Just my own as far as I know.. All those sources have had an influence(on me) to some extent.. Methods for authentication?.. None.. I even see some possiblity of a vestige of "truth" in some versions of Animism..
I don't hold much (human teaching) as sacrosanct.. But have read much from different christian and other sources.. but mostly christian.. Christian sources seem to be on a higher spiritual plane to me..
Since I became old I have mostly limited myself to engrams and intonations of Jesus words.. I can't seem to exhaust their content.. The metaphors are so rich and deep in meaning..
We, you and I, seem to be observing from observation posts quite different from each other.. I don't get the feel you are understanding me.. even though presentations are made from different angles.. But I understand you quite well..
My poor presentations may be the problem, but then others understand me quite well.. . If something in me "resonates " to it.. I don't trash it..
Many religions contain some truth ("sporoi" or seeds, as the Greeks call it). That doesn't mean they are acceptable as truth.
I don't hold much (human teaching) as sacrosanct
Every human, including you, is "guilty" of human teaching. That is the first lesson in humility.
Since I became old I have mostly limited myself to engrams and intonations of Jesus words.. I can't seem to exhaust their content.. The metaphors are so rich and deep in meaning
Certainly seems that way, doesn't it?
I don't get the feel you are understanding me.. even though presentations are made from different angles.. But I understand you quite well..
What is there to "understand?" Understanding implies knowledge. It's your own concoction of beliefs. I can accept them as such, but no, I do not "understand" them.