Everything is One
Growing up religion was always a sensitive subject due to my parents having different beliefs and religious backgrounds. My father is a Muslim and my mother is a Christian. Being the youngest of five, I was highly influenced by my parents. When I was young I would go with my mom to church on Sundays and pray in the mosque with my father on Thursdays; in order to make them both happy. Unfortunately, my parents would argue over many issues due to having such different philosophies and beliefs. My father had always wanted me to follow the Islamic religion like himself. Growing up my father did not allow me to play certain sports due to the uniform being too revealing. I was not allowed to wear bathing suits at the pool or beach. …show more content…
Due to my parents always arguing and eventually getting a divorce, I began to study both Islam and Christianity. I studied them both with the attempt to get a better understanding as to why my parents didn’t work out. I learned that religion wasn’t the issue. In fact, their issue was quite separate from religion. But by studying both my parent 's religions, I began to understand both my parents individually. This causes me to become a very philosophical person. I briefly began studying Buddhism, which was the start of my own practices. I found myself enjoying several philosophies from different religions which caused me to believe that there is a connection between each religion, they are all just practiced and preached in different ways. Due to this belief of mine, I began to live my life in accordance with several different beliefs from different religions. I have always believed in one God. As I grew older I cultivated many hobbies such as painting, gardening, meditating, reading religiously about everything and practicing yoga. With so many hobbies, I began to become infatuated with the universe. Due to my hunger and thirst for knowledge and desire to understand my purpose on earth, I continued to read about quantum physics, the law of attraction, astronomy, philosophy, and even how to live the most natural, holistic lifestyle. Thus, I found, even more, connections to each subject and each …show more content…
We must set the best example as to how a human being should be in order to continue to carry on generations of moral and ethical people. These ideas are similar to that of philosophers such as Kant and Sartre. Sartre believed that “every one of us must choose himself; but by that, we also mean that in choosing for himself, he chooses for all men…[our responsibility] concerns mankind as a whole” (EH 30). Sartre explains how when we act in certain ways, we are allowing the same for others because we are all one. He discusses how we must take into consideration how our actions influence others, therefore we must choose wisely and rightfully. Sartre also says how “in truth, one ought always to ask oneself what would happen if everyone did as one is doing; nor can one escape from that disturbing thought except by a kind of self-deception” (EH 351). Kant believed that one should, “act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (FMM 421). Kant is implying that one should only act upon something if it is derived from a goodwill. True goodwill is only one that can become universalized amongst all, without harm to anyone. Which means that everyone can act upon this goodwill and the universe will still act in harmony. This is very similar to the beliefs of Pantheism because both
Growing up religion was always a sensitive subject due to my parents having different beliefs and religious backgrounds. My father is a Muslim and my mother is a Christian. Being the youngest of five, I was highly influenced by my parents. When I was young I would go with my mom to church on Sundays and pray in the mosque with my father on Thursdays; in order to make them both happy. Unfortunately, my parents would argue over many issues due to having such different philosophies and beliefs. My father had always wanted me to follow the Islamic religion like himself. Growing up my father did not allow me to play certain sports due to the uniform being too revealing. I was not allowed to wear bathing suits at the pool or beach. …show more content…
Due to my parents always arguing and eventually getting a divorce, I began to study both Islam and Christianity. I studied them both with the attempt to get a better understanding as to why my parents didn’t work out. I learned that religion wasn’t the issue. In fact, their issue was quite separate from religion. But by studying both my parent 's religions, I began to understand both my parents individually. This causes me to become a very philosophical person. I briefly began studying Buddhism, which was the start of my own practices. I found myself enjoying several philosophies from different religions which caused me to believe that there is a connection between each religion, they are all just practiced and preached in different ways. Due to this belief of mine, I began to live my life in accordance with several different beliefs from different religions. I have always believed in one God. As I grew older I cultivated many hobbies such as painting, gardening, meditating, reading religiously about everything and practicing yoga. With so many hobbies, I began to become infatuated with the universe. Due to my hunger and thirst for knowledge and desire to understand my purpose on earth, I continued to read about quantum physics, the law of attraction, astronomy, philosophy, and even how to live the most natural, holistic lifestyle. Thus, I found, even more, connections to each subject and each …show more content…
We must set the best example as to how a human being should be in order to continue to carry on generations of moral and ethical people. These ideas are similar to that of philosophers such as Kant and Sartre. Sartre believed that “every one of us must choose himself; but by that, we also mean that in choosing for himself, he chooses for all men…[our responsibility] concerns mankind as a whole” (EH 30). Sartre explains how when we act in certain ways, we are allowing the same for others because we are all one. He discusses how we must take into consideration how our actions influence others, therefore we must choose wisely and rightfully. Sartre also says how “in truth, one ought always to ask oneself what would happen if everyone did as one is doing; nor can one escape from that disturbing thought except by a kind of self-deception” (EH 351). Kant believed that one should, “act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (FMM 421). Kant is implying that one should only act upon something if it is derived from a goodwill. True goodwill is only one that can become universalized amongst all, without harm to anyone. Which means that everyone can act upon this goodwill and the universe will still act in harmony. This is very similar to the beliefs of Pantheism because both