Spirituality

Giving credit to a month old discussion started by Zack Taylor (e)ZDT http://bit.ly/uAiKsE

I understand the general sense that was used to write the 1st part of this discussion. His view is very similar to mine while I use words like understanding rather than enlightenment. Let us say that we might all begin an attempt to understand spirituality, but I will say that not all of us continue that as a quest and hence contend that there is not a continual search for spiritual understanding from all of us, all the time.

From my definition of spirituality as a belief in something that does not hold a physical existence, religion is our attempt to manifest in the physical what we believe to be real in the spiritual. And that is where I believe Zack referenced religion as a structure, which would be about the same idea. But then he stopped with people getting caught up in the religion or the structure than continuing on toward the spiritual or what he calls the flame.

Well, it occurred to me that the religion is necessary for those who do not understand the spiritual belief because the religion is the physical manifestation of the spiritual belief. Religion provides us the means to see with our eyes a physical representation of what can not be seen spiritually. The religion is not the end result, but just something to get us looking in the right direction.

And what I propose is that religion is simply the bridge to a connected Christ consciousness that can be shared between those believers. You have those who 1st understand that kind of spirituality, and who need an example to show to those who do not understand or share the same connection. So the religion is simply the manifestation, structure, blueprint, rose or Christ colored glasses that can help new people to see or begin to understand.

Ultimately, the notion of Jesus as a real person is simply a distraction and that he is more likely a personification to a greater knowledge of the connected consciousness. I have said for years now that the best way to eliminate fear is for everyone to know what everyone else is thinking. Just thinking that someone else might know everything you are thinking without knowing what they're thinking in return is a very scary thought. So what if all this is by voluntary design, to connect to everyone else and to know no fear. With morality and ethics being community based, it will help to have a shared basis that most people will agree with. Perhaps all the drug propaganda is designed to keep us from exploring this possibility of a greater or Christ consciousness. The internet has already helped me to better understand the connected nature between people from around the world at the same time, and perhaps that is why governments are now putting into place the ability to shut it down if the internet becomes too much of a threat. And when you think of it, the internet is a physical representation of the spiritual belief of a connected consciousness.

I have not had specific experiences or proof that I can say is exclusively of the Christ religion. Yet I continue to experience shared thoughts and understandings with people who I share an emotional connection with on a very regular basis. That fits my definition of spirituality. When I call a friend who just came to mind and find out they were about to call. When a Mother knows that their child needs them. When a restaurant comes to mind that you haven't thought of in years and your friend wonders how long you also shared that thought, because they just thought of it as well. How about a brand new idea that you know will change the world, to find out that others have also been thinking about it too.

The Amanita Muscaria mushroom is the fruit of a greater organism that lives underground where you can't see, and is also another representation of the same concept. The organism fruits in the winter time under pine trees, like presents under a tree. When you eat of its body, your consciousness changes and you can understand things what were not possible before, and can become like a new person or born again. These things are also illegal, but the conflict between religions is accepted and defended.

Thoughts to ponder for the season,
Happy Holidays

Paranormal Activity 1987

This happened in the heat of a summer afternoon, in Wyoming: In the middle of a small railroad town and far enough away from any burial site to not have an influence, we moved into a home that was built brand new with no air conditioning. There were no known traumatic events, other than the beatings I received on a regular basis from my biological birth giver. On this same afternoon, I hung a heavy blanket over my bedroom window and blocked the gap at the bottom of the door. I asked my brother to participate with me in some ritual I made up. Part way into this ritual, my brother had to step out for a break because he complained about being too cold. As he opened up the door, the heat outside the bedroom came blasting in and you could see the humidity from your own breath, in the daylight from the hallway. Well, that freaked him out and he didn't come back in till the room warmed back up with the rest of the house. I didn't feel the presence of anything unusual, which leads me to believe that it must have been a presence I was familiar with. The only difference would be that it became concentrated in that room, all at that time. I do not know, but that energy may have been the residual hostility left in the house.

Christianity and Chain Letters

Okay, a simple way to look at Christianity is like a chain letter. If you believe the chain letter might be true, then you will follow it because that is what it says. If you share the letter with others, you make copies and you advance the chain.

Pity The Living

"Do not pity the dead but pity the living. And above all, pity those who choose to live without the willingness to understand." -- Sekkazan

This was derived from a quote by Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter, written by J. K. Rowling. I understood the intention but disagreed with the limit of the meaning. Hence I changed it into a more accurate quote, used Google to make sure it wasn't quoted by someone else, then made it my own.

Spiritual and Religious

Religion is the physical manifestation of our Spiritual belief.

Since spiritual is a belief in something that is not physical, then religion is the only way to manifest into the physical.

Does God Feel Emotion?

God is generally viewed as a patron deity defined within the parameters of many common book religions. Many of these books define their patron deity with emotions and many of their followers associate their self with that deity according to their personal emotions. For example, "God is Love" is commonly expressed in emotional terms, hence god must also have emotions. The Divine is personal to each individual and meets what is needed to continue personal spiritual growth. Most religions are chosen based where you gain the most support. People generally cling to the same religion as other family members. Others may change religion according to a shift in beliefs and need for individual growth. Even those who decide there is no Divine still reach their conclusion according to their spiritual needs. If you relate to your world emotionally, then it stands to reason that there must be an emotional deity within your world. Any of the book religions will offer some fine choices to meet your emotional fulfillment. And may each of you find the deity that best meets each of your needs.