Krishna/Jesus/Buddha/Allah whom to worship?

[Aquarius]

All of them are important individuals in history. Just like you are.

Don't forget to believe in yourself!

[seeking_brilliance]

@Anirban657 from what I can tell, the "path" is just a lie. But the mind needs (wants) a path to follow in order to accept the truth. The mind likes baby steps. It has to come to the point where it thinks truth was its own idea, by some how "discovering" it.

Edited December 4, 2018 by seeking_brilliance

[FoxFoxFox]

Krishna/Jesus/Buddha/Allah whom to worship?

The first one sings. The second one wants you to be yourself. The third one is silent. The fourth one wants your complete surrender. 

Either one will get you enlightened...

...as long as you have faith.

[WindInTheLeaf]

You can find guidance in the steps of those who came before you but just realize that you are the voice of now and to reach that place of being that you so seek, you must embody truth however it is for you. Don't get caught in the wheel of accepting what you doubt to be true and spinning a web of confusion by singing when it is time for silence and being silent when it is time to speak.

There is probably lots of wisdom to be found in any of the directions you mention, but why not test out the waters yourself and decide by what you most feel connected to, most feel is you? Just be cautious, as you can oftentimes find yourself idolizing or demonizing certain beings, teachings, ways of being for the wrong reasons. The more that lies underneath your surface and the larger the degree of unrest caused by it, the less you can trust what you think you know.

In muddy waters everything that shines is believed to be gold. So sometimes it is better to be still and inquire into whatever is now, than to go out and look for gold in waters muddied more by every step. Sure you might get lucky and stumble upon gold, the right idol to worship and the right virtues to reflect, but by lacking the foundation of those ways of conduct you now mirror, such an acquired truth seems without essence and may be more of an obstacle than help for someone in search for truth.

Every path leads to enlightenment, and so Buddha takes many forms. If your authentic self is your Buddha nature, then discovering what you always were is what enlightenment is all about. Coming to rest is a quest of unrest, so you will surely be meeting obstacles that can be more easily and perhaps less painfully overcome with the help of guides, therapists, gurus, religions etc. Just be honest with yourself first and foremost and you will naturally know what makes sense and what does not, which steps to follow and which to ignore.

And don't get too attached to one teaching as it might easily lead you astray. Few things stand the test of time and teachings quickly lose their essence in translation. Even now as you read these words their meaning are different from which they were written. So don't take them too seriously. They are all you, and their meaning are that meaning which you see in them. What makes sense makes sense and what does not is oftentimes not worth the worry. You might return to words you once thought to be wise and find nothing but ignorance. You might stumble upon what you once discarded and find immense meaning. Just try to be centered and choose from the heart what to be true and what not to be, and be open to the possibility of you being proven wrong. 

Go in whatever direction you feel drawn to, but whatever you choose to worship and whatever idol you choose to follow, remember to worship above all else truth. This means, when you feel like truth is no longer there then truth is it is no longer there and that it is perhaps time to move on. And don't curse what you no longer find meaning in as completely meaningless as it was meaningful for you and perhaps brought you closer to the absolute truth. So there is really no choosing wrong if you choose by the heart. Follow Jesus today, Buddha tomorrow, Krishna the day after, and when you find no satisfying leader it is time to be your own.

[AlwaysBeNice]

16 hours ago, winterknight said:

3 episodes of psychosis and a year of depression?

You need psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy if you want to move forward. Expect to put a lot of time and effort in to heal. It will help you on your spiritual path. 

Google "psychoanalytic institute <your city>" and call them and ask for a referral -- PM me if you need more help with this.

To each their own, I've had some experience with therapy but found it to be not really useful, it wasn't in depth at all, of course this can differ, though self-inquiry/meditation/advaita study helped immensely and immediately with both psychosis and depression.

Not against therapy, emotional healing etc. not all. By the way, you can also use dream therapy, ask God before you go to sleep that you want some.

 

[winterknight]

3 hours ago, AlwaysBeNice said:

To each their own, I've had some experience with therapy but found it to be not really useful, it wasn't in depth at all, of course this can differ, though self-inquiry/meditation/advaita study helped immensely and immediately with both psychosis and depression.

Not against therapy, emotional healing etc. not all. By the way, you can also use dream therapy, ask God before you go to sleep that you want some.

Well, not all therapy is the same -- far from it. Psychoanalysis is not ordinary therapy, for example, though people think it is. Psychodynamic therapy is not the same as, say, cognitive-behavioral therapy either.

The actual therapist also matters, and your match with them.

Unfortunately people have very little knowledge of these distinctions. They just lump everything all together. It's not their fault. There's very poor education on these topics.

Edited December 5, 2018 by winterknight