Greetings All,

I've been wondering for a while how the culture one was exposed to from birth, influence his/her rituals in later period of life. As I have seen in my studies so far (not even a fraction of what's out there, i admit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/face08.gif)), most of western CM rituals are based on jewish mysticism with a flavor of christian flavor and occasional comparison with eastern traditions.

I was born in a muslim family and found my previous beliefs very difficult to mix with even the basic rituals like LBRP or MP ( I still do ). On occasions i found some striking similarities in philosophy but most of the time just contradictory. It's been a struggle to form a set of beliefs that seemed true to my self .. ... for now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sport_boxing.gif) .

So, all out there, will you please share your own experience or opinion on the matter?

PS: I wasn't sure where to post this or if there are any similar topic. If so, my apologies.