True Interfaith Dialogue

[manytrailsonepath]

It would seem, at least to me, that this is somewhat of a stumping issue to wrap the mind around. I think true dialogue can occur without a willingness to transform but tolerance and understanding are essential. To try to clarify I would say that one would need to be tolerant of an other's traditions/beliefs and understand that we all may find truths in our traditions/beliefs but in different ways. What may come to me as truth through my belief system may mean nothing to you but be the most significant moment in my life. How could I expect it to transform someone else? These are just my thoughts.

[soma]

I think if a Christian is with a Muslim or Hindu, he should try to make him or her a better Muslim or Hindu. That is the Christian thing to do.

Christian Mysticism

[soma]

Since I believe God to be ineffable for us I don't see the first person as Redeemer. Jesus paves the way for the Holy Spirit to help in Man's awakening. Jesus receives from the father and gives to Man. The soul of evolved Man can do the same but as we are, our inner chaos and lack of presence denies the growth of the soul that can serve to connect heaven and earth.

I agree with the above quote. I will try to say the same thing in a different way.

The microcosm cannot grasp the macrocosm because it is too vast. The image that our unit minds can grasp is another unit being who serves as a model for spiritual life. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." Jesus is pointing the way to the macrocosmic mind and is the tangential point between the macrocosm and the microcosm. By using Jesus as a personal model and a focal point, we can attain Christ consciousness. It is the perfect consciousness for the human model because it has attained all of the possibilities in the human state. In it all potential is actualized on this earthly plane so it becomes the prototype of being for the Christ conscious mind. It admits and supports the idea that there are varied upward paths to God the Father's pure consciousness, and the diversity in different world faiths diminishes as one approaches Christ consciousness. Evolution and all spiritual paths lead to God's pure consciousness.