For the most part, I don’t like to make a big deal about what I believe, but one thing I do believe is that there is no reason for there to be a conflict between science and spirituality.
I grew up without going to church. Without believing in a God. I believe in Nature. I do not have to go to church to believe in some higher force. I walk outside and enjoy the beauty of the Environment. I love my family and I care for and love animals. I do envy people who get strength from their God, especially in times of illness.
Then what you see in front of you and know to be true are Nature, beauty and love. Sounds a lot like one way of looking at God to me. Must God be a person? Could it not also simply be the Nature of all things, of which we are very much a part? I love that you look to your own heart to know what is true. Religion of One.
The fundamental, socially reinforced illusion of the human mind is separation/individuation. Close behind, is the notion that our senses tell us everything there is and/or that our perception is even remotely descriptive of what we are sensing.
I grew up without going to church. Without believing in a God. I believe in Nature. I do not have to go to church to believe in some higher force. I walk outside and enjoy the beauty of the Environment. I love my family and I care for and love animals. I do envy people who get strength from their God, especially in times of illness.
Then what you see in front of you and know to be true are Nature, beauty and love. Sounds a lot like one way of looking at God to me. Must God be a person? Could it not also simply be the Nature of all things, of which we are very much a part? I love that you look to your own heart to know what is true. Religion of One.
The fundamental, socially reinforced illusion of the human mind is separation/individuation. Close behind, is the notion that our senses tell us everything there is and/or that our perception is even remotely descriptive of what we are sensing.