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What are your beliefs?
- Thread starter Spiderman
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I'm curious what some of your beliefs are if you don't mind sharing a few that come to mind.
That's really the million dollar question for me right now. Nominally I'm Catholic but I've been going through something of a spiritual meltdown recently and am somewhere between questioning and outright denying many Catholic doctrines, including in particular the Papacy.
I am absolutely convinced in the existence of a singular God who has a plan for humanity. Beyond that, I don't know what to believe these days.
Spiderman
Veteran Member
Beliefs you cherish or are passionate about that have something to do with spirituality or religion
Aštra’el
Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
-With a numinous passion, I seek out strength, power, wisdom, and beauty in any religions I want, through any means necessary.
-With a numinous passion, I revere nature and human Nature. I explore, experience, and learn as much as I can about these things; I am mindful of ways I might broaden my understanding of them.
-With a numinous passion, I celebrate the Solstices and the Equinoxes, and their midpoints; I am mindful of why many have celebrated them in the past and why I celebrate them now. I respect the earth's cycles, and allow them to enhance my spiritual-religious culture.
-I am mindful of my Weltanschauung and True Will; I am not too open to change, but I am not so against it either.
-I do not obsess over creation myths and potential afterlife scenarios... but I am mindful of esoteric insights hidden within those ideas as well as other aspects of various mythologies and their holy scriptures and culture.
-I may select, syncretize, or create various personal gods that most reflect my most prominent attributes (or most favored or desired attributes). I allow them to inspire and motivate me, making known my ever-present potential choices and options in Life. I develop my own spiritual-religious culture and rituals involving these gods. They accompany me in my odyssey, and I accompany them in theirs. I honor these gods, respect them, and allow them to enhance my thoughts, experiences. and abilities. I am mindful of the potential strength, power, wisdom and beauty that can be found in and through them, and I am mindful of the things I might do for them in return.
-I worship YHVH as the highest and greatest God. I respect the prophets of God(s), and I consider their words and ideas... but above all else, I am my own prophet.
-With a numinous passion, I revere nature and human Nature. I explore, experience, and learn as much as I can about these things; I am mindful of ways I might broaden my understanding of them.
-With a numinous passion, I celebrate the Solstices and the Equinoxes, and their midpoints; I am mindful of why many have celebrated them in the past and why I celebrate them now. I respect the earth's cycles, and allow them to enhance my spiritual-religious culture.
-I am mindful of my Weltanschauung and True Will; I am not too open to change, but I am not so against it either.
-I do not obsess over creation myths and potential afterlife scenarios... but I am mindful of esoteric insights hidden within those ideas as well as other aspects of various mythologies and their holy scriptures and culture.
-I may select, syncretize, or create various personal gods that most reflect my most prominent attributes (or most favored or desired attributes). I allow them to inspire and motivate me, making known my ever-present potential choices and options in Life. I develop my own spiritual-religious culture and rituals involving these gods. They accompany me in my odyssey, and I accompany them in theirs. I honor these gods, respect them, and allow them to enhance my thoughts, experiences. and abilities. I am mindful of the potential strength, power, wisdom and beauty that can be found in and through them, and I am mindful of the things I might do for them in return.
-I worship YHVH as the highest and greatest God. I respect the prophets of God(s), and I consider their words and ideas... but above all else, I am my own prophet.
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Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Interesting thread!
I have few beliefs as such.
You could say that I believe in the power of kindness & unconditional compassion for your peace of mind.
I believe in karma - not in terms of whether it leads 2 a better re-birth but simply if you fill your mind with positive and kind thoughts then you will enjoy your experience and the opposite is true if you fill yourself with angry & judgemental thoughts.
All the best!
I have few beliefs as such.
You could say that I believe in the power of kindness & unconditional compassion for your peace of mind.
I believe in karma - not in terms of whether it leads 2 a better re-birth but simply if you fill your mind with positive and kind thoughts then you will enjoy your experience and the opposite is true if you fill yourself with angry & judgemental thoughts.
All the best!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Looks like we both posted at around the same time!
Well said ...
Makes my post almost redundant
Great topic.
I typically don't refer to my view of the Divine as God in private, but for the sake of understanding, I have referred to It as such in other threads in the forum and will do so here.
ETA: I also believe that many world religions have a piece of the Truth, but none has the whole Truth. Some have more than others (typically the ones whose beliefs adapt to scientific discovery).
I typically don't refer to my view of the Divine as God in private, but for the sake of understanding, I have referred to It as such in other threads in the forum and will do so here.
- God is not transcendent, but immanent.
- Matter is the physical manifestation of God.
- Spirit is the ethereal manifestation of God.
- Every form of matter contains a Spirit.
- Spirit is the part of matter that contains character, emotion, intuition, etc.
- Spirit is neither created nor destroyed (like matter in the Law of Conservation of Mass).
- Mankind is a part of nature, not apart from nature.
- There is much esoteric knowledge that has yet to be revealed to mankind as a whole or to me personally.
ETA: I also believe that many world religions have a piece of the Truth, but none has the whole Truth. Some have more than others (typically the ones whose beliefs adapt to scientific discovery).
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Lirille
Member
Your post is most definitely not redundant! It's awesome to know I'm not alone in my beliefs.Looks like we both posted at around the same time!
Well said ...
Makes my post almost redundant
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Your post is most definitely not redundant! It's awesome to know I'm not alone in my beliefs.
Thanks for the support!
Namaste
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Ciao
- viole
Spiderman
Veteran Member
l can appreciate the sarcasm
. Why do you think humans exist?
l can appreciate the sarcasm
I don't think "why" questions are always applicable. They are so question begging.
Why is that mountain, I am watching now, here in Switzerland and not in New Jersey? What do you think? Is there a deep reason?
Ciao
- viole
Spiderman
Veteran Member
Beautiful post!
I've always admired that about you that although you are polytheistic, you defend Yahweh when I attack him.
Spiderman
Veteran Member
I just figured you had an opinion about why and how earth and humans came to exist. *shrug*
Oh yeah, you moved from Sweden. Do you like Switzerland?
I can give you an opinion about the how. We are here because a meteorite inflicted the coup de grace to some big reptiles, allowing thereby some tiny rats looking like critters to leave their stinking hole to eventually evolve into great apes.
Well, I guess I should, since I am Swiss as well.
Ciao
- viole
I'm curious what some of your beliefs are if you don't mind sharing a few that come to mind.
I believe Jehovah is the only true God and Jesus Christ is his Son. (John 17:3, Psalm 83:18)
I also believe we are living in the last days of this system of things, with it's corrupt commercial systems, ineffective governments, and numerous false religions. (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
I believe that God's kingdom, with Jesus Christ as king, will soon remove the wicked and rule the earth, finally bringing peace and everlasting life to obedient mankind. (Daniel 2:44, 2 Peter 3:13)
Of course, these are only a few of many important Bible teachings I believe.
Spiderman
Veteran Member
Glad you like peaceful Switzerland.
I wonder where the reptiles and meteor came from, but I guess that isn't any of my business.