“I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong.”
― John Lennon

Organizing a religion , or shared faith , helps us get the support of others of the same faith. But , creating inflexible dogma that you have to believe in doesn't help . The "either you're with us or against us "  attitude simply turns people off. People need the freedom to believe whatever they want and the use of "holy books" that purport to contain "the " truth simply don't work in our information society. Words are symbols and in many cases these "holy " books have gone through several translations.

Is it conceivable to believe that you know the truth and know the only way to get to the truth ? Or , is there one truth but many ways to arrive at it ,

I havent posted for a long time but that's another  story . I've really been having  a lot of trouble understanding the SGI organisation and how to  cope within it .I believe that chanting NMHRK has a beneficial effect but cannot accept that it's the only way to enlightenment/happiness/understanding.

Quote from Linda Johnson SGI USA member

The Buddhism of True Cause teaches us that none of us can change yesterday.  But in this moment the most precious of all through our thought, words and action we can transform anything.  What is important is the ability to be 100% in the moment with the determination to use our LIFE CREATIVELY.  Like that, CREATIVELY.

 Arts Division Conference 10/30-11/02, 2003

Karen Armstrong , A History of God

One of the reasons religion seems so irrelevant today is that many of us no longer have the sense that we are surrounded by the unseen.

In these difficult times we cannot forget that we are spiritual beings and need to give thanks for everything.

The Universe… The incredible difference in scale between the tiny world we live in every day and the vastness of all time and space begs the question of whether we will ever be able to grasp the fullness of the cosmos. But that doesn’t stop us from trying. In fact, contemplating the great unknowns must be one of the oldest hobbies in human experience. The pursuit has given rise first to religion, then to philosophy, then to people who make fun of religion and philosophy.