Divorce Etymology

Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary

definition of dogma is as follows:

Main Entry: dogoma

Pronunciation: 'dog-m&, 'däg-

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural dogmas also

dogomaota /-m&-t&/

Etymology: Latin dogmat-, dogma, from

Greek, from dokein to seem a point of view

or tenet put forth as authoritative without

adequate grounds

While we recognize the positive influences of

organized faith, most religions, including

Buddhism for example, have their share of

dogma. Despite valuing many Buddhist tenets,

we detect plenty of dogmatic beliefs among its

followers. The following email sent to us from

a Buddhist who chants daily exemplifies our point:

"I think fate and destiny goes back to karma, yes

we have karma from previous lives, but we created

our own karma, so we also can change it! Although

we may not change all bad karma completely,

my master promised us that thru chanting

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo we can absolutely

reach enlightenment in this life time! And

we can expedite the changing process! That's

the power of our chanting!

If you start chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

you'll reach enlightenment way faster than

any methods you suggest. I've used the power

from my prayers (thru chanting) to overcome

obstacles in my everyday life and achieve my

goals - many times making impossible into

possible... Quite mystical, but also a lot of work"

We asked the gentleman who emailed us to

share how much closer he thinks he is to

"enlightenment" from chanting and exactly

how he has "changed" his karma, but he didn't

respond back to us.

The Buddhist above states that his master

"promised" him that he'd reach "enlightenment"

if he chanted a certain verse. Chanting is a form

of meditation and can be used to become more

centered and to focus.

However, if you have further karma to work out

and need to come back for other lifetimes (that

may have been planned well before this one), all

the chanting in the world isn't going to change that.

As we always say, you cannot erase your karma and

bypass the earthly experience needed to balance it.

Sure, you can change how you react to it, which can

make the lessons easier to tolerate, but in no way can

you erase what your ego doesn't like or create what

your ego wants if it's not part of your destiny.

Other forms of dogma linked to various belief

systems include the following:

*The "Harmonic Convergence," (a label given, by

creative and opportunistic astrologers, to a type of

irrelevant astrological planetary alignment that has

been occurring regularly for eons) and other "cosmic

events" like it; promoters make bogus claims of

"unparalleled times" in the earth's history, promoting

their web sites and selling their products, yet the only

"unparalleled time" is for them to take advantage of

the uneducated, misinformed, and those who are

impressed by far-out, "spiritual" sounding, New Age

notions; other key phrases commonly used include,

"now is a momentous time unlike any other," and

"many facets of the Divine Plan are unfolding

simultaneously"

*Men need women in marriage in order to grow

spiritually

*Women can't be spiritual or religious leaders

*Sex before marriage is a sin

*Directives issued by "ascended masters" through

"channeled messages;" these are sometimes valid,

yet so often bogus and long-winded cosmic fu-fu;

obvious red flags are if the "messages" are

biased-sounding in any way and/or deny the

fact that varying degrees of adversity in people's

lives has a divine purpose

*Getting married and having children is the right

thing to do

*Divorce is a sin

*You can "Ascend" or "reach enlightenment" in

this life if you consciously choose it

*Because the Universe is changing, we aren't

governed by the laws of karma like we used to be

*You can live forever; all you have to do is

"download" your consciousness into a clone of

yourself

*Once you die, all your "sins" are forgiven and

you get a "get out of jail free" card; you aren't

accountable for your actions in this life

*You have complete free will while incarnated

and you can create anything you want in this life;

what the mind can conceive, you can achieve

*You have the right to anything you desire; it's

your "birthright"

*Cursing is a sin

*Nudity is a sin

*Making a lot of money is a sin

*Taking a vow of poverty is the right thing to do

*Having a drink once a while will corrupt your

spirituality

*Eating meat isn't very spiritual

*Vegetarianism is the most spiritual diet

*Listening to Rock music is not very spiritual

*Dressing provocatively is a sin

*If you don't adhere to a particular belief

system, you're doomed

*Select Feng Shui "cures" such as, "Beautify

the money area in your house and become a

millionaire!;" yes, we value many Feng Shui

concepts, but you can't cheat fate through its

methods

Copyright © 2007 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

Scott Petullo and Stephen Petullo are identical twins and have been exploring metaphysics since the early 1980Â’s. They are experts in the fields of prediction, personal fate, love life, and past life regression, and are natural psychics and mediums. Get their free report: 13 Spiritual and New Age Myths and 11 Questions to Ask before hiring Psychic. http://www.mystictwins.com http://www.holisticmakeover.com

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