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What attitudes does your belief tell you to take on?

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Gokunama

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:59 am


I'm curious as to where all religions can agree.

The attitudes that Christianity says to take on are:

Compassion--to try and suffer with another, and then try to alleviate their pain, so they can experience happiness. The opposite is hate, in which one wishes another misery, and pain.

Gratitude--happiness for what one has. The opposite of greed.

Calmness--the opposite of heated anger, or debilitating fear or worry. Self control could fall under this category. Also objectivity, as people who lack objectivity are more prone to hate, and strong negative emotions attached to a person or group of people.

1. For the Christians, am I missing any emotions that couldn't fit under one of those categories?

2. For those of other belief systems, can your belief system agree with these, and more so, can they add any more to the definition of these attitudes?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:09 am


Paganism generally lacks dogma, especially if you're not practicing with a group. Paganism as a broad, expansive category doesn't set down many rules about things like this, but I think there are points that most practitioners would agree with, even though they aren't written and dogmatic. The three you mentioned would be supported by most Pagans, with the greatest emphasis probably being on the last one, calmness. Much of Paganism is about seeking harmony with the Earth and the environment. It is not so much about self-control, as just having inner peace. Self-control is of course a part of this, but other religions end up attaching other thingsd to the concept of self-control that Pagans don't (such as the concepts of sin).

Regardless of what Paganism in general thinks, I've always had my own Code which has points very similar to those you put here. The points here, though, are generally not among the most important of my Code, but rather this one instead:

Commentary Five
Treat the Earth and all who dwell upon it with respect and tolerance, without exception. Tolerance and respect are the best vaccine against the discords of anger and hatred.

Starlock
Vice Captain

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