nothing other than it has the potential to distract some people from focusing on the enjoyment of their spirit
On Apr 23, 5:14 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > So, welcome to Mind’s Eye e-space! > > Simple question…what does the view that there are questions that will > never be answered (by anyone?) and such questioning might drive one > crazy have to do with enjoying the > beautiful energy that you have within you and trying to shed the > chains > that are trying to tie you to your past.? > > On Apr 23, 10:57 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > i think it is inherantly harmful to try to determine how we got here, > > or for what purpose. there are certain questions that we will never be > > able to answer and to ask them can lead to exasperation and even > > mental illness. there are a lot of bright eyed lunatics inhabiting > > mental asylums who have tried to climb that mountain only to realize > > there is no top. me feeling is that we should introspect, put out the > > welcome mat for all things that scratch on our cranium. i think we all > > have spirit but that we must polish it if we want it to get brighter. > > maybe is we do this a lot we wont have to keep coming back to > > hell...ooops, i mean earth, in order to try and figure it out > > again :-) > > > On Apr 20, 1:06 am, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Then what put us here, only a supreme entity could have devised such a > > > miraculous creature at the human being. We are physically too > > > complicated to have simply derived from a cell. > > > > On Apr 20, 12:16 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
