Religions

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Many native eastern relgions have been around far longer than their western counterparts. Many of them seek out answers more internally than externally. Some of them do facinate me.

BUDDISIM-beliving this life is a dream and only through profound meditation can one reach inside themselves and wake up to the actual reality. (laymen terms)
THINK: The movie Matrix
DID YOU KNOW: Buddists aren't worshiping "The Budda" when they bow and meditate in front of it. They are trying to copy it's existence in this reality (still, quiet, not affected by this world), it is a goal for them to reach.

TAOISIM- the belief there is no wrong or right, on or off, hot or cold, soft or hard, etc...there only IS. (once again short version)
THINK: If everyday was a sunny day, what is a sunny day? There must also be cloudy days for the sunny days to exist. Moreover, what is a sunny day to one might be a cloudy day to another. Therefore evil must but present for good to exist, and both are relative to eachother.
DID YOU KNOW: The Yin/Yang symbol usually associated with the martial arts is actually the symbol of Taoism. (For one to be the perfect fighter there must be an equal amount of speed and strength, finesse and agression, concretness and dexterity)

...and I can't forget the need to reasearch Christanity, I find more of us christians that don't know anything significant about thier own supposed relgion than any other practiced relgion I know of. I don't know of anybody who has died from reading thier bible, it won't kill ya... trust me.