Comments on: StevePavlina.com Podcast #013 - Beyond Religion http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/ Personal Development for Smart People Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:26:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Spiritual Depth Perception http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-35704 Spiritual Depth Perception Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:51:23 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-35704 [...] While I’ve placed more emphasis on some belief lenses than others in my writing (usually with the intention of counter-balancing the already socially dominant ones), I value the total collection above and beyond any single piece.  Consequently, you may read one of my articles and conclude I’m an atheist, another will suggest I’m very new agey, and still others will convince you I’m neither (or just plain neurotic).  The truth is that I value all of these lenses, but I don’t equate myself with any of them.  As I explained in Podcast #13: Beyond Religion, belief systems are like software running on a PC.  A PC can run many different types of software without having an identity crisis.  Imagine if your PC happily ran Microsoft Word but refused to let you install QuickBooks, shouting, “Dammit, Jim.  I’m a writer, not an accountant.”  (Of course, some QuickBooks users would say your PC is doing you a favor.)  Yet this is precisely what human beings do when they say, “I’m an atheist.  End of story.”  Some people will even die to defend their identity, an act which, although some may perceive as noble or honorable, is often performed by those suffering from spiritual sensory deprivation. [...] […] While I’ve placed more emphasis on some belief lenses than others in my writing (usually with the intention of counter-balancing the already socially dominant ones), I value the total collection above and beyond any single piece.  Consequently, you may read one of my articles and conclude I’m an atheist, another will suggest I’m very new agey, and still others will convince you I’m neither (or just plain neurotic).  The truth is that I value all of these lenses, but I don’t equate myself with any of them.  As I explained in Podcast #13: Beyond Religion, belief systems are like software running on a PC.  A PC can run many different types of software without having an identity crisis.  Imagine if your PC happily ran Microsoft Word but refused to let you install QuickBooks, shouting, “Dammit, Jim.  I’m a writer, not an accountant.”  (Of course, some QuickBooks users would say your PC is doing you a favor.)  Yet this is precisely what human beings do when they say, “I’m an atheist.  End of story.”  Some people will even die to defend their identity, an act which, although some may perceive as noble or honorable, is often performed by those suffering from spiritual sensory deprivation. […]

]]> By: The Personal Development Blogs I love at Personal Development with The Positivity Blog http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-21243 The Personal Development Blogs I love at Personal Development with The Positivity Blog Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:07:41 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-21243 [...] Steve and Erin also does podcasts (and got wonderful podcast voices). Some of my favourites are How to make money without a job, Beyond religion and The true nature of reality. [...] […] Steve and Erin also does podcasts (and got wonderful podcast voices). Some of my favourites are How to make money without a job, Beyond religion and The true nature of reality. […]

]]> By: Ask Steve - What Religion Are You? http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-14272 Ask Steve - What Religion Are You? Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:11:29 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-14272 [...] I don’t identify myself with any particular belief system, philosophy, or religion, so this question doesn’t have any meaning for me.  Just as your computer wouldn’t identify itself as the software it runs, I don’t identify myself as the beliefs I hold in my consciousness.  I strive to install and understand lots of different beliefs, even seemingly conflicting ones.  I’m neither a Christian nor a Buddhist nor an agnostic, just as my PC is neither MS-Word nor Photoshop nor iTunes.  I explained this in detail in Podcast #013 - Beyond Religion. [...] […] I don’t identify myself with any particular belief system, philosophy, or religion, so this question doesn’t have any meaning for me.  Just as your computer wouldn’t identify itself as the software it runs, I don’t identify myself as the beliefs I hold in my consciousness.  I strive to install and understand lots of different beliefs, even seemingly conflicting ones.  I’m neither a Christian nor a Buddhist nor an agnostic, just as my PC is neither MS-Word nor Photoshop nor iTunes.  I explained this in detail in Podcast #013 - Beyond Religion. […]

]]> By: wujimon » Embracing Conflicting Ideals http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-14199 wujimon » Embracing Conflicting Ideals Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:23:07 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-14199 [...] During the drive into work this morning, I listened to a Podcast by Steve Pavlina titled, Beyond Religion.  He made some very interesting points regarding the idea of embracing conflicting ideas: I want to challenge the idea that you must make your religious and spiritual beliefs a part of your identity (ex. “I am a Catholic” or “I am an atheist”).  I think that when you weave any philosophical, religious, or spiritual framework into your identity, you severely limit yourself, becoming like a computer that runs only one piece of software. [...] […] During the drive into work this morning, I listened to a Podcast by Steve Pavlina titled, Beyond Religion.  He made some very interesting points regarding the idea of embracing conflicting ideas: I want to challenge the idea that you must make your religious and spiritual beliefs a part of your identity (ex. “I am a Catholic” or “I am an atheist”).  I think that when you weave any philosophical, religious, or spiritual framework into your identity, you severely limit yourself, becoming like a computer that runs only one piece of software. […]

]]> By: Soldiers' Angel - Holly Aho http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-11191 Soldiers' Angel - Holly Aho Mon, 08 May 2006 15:16:06 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/stevepavlinacom-podcast-013-beyond-religion/#comment-11191 <strong>Carnival of the Podcasts (Finally)</strong> Ok, finally getting back to the Carnival of Podcasts (I deserve 30 lashes for the lapse in posting it), here are this week's entries. Actually, some of these entries are 1-2 weeks in waiting, so again...shame on me and I appologize. For those of you n... Carnival of the Podcasts (Finally)

Ok, finally getting back to the Carnival of Podcasts (I deserve 30 lashes for the lapse in posting it), here are this week’s entries. Actually, some of these entries are 1-2 weeks in waiting, so again…shame on me and I appologize. For those of you n…

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