What if one day I say I am Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jew, Muslim?

What if one day?
What if one day I say I am a Buddhist,
The next day say I am a Christian,
The next say I am a Hindu,
The next day a Jew,
The next a Muslim,
And the next day something else?
Has the "I" actually changed,
Or only the opinions of the mind?
Who am "I"?
That is not answered by mere opinions of the mind.
The answer is only in stillness and silence,
Beyond the opinions of the mind.
In stillness and silence, all divisions disappear.
May all humans one day see,
That we are all of the same one source.
What if one day?

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• Buddhism
• Christianity
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[WarpHedgehog]

What is the music playing? I know I've heard it so many times, I can't believe I don't know it.

[yogabindu]

Pachelbel Canon in D

[yogabindu]

What if one day? What if one day I say I am a Buddhist, The next day say I am a Christian, The next say I am a Hindu, The next day a Jew, The next a Muslim, And the next day something else? Has the "I" actually changed, Or only the opinions of the mind? Who am "I"? That is not answered by mere opinions of the mind.

[impermanentoo]

Herad about Bahai? You're one, I guess. It's a religion that believes in the 5 major religions in the world. Check it out on the internet.

[yogabindu]

To whom are you writing this reply? In other words, who is the "You're one, I guess" to whom you are referrning? Whomever you are talking to, to say that "you" are one is the same mental trap as saying "I" am one, which is the point of this video. It is all about change of opinion, and then most people literally believe that they "are" this opinion. Do you understand that this is the point of the video?

[EddesHere1]

i like how videos like these dont attract as much attention as the ones with religions fighting against eachother.... good job, and keep spreadin the word

[RJToronto]

Thank you, Swami.

That has nourished my soul this evening.

Metta.

[burlhall1]

I think this could have been more embracing if Nature were included. Nature as created is thought as well as that which is also creature. Nature as Essence is I AM or that which is beyond thought. I guess I want to be all inclusive of Native American and other indigenous tribes. I'm also meditating on the Keres Pueblo Thinking Woman who sounds close to Genesis 1:2, "Earth was without form and void..." out of which the Word (thought) arises. In other words, unity is more than euro-asia.

[bindi2012]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[yogabindu]

That there is a "God" standing over all the religions is also a mere opinion of the mind. If one day you say you are a theist and the next day say that you are an atheist, these also are opinions of the mind, just as it is so to say you are Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jew, or Muslim. All of these are opinions of the mind. Ask "Who am I?", which is beyond all these opinions of the mind.

[yogabindu]

In the opinion of mind, one is guided by this or that. Then one day, somebody knocks on the door with their propoganda, and you say "I am a Christian" Still, it is the opinion of mind which has changed. The following day the person actually reads the book, finds it not worthy of pursuing, and then says "I am" something else. Still, it is the opinion of mind which has changed. This kind of truth is very, very difficult to handle for people who have identified with only one opinion.

[yogabindu]

Do you REALLY believe that the religions are the same. Besides, if one day after saying "I am Buddhist", I then say, "I am Bahai" has anything changed, or only the opinion of the mind. Did you actually watch the video to see that this is the point, or did you just read the title and presume you knew what that point was.