Dalai Lama tells Facebook fans "religion is no longer adequate" by Lauren O'Neil- Is religion past its prime?
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2012/09/19 22:43:19
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Religion seems to spark such hatred and anger in the followers. Mainly the big three but even among those that do not believe in any God. Now there is a big difference between faith and religion. Religion is just a bunch of rules and regulations set out to control the followers. Faith is a personal relationship with what ever you believe inn. If you truly believe in your chosen faith there should be no reason to get angry or even debate, that is unless you are secretly questioning your own faith.
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sparked a great deal of discussion this week by writing "religion is no longer adequate" on his Facebook page.
The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who has 4.3 million Facebook fans, posted this status update on Monday:
"All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love,
compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote
inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding
ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly
convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about
spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether."
The post got over 4, 770 comments, and over 53, 920 shares.
Because the Dalai Lama, 77, is one of the world's most recognizable
religious figures, his words got others talking-and questioning his
intent.
"It's one thing when philosophers, atheists or even religious folks on
the fringes of a system call for serious reevaluation, but when the
Dalai Lama says it, that's enough to give me pause and wonder if this
post-Christendom direction we've been headed toward in the west isn't a
greater trend that's seeping into the global zeitgeist," wrote Christian
Piatt in a reactionary blog post called "Does the Dalai Lama Want to End All Religion?"
The Huffington Post reports that the status update was actually
excerpted from a from a book released by the Dalai Lama last year called
"Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World."
In it, he argues that secular ethics are more important when it comes to
dealing with the problems in today's world than organized religion.
Some suggest that by "secular ethics" the Dalai Lama is referring to
science - a field that the Nobel Peace Prize winner has shown a keen
interest in for years.
"The Dalai Lama's advice sounds startling familiar (sic) -- one that
echos the sentiment put forth by outspoken atheist Sam Harris who argues
that science can answer moral questions," writes Geoge Dvorsky on i09.
"The Dalai Lama is no stranger to scientific discourse, and has
developed a great fascination with neuroscience in particular. It's very
possible, therefore, that his thinking has aligned with Harris."
The
sparked a great deal of discussion this week by writing "religion is no longer adequate" on his Facebook page.
The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who has 4.3 million Facebook fans, posted this status update on Monday:
"All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love,
compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote
inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding
ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly
convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about
spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether."
The post got over 4, 770 comments, and over 53, 920 shares.
Because the Dalai Lama, 77, is one of the world's most recognizable
religious figures, his words got others talking-and questioning his
intent.
"It's one thing when philosophers, atheists or even religious folks on
the fringes of a system call for serious reevaluation, but when the
Dalai Lama says it, that's enough to give me pause and wonder if this
post-Christendom direction we've been headed toward in the west isn't a
greater trend that's seeping into the global zeitgeist," wrote Christian
Piatt in a reactionary blog post called "Does the Dalai Lama Want to End All Religion?"
The Huffington Post reports that the status update was actually
excerpted from a from a book released by the Dalai Lama last year called
"Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World."
In it, he argues that secular ethics are more important when it comes to
dealing with the problems in today's world than organized religion.
Some suggest that by "secular ethics" the Dalai Lama is referring to
science - a field that the Nobel Peace Prize winner has shown a keen
interest in for years.
"The Dalai Lama's advice sounds startling familiar (sic) -- one that
echos the sentiment put forth by outspoken atheist Sam Harris who argues
that science can answer moral questions," writes Geoge Dvorsky on i09.
"The Dalai Lama is no stranger to scientific discourse, and has
developed a great fascination with neuroscience in particular. It's very
possible, therefore, that his thinking has aligned with Harris."
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☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/09/20 00:38:55
"Faith is a personal relationship with what ever you believe inn."
No, that's not what "faith" is. That's spirituality. Faith is belief in something for which you have no evidence, or in spite of the evidence against it.
"This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether."
We Humanists figured this out a long time ago - well, the ethics part, anyway. There is no need for spirituality, which has nothing to do with morals and ethics.
The industry of Religion or Anti-Religion are just that a business to make money at.
Life is about learning of yourself and if it means through a God or not that is your choice. Give people the space they expect and they in return will give you yours.
Thank You