http://www.visibleorigami.com/2025/09/these-are-all-eternally-blooming.html

My life has been changed by various expressions of what I call inspired scripture. I did not get something from everything that is considered inspired scripture by its followers. A couple of the systems and teachings left me cold. I do not mean that as a criticism except where it applies. They were just not for me. One of them was purely atheistic and exclusionary, and only those who checked the box got the bagel and lox.

The other one is cruel and seriously confining. It is a religion for zealots in the key of fundamentalism. I was truly impressed by one of its offshoots, however, so… all was not lost.

Concerning what did impact me and shape my life, were the teachings of Krishna-Christ and Lao Tzu. Buddhism also made an impression, but there was an unnecessary complexity to it, so I saw it more as a resource that fleshed out the other three. I would have to say of all of them, I found that The Way of Life by Lao Tzu was the most comprehensive and applicable to navigating material life.