Catholic Hindu Throughout my brief time here on planet earth I have realized that philosophy is a very valuable tool that can help guide someone like me into a world of wonderment, awe and excitement. I also realize that I am only equipped with belief systems as everything seems to fail under close scrutiny. My nature, along with the rest of humanity, is to learn, play and experience life to its fullest and most subjective method.

Although I am a Catholic, I realize that this religion is only a tool that I use to help reach what I am truly searching for: the religious experience. The Catholic Church would have its parishioners believe that divinity does not dwell inside the personal soul, but this I where I disagree with my chosen institution. I believe that I am Christ and God and that my divine nature is expressed...

This beleif system suggests that Karma may dictate the results of future incarnations and gives some inclinations about how morals can be used to help society get along with each other. Ultimately Hinduism fails for me as a comprehensive philosophy because of the complicated words and the many gods. Western culture is much more suited for a monotheistic religion where paternal influence dictates the better interests of the collective.
Hindu's offshoot, Buddhism is much more aligned with the Christian mind frame, as the story of Jesus and Buddha resemble each other in profound ways. Buddha, much like Christ, presented an idea of heaven here on earth and the individual was responsible…