*laughing* Which void are you embracing, Vam, that you agree with everything Slip says and plead for individualized views within one and the same post?
On 20 Apr., 07:45, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with everything you say, SD ! > > But, it is easy to miss out on the ( very real ) fact that not > everyone is as endowed, evolved, blessed, enabled ... as you are. To > tell the truth, most people are not. These are the vast multitudes of > people who " need religion to love someone, to treat someone equally > or to have compassion." That is, to subsume their animal nature. > > If I may offer an analogy, different people need a coat cut according > to their own size. Otherwise, we are never far from " the tyranny of > the masters !" > > I only wish that every individual be free of the " herd " mentality, > so that they are able to question and examine, and choose for > themselves. It is the " hard " structure prevalent in organised > religions, the popes and the priests and the mullahs, that should be > dismantled or " softened." > > Religions, then, would be just right, if there were no herding and > commandeering of the flock, if they encouraged questioning and > examining and allow exercise of free choice and will. Ideally, there > ought to be as many religions as individuals on this earth ! > > Just a point of view. > > On Apr 20, 9:16 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Did you ever consider that religion simply fills a void within your > > incomplete self? Recognizing self and all it's potential overcomes, > > as you say, the frailties of the mind. Being faithful to a faith > > based belief in a deity that oversees everything in your life is > > merely abandonment of personal responsibility to the self, the who and > > what you are all about. Every culture experiences the same mortal > > life with all its hardships, diseases and woes regardless of religious > > belief. > > Anthropocentrism seems the main problem affecting the world and it's > > inability to become stable. We have become a disconnected entity, > > separated from our cosmic origin. This disconnect leaves us void of > > the vision necessary for growth beyond the mundane. > > God is a concept derived from ancient philosophies as a means of > > creating tangible relevance to the unknown origins of life. As > > philosophers groped with ideas they failed to reach reasonable truths > > and therefore others injected there own ideas rendering the entire > > concept as infinitely enigmatic. As science advanced to replace myths > > major shifts in deity belief also took place which ultimately led to > > the use of religious concepts as a way of controlling the mass > > populace. I think God (the name we use) is the essence of all living > > things and all things perceived to be as in everything you see and > > everything you touch, the energy of life itself. > > Religion implies absolute truth and therefore each religious group > > must persecute those who fall outside of that truth, ergo, religious > > wars and atrocities. Religion has yet to accomplish anything more > > than duping people and stripping them of their ability to function > > upon their own reason. > > Two people of differing cultures can get along really well but when > > you throw in differing religions they are more apt to want to kill > > each other. > > I don't need religion to love someone, to treat someone equally or to > > have compassion. > > > On Apr 19, 11:42 am, 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- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
