Nudist : Religious, Spiritual or Atheists

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• ME

  MembroAutor original

  Aug 11, 2015

  Aghoris, Jainis, yes I agree they are Nudist, and that it has been since centuries. But then there is no room for females to practise nudism. Last a Brazilian women bared her clothes in Kumbh, she was arrested. So, is our religion giving freedom only to men?

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  nudelankan

  Aug 11, 2015

  I'm a Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist, and so consider myself as an Atheist yet have the uttermost respect and veneration for all religions. And even though I revere and respect my religion, I consider Buddhism to be more of a great life philosophy than a religion in the strictest sense. And as far as nudism is concerned, I'm inclined to agree with you all, because Buddhism too has got nothing to do with nudism. But Lord Buddha has taught us to focus more on principals, than on material things and I have to say that I find the principals of nudism to be very much aligned with my own religion. This is because nudism too promotes a sense of equality and brotherhood among all human beings, and inspires to judge people only for what they do, and not based upon what they look like.
  
  Buddhism is a very radical religion, especially during the age when it first came about, and I believe nudism too has, always been a very progressive lifestyle. This is actually kind of ironic when you think about it, since we were all naked during our earliest evolution upon this world. And it's one thing to say that people wore clothes because they were cold, which is quite valid and logical, but it's another thing entirely to say that they continue to wear it even in tropical countries like ours, purely out of mutual fear, shame or guilt. Who are we afraid of, each other? Why? And although many people would find it unbelievable, nudism is actually the perfect antidote to the social and misogynistic issues in our societies.
  
  And I think naturism too share these common and beautiful truths in its core beliefs if you don't mind me saying, even though it can favor a more spiritual side than nudism. I'm not an experienced naturist myself so forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe that it treats all living things as being the same, and calls us to bind with nature and support it. Lord Buddha too was very keen to let his disciples bond with nature and animals, letting them to wander off, mediate and live with nature in far-away forests and caves for extended periods of time. So all religions and progressive lifetstlyes may share universal truths among them, I believe. And of course, even though we call him Lord only out of sheer reverence, he too always strived to emulate himself to be just a normal human being like any other, and that actually is partly why I'm an atheist myself, since I consider himself to have been only another human like myself, nothing more or less. And on a more personal note as well, I do find doing meditation for a long time to be much more comfortable when in the nude, and I'm sure a lot of practicing yogi and yoginis would agree on this too.
  
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  ollygrumps

  Aug 11, 2015

  I was brought up as an evangelical Christian. Nudism was shunned even thought the bible starts with Adam and Eve totally naked, and happy till they ate the forbidden fruit. Later in life my wife and I got so fed up with the double standards of the "Christians" around us that we becameborn-againatheists (evangelical Christians will recognise part of that phrase). Now I'm free to be my naked self.
  

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  JimShorts

  Aug 11, 2015

  [quote]Hello fellow Naturalists.
  I am a born Hindu Indian, but an atheist since a long time. As far as I know of all the religion, nudity is a taboo with most of them. If you're a nudist, I take it that you are somewhat disagreeing with what is written in our religious books.
  
  What most of you consider yourself as? Religions, Spiritual or Atheist?[/quote]You do know that there is a difference between a naturalist and a naturist, right?
  
  I am Christian, spiritual and not particularly religious.  There are differences there, too.  Unlike most Christians, I think, the Bible says nothing about the body being shameful, the nudity of it causing others to lust or that nudity is a sin.  I understand that they be offended by nudity, and they may try to justify their offense with the Bible, ideology, religion or whatever, and that is fine.  I really don't care what they think.
  
  The problem with atheists is that they are often mean in America and want to force others to disbelieve in God.  Agnostics, on the other hand, just don't care.
  
  To each their own; I reckon.  All that really matters to me is that I am right with God each day.
  

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  NatureJim

  Aug 11, 2015

  I am part of the liberal protestant group where nudity is not an issue.  It is not sometime that is part of our beliefs, but nudity is not shunned if practiced while respecting others beliefs.  So being nude at a nude beach or nude resort is not an issue as well as a group of nudist friends hang out at your house.
  The bible is full of nude stories where being naked was not wrong.  King David danced in the plaza naked.  The disciples fished naked and were not ashamed.
  I know for some very conservative Christians, being naked is a problem.  One guy I chatted with would be reported to his church if he was naked even with his wife except in the dark when he was procreating.  Now that is just wrong.
  We believe that the human body was created by God and it is good.  Why do we need to hide it?

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  nudelankan

  Aug 12, 2015

  [quote]Very well said kinkyfreedom. True words of wisdom[/quote]Thank you very much, shanky! Glad that I was able to contribute to the discussion. Love the topic...
  
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  nudelankan

  Aug 13, 2015

  [quote]Kinkyfreedom.... I guess the thank U is deserved by everyone who participated in this wonderful discussion. [/quote]Indeed, shanky! So nice to see such an engaging and intelligent conversation being maintained by everyone here on such an interesting topic, truly enlightening!!
  
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• ME

  MembroAutor original

  Aug 13, 2015

  JimShorts, yes that happens to be the useful autocorrect feature that made it naturalist. :) [quote][quote]Hello fellow Naturalists.Â
  I am a born Hindu Indian, but an atheist since a long time. As far as I know of all the religion, nudity is a taboo with most of them. If you're a nudist, I take it that you are somewhat disagreeing with what is written in our religious books.
  
  What most of you consider yourself as? Religions, Spiritual or Atheist?[/quote]You do know that there is a difference between a naturalist and a naturist, right?
  
  I am Christian, spiritual and not particularly religious.  There are differences there, too.  Unlike most Christians, I think, the Bible says nothing about the body being shameful, the nudity of it causing others to lust or that nudity is a sin.  I understand that they be offended by nudity, and they may try to justify their offense with the Bible, ideology, religion or whatever, and that is fine.  I really don't care what they think.
  
  The problem with atheists is that they are often mean in America and want to force others to disbelieve in God.  Agnostics, on the other hand, just don't care.
  
  To each their own; I reckon.  All that really matters to me is that I am right with God each day.
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• ME

  MembroAutor original

  Aug 13, 2015

  Leolucbx, would love to.. But I guess is not feasible. Loved everyone's opinion. [quote][quote]Thank u everyone. This discussion has been truly enlightening for me.[/quote]A discussion that has Ecumenical ramifications. Would be neat if we could all get together for a roundtable discussion and dialogue. Naked of course:-)
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  JimShorts

  Aug 17, 2015

  [quote]JimShorts.........we arent debating here. Everyone from every possible religion does interpret their religious teachings in thier own way. Some are moderate some very radical and then some who dont really care. As u only said, to each his own. I again reiterate that nudism has nothing to do with religion.[/quote]Religious people believe that religion and/or spirituality have a lot to do or everything to do with most or all areas of their lives.  I know that it is true of me.  Also, nudity and its relationship to sin and other things are discussed in many religious texts and in many pulpits, so one cannot say they have nothing to do with one another.  Certainly they do sometimes and in some places for some people.  I'm just saying that your statement, "Nudism has nothing to do with religion," is at least a generalization if not an overstatement.
  

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  Campingbare

  Aug 17, 2015

  On my naturist camping webiste I go into depth on this topic, but in a nutshell, if you get an electronic version of the Bible an do a word search on naked, nakedness, nude, bare, stripped, etc., AND read each reference IN CONTEXT (in other words, read what comes before and after), and if you do this with no pre-conceived ideas on the subject, you will see that the Bible in no way condemns nakedness. It does recognize that many people find nakedness shameful, but it does not say we should find it shameful.
  
  Read in context, the one verse normally used to teach anti-nakedness is actually telling us not to OVERDRESS in church, but to clothe ourselves in good works!
  
  Isley Boone was the founder of the American Sunbathing Association (later became AANR). He was also a Baptist Minister.
  
  'Nuff said.
  

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