Someone asked me today what my religious beliefs were these days.
Hmmm... what an insightful question!
... and here's the answer (as far as I have figured it out so far):
God is a giant, nebulous mass of love-energy possessing equal proportions of male and female energy. S/he (or "it") manifests her/himself to people in the way they will best recognize her/him ... but "shape" and features are completely irrelevant. And God doesn't care ... s/he is happy to accommodate our preferences.
Jesus is a joke crackin, silly guy who gets a kick out of us - the "Buddy Jesus" of Dogma fame is a perfect representation of how I experience him. Buddha peacefully smiles while being entertained by our follies. And many other heavenly beings do the same ... they either laugh at us because we're so damn funny, or they smile patiently knowing we'll "figure it out" soon enough. They (although God isn't really a person) all love us immensely and smile at everything we do. Angels and Archangels are real, and all things in this world and beyond this world are only Good.
There is no such thing as right or wrong, nor is there "sin". The only "punishment" anyone is gonna get is the self-generated sadness in their hearts that results from choices based on less-than-love. (and maybe some natural consequences ... if they steal, for example, they may get arrested and put in jail)
Darkness is not a thing in and of itself - it is merely the absence of light. It's easy to dispel -- just turn on your light.
Everyone has unbounded power in their hearts - the power of love. With it we can freely choose to create our individual worlds as ones of joy or of sadness. There is no judgment to be placed on what we create for ourselves - We will intuitively create whatever will serve us best.
When someone is not *expressing* love, they are merely calling for it.
Forgiveness is key. It is essential. Not for "the other person", but for ourselves and our own well being and sanity.
The Universe (God) is ALWAYS conspiring on my behalf. Most of the time I don't try to figure it out ... I just trust it.
We are all eternal, we are all drops in the same ocean .... composed of exactly the same stuff, and, upon returning to our source, we may be separate, but, even if so, we'll be totally indistinguishable as individuals (as with water droplets in the ocean)--- individuality (while absolutely delightful sometimes) is a pure construct of the ego.
Kindness is the key to joy.
"Fair" means everyone gets exactly what will serve them best ... and as such, "mine" rarely looks like "yours". -- and, so what.
The Earth is alive in the most literal sense. She is patient and understanding despite the fact that she is currently being raped mercilessly. She does not punish - she just flows with her own evolution without regard to us.
Reincarnation? Sure, if we want to - but it's not mandated by Karma or any other such thing. It's requested by us if we decide we want to ride the roller coaster again.
... and there's a pretty good start ...
Hmmm... what an insightful question!
... and here's the answer (as far as I have figured it out so far):
God is a giant, nebulous mass of love-energy possessing equal proportions of male and female energy. S/he (or "it") manifests her/himself to people in the way they will best recognize her/him ... but "shape" and features are completely irrelevant. And God doesn't care ... s/he is happy to accommodate our preferences.
Jesus is a joke crackin, silly guy who gets a kick out of us - the "Buddy Jesus" of Dogma fame is a perfect representation of how I experience him. Buddha peacefully smiles while being entertained by our follies. And many other heavenly beings do the same ... they either laugh at us because we're so damn funny, or they smile patiently knowing we'll "figure it out" soon enough. They (although God isn't really a person) all love us immensely and smile at everything we do. Angels and Archangels are real, and all things in this world and beyond this world are only Good.
There is no such thing as right or wrong, nor is there "sin". The only "punishment" anyone is gonna get is the self-generated sadness in their hearts that results from choices based on less-than-love. (and maybe some natural consequences ... if they steal, for example, they may get arrested and put in jail)
Darkness is not a thing in and of itself - it is merely the absence of light. It's easy to dispel -- just turn on your light.
Everyone has unbounded power in their hearts - the power of love. With it we can freely choose to create our individual worlds as ones of joy or of sadness. There is no judgment to be placed on what we create for ourselves - We will intuitively create whatever will serve us best.
When someone is not *expressing* love, they are merely calling for it.
Forgiveness is key. It is essential. Not for "the other person", but for ourselves and our own well being and sanity.
The Universe (God) is ALWAYS conspiring on my behalf. Most of the time I don't try to figure it out ... I just trust it.
We are all eternal, we are all drops in the same ocean .... composed of exactly the same stuff, and, upon returning to our source, we may be separate, but, even if so, we'll be totally indistinguishable as individuals (as with water droplets in the ocean)--- individuality (while absolutely delightful sometimes) is a pure construct of the ego.
Kindness is the key to joy.
"Fair" means everyone gets exactly what will serve them best ... and as such, "mine" rarely looks like "yours". -- and, so what.
The Earth is alive in the most literal sense. She is patient and understanding despite the fact that she is currently being raped mercilessly. She does not punish - she just flows with her own evolution without regard to us.
Reincarnation? Sure, if we want to - but it's not mandated by Karma or any other such thing. It's requested by us if we decide we want to ride the roller coaster again.
... and there's a pretty good start ...
Your views are far more ethereal than mine.
ReplyDeleteMine are more like, "We're doing this to ourselves, and can leave this nightmare as soon as we decide to stop being babies and wake up..."
Hmm...which of us is the cynic and which is the optimist?
(And which has a worse case of self-reproach! Me! Bah!)
Your comment about Jesus/Buddha reminded me of a chapter from my favorite book - The First Circle. It's in chapter 54 titled "Buddha's Smile". Many of the critics of the book I've read got something completely different from the chapter than I did - they viewed it as a critique of Mrs. Roosevelt (FDR's wife) and failed American assistance policies. I viewed it as an exposition on the folly of man, and how truly enlightened beings just sit back and smile at how ludicrous everything is...
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if you've read the book, but I HIGHLY recommend it. Solzhenitsyn is an amazing author. He speaks to my soul...
Thanks for the recommendation Bobster! I'll check it out!
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