Hello Rosey Welcome to the group.. And faith is a fantastic concept or state of being. There is a certain security in the pack mentality because you do not have to be responsible. Fortunately religion is not a one size fits all proposition and it is good to question your beliefs, you are very lucky to be able to examine your beliefs , with out condemnation. Prayer is a form of ritual, meditation is a from of ritual, letting go of oneself is healthy emotionally other wise you become the enter of your reality, to me that tends to lack the reference points needed for spiritual growth.. one needs a foundation on which to build your spiritual. That does not mean because some religious person sez something that it is true, it is just their interpretation of what Allah said. I personally have trouble understanding the koran I believe the purpose of belief is to learn to love Allah with your whole mind , your whole heart and your whole soul. fortunately anything beyound that is someones commentary on the subject Allan
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > I decided to start a new post as I originally intended it to be a > response to the Purpose of Life post but felt it took another > direction. > > First off, tip of the hat to everyone in here. I discovered this > group by chance. Second, purpose to life? Ah, the frailties of the > mind, I have been walking backwards as I've grown weak in faith. I am > muslim, I don't think anyone here is immature enough to negatively > comment on such a label, but I do have one thing to say: When I was > more faithful to my religion and consistent with prayers I felt a > sense of completion and calmness. I could even say that I at one > point I felt that I reached a temporary self actualization. It's not > the religion, but more or less the idea of maintaining spirituality > that keeps one fulfilled. Through my recent skepticisms and > analyzations of religion as a whole I have been more distraught than > I've ever been. Is it an oddysey? Why does one who has steered far > from ideological beliefs that a supreme entity exists feel lost and > agonizingly stressed? Wouldn't one be better off just accepting and > following religion knowing that they are abiding by its rules > accordingly? Isn't that comfort? > > Sincerely, > Lost > > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
