Although I wrote about many ways to practice svadhyaya beyond just studying sacred texts, I do recommend reading the Bible, Torah or the Quaran, or other religious book if you have not done so already. Read them for yourself and gain your own opinion without the filter of priests or extremists.
In my struggle with understanding God, I opted to read the Bible. I got through the Old Testament and was able to form my own conclusions and opinions. The main thing I realized is that this is not the word of God. This is a collection of stories from people who interpret what they know as God.
The people who wrote the Bible certainly had good ideas about how to live your life in harmony with others. I can pick these ideas out and apply them to my life in positive ways. But what the messages lacked was a way to find peace from within. They used Fear of God to keep people in harmony. I still need to read the New Testament, and I hope to find less Fear...we shall see.
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