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I've been listening in my car to CD's of a discussion/presentation on "Vision of Islam" and am glad it's about done. It's been an exercise in discipline at times to continue to make my way through the series, but that's not because of it being on Islam. I imagine I'd grow weary of any 8 CD discussion on any religion. I'm glad I'm listening to it, though. It's something I've wanted to read about and finding an audio series of it has brought it into my life much sooner than if I were to wait until I had time to read about it. My time in the program has really helped me in so many ways and one of those is to "take what you need and leave the rest." Were it not for this concept, I'd likely completely miss an awful lot, for having my filters in place to hear only that with which I disagree. Instead, I've heard much that I can relate to and enjoy having been a wee bit enlightened as to the religion of a great number of people in this world. While I will likely never subscribe to any particular religion, I've tasted several things in Islam with which I agree. Granted, like with Christianity, there are some particulars with which I've no agreement whatever. Still, I'm able to see the good of it, too, and in exposing myself to it, I've gained new perspectives on several things, spiritual and mundane.