Tuesday, October 16, 2001

The Answer is Working Together

Johnius Ecstaticus

Related to this idea is another idea gaining in popularity: the Golden Thread.  The idea is that all religions have at their core, a center of love, joy of life, reverence for being, happiness, etc.. When people really "get" their religion, they pretty much go to this same place.  Coming from this place, one is no longer a "Christian", a "Jew", a "Muslim", etc., but an enlightened loving human being. 

What if we encouraged meetings, dialogs, events, prayer sessions, etc., between such people of nominally different faiths? For instance, perhaps between Hassidic Jews and Islamic Sufis?  As the example of their blissful and spiritual coexistings-in-peace became witnessed, known, etc., perhaps those nearly ready would make the leap and join with them ... and then those a bit less ready would do so ... and then those previously not ready ... until a critical mass is reached where it becomes impossible to hurt one "group" without hurting the "other".

Eventually, most in the separate religions may come to realize that there is no need for further conflict, that coming from that place of pure spirituality and love, the answer is in working together as spiritual brothers and sisters ... and that the Holy City and Holy Land is for all.  Afterall, what good is religion if it doesn't encourage you to love other human beings?

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