We are not all the same, and in our difference we are divine

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

I spend a lot of time in interfaith, multicultural and racial justice spaces because I think that bridging divides is a critical issue of our time...

It’s not uncommon to hear people in these spaces make the case for this work by simply saying, “We’re all the same.”
I realize people mean well with this truism, and I understand what they’re trying to say. But I don’t think it accomplishes what they want it to.....

In the spirit of sharing, I want to offer a window into the unique logic of Sikh wisdom, which I believe offers us a model for thinking about diversity in a way that is substantive and powerful.

Sikhi teaches that people can achieve enlightenment from different religious paths, so long as the approach is grounded in love and oneness.....

In a liturgical prayer that Sikhs have been reciting nightly for centuries, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhi, writes: “There are countless seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months. There is one sun, yet many seasons. O Nanak, the Creator has many forms!”

To read more:

https://religionnews.com/2019/08/30/we-are-not-all-the-same-and-in-our-difference-we-are-divine/

[Karadeniz]

1. Not sure I quite agree...actually, the thesis is a bit selfcontradictory. On the one hand,

Divinity is in the differences. On the other, everything contains the divine...so where are the differences?

Christianity teaches that we are all related because we all have a soul originating from the same source. The parables teach reincarnation, so all the souls may be at different levels of spiritual development depending upon how one has lived one's lives. Christianity does not teach that the source god is the earth creator god, so the spiritual level of earth creation would not be of the same quality as the spiritual energy level of the source god domain. Once the parables are understood, Christianity presents an easy to understand god system which explains lots.

[Voltaire2]

4. There is no such thing as 'soul'. Your consciousness is entirely a property of you brain.

[guillaumeb]

5. My view is this deals with recognizing the divinity in others,

and appreciating that what we see as differences are less than our shared divinity. No matter what we name the Creator, it is the shared recognition that we should celebrate.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. "I am." Neville Goddard nt

[guillaumeb]

6. Goddard forgot one step.

Cogito, ergo sum.
René Déscartes.

Any life form literally"is", but that makes no claim to sentience. Déscartes recognized that our sentience makes humans what we truly are.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Goddard forgot nothing.

He is perfect just the way he is. Thought is the backbone of the "I am" premise.

Use your imagination lovingly on behalf of another person. ~ Neville Goddard

[guillaumeb]

8. After reflection, I agree that thought is implicit in Goddard's phrase.

Thank you.

[MineralMan]

3. We are each unique in our genetic makeup.

No deity is required. Science can demonstrate those differences quite well. The concept of divinity is supported by zero evidence.