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philm · 08-30-2008, 02:28 PM

hi pianoperformer,

Now i dont think in terms of trying to prove whether God is real or not.

For a long time i believed that a "God" was real, but over time the whole idea of this entity creating everything with some unknown Will that we should take for granted based on the words of what people told me to do. All this seemed absurd and made less and less sense especially with all the guilt and judgement embedded in religious circles and even more so if you try and make sense out of some of the madness we experience on earth.

For whatever reasons over the last 15 years or so i resonated more and more with Buddhism, which doesn't hold notions of a "God", but doesn't deny such notions either. Buddhism asserts that everything is inter-dependant and that we created our own miseries and we could reshape our experiences. In particular by letting Go. Over time whatever i have experienced seemed to be in accord with it.

However, its clear different religions are really important to different people & gives some meaning in their life so it would be really senseless and unwise to try and change their beliefs to something else as it could cause more harm to their experiencing of reality.

anyway best wishes to you pianoperformer : )

08-30-2008, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
philm Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 59	hi pianoperformer, Now i dont think in terms of trying to prove whether God is real or not. For a long time i believed that a "God" was real, but over time the whole idea of this entity creating everything with some unknown Will that we should take for granted based on the words of what people told me to do. All this seemed absurd and made less and less sense especially with all the guilt and judgement embedded in religious circles and even more so if you try and make sense out of some of the madness we experience on earth. For whatever reasons over the last 15 years or so i resonated more and more with Buddhism, which doesn't hold notions of a "God", but doesn't deny such notions either. Buddhism asserts that everything is inter-dependant and that we created our own miseries and we could reshape our experiences. In particular by letting Go. Over time whatever i have experienced seemed to be in accord with it. However, its clear different religions are really important to different people & gives some meaning in their life so it would be really senseless and unwise to try and change their beliefs to something else as it could cause more harm to their experiencing of reality. anyway best wishes to you pianoperformer : ) __________________ : )