Non-western religions are very unique in how they practice their beliefs, especially when they are compared to the western religions that surround us. I was interested in learning about Hinduism and Buddhism due to the nature that they are so different than Christianity and Judaism. The main part of Non-western religions that intrigues me the most is the idea of a cyclical view of time. Growing up, I was raised in a Christian home, where the view that I was taught was a linear view of time. Seeing that the non-western religions view time as nonlinear and they believe in reincarnation gave myself another view on different religions. The idea of Karma and endless rebirths is an fascinating subject. I would love to learn more about the Buddhist and Hindu religions. I also found the idea of being polytheistic, worshipping multiple gods, interesting. Shiva, the God of sex, death, and rebirth is by far the most interesting God to me because this god deals with the nonlinear view of time. I enjoyed looking at the other types of religions all around the world because they give you perspective on what you are practicing in your religion and a different view on what you could be practicing.
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I also found it pretty interesting to learn about these other religions that believe in different things, and see the world in a different way than we do. I was also raised in a Christian family, so all of this was pretty new to me as well. I found the non-linear world view to be intriguing too because I am use to the mindset that once a person passes, they just go to heaven and that is the end of it. They see it way different in that everyone has multiple lives and each time they come back, they try to be better. I actually found that to be pretty cool. As you mentioned, that whole idea deals with Karma. I never even knew this meaning of Karma until learning about it in class. I’m sure we all saw it as when you do something bad, then it comes back to get you. I enjoy learning about all of the different aspects of other religions because it really does broaden our views of the world itself as we learn what else is out there in the world that we haven’t seen yet.