting and unusual answer. I’ve copied it over to Elephant Journal for the readers over there.

Bob Weisenberg said this on December 25, 2009 at 10:16 am
OMG! These are SOO cute!! So creative… This is one of the greatest post i have seen ever

Yoga

susanweaver said this on April 3, 2010 at 1:28 am
Thanks for writing, Susan. Glad to see you here.

Bob Weisenberg said this on April 3, 2010 at 8:02 am