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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[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?

[2gointruth]

I am not guided by Christians to the way of Truth, but by the hand of Christ.

I am not guided by Jews to the way of Truth, but by the hand of Abraham.

I am not guided by Muslims to the way of Truth, but by the hand of Muhammad.

I am not guided by Hindus to the way of Truth, but by the hand of Gandhi.

I cannot be guided by Atheists to the way of Truth: Only by our Father's messengers.

[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.

[Diane Meier]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[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.