I used to call myself a Christian, but in the past 3 - 5 years my need and desire for a religious label has evaporated. I'm a spiritual being having a human experience. God is within and everywhere; the Universal Mind, All-That-Is. God is love.
1) The more I live and grow, the more I choose to be focused on and biased toward love: that which I perceive to be a benefit or a positive. I'm most interested in what I PREFER as opposed to everything else. I have lots of data at my disposal as I make decisions. Yet many areas of my life have become simpler to navigate with my new perspective. I trust my inner wisdom, I live in the present (not mourning the past or worrying about my future), and I choose what I prefer. Because I have declared (discovered?) a purpose for my life I also use that purpose as a compass to help me choose.
2) I believe that EVERYTHING (thought, deed, creation) is energy. The Universe (God) is never out of balance; always maintaining equilibrium. I needn't be concerned with judgment, keeping score, or even staying on the "good" side of "the line". My role is to live freely and to accept responsibility for the consequences of my choice. Some consequences I prefer and want more of, some I don't. All are mine to experience. Sometimes I experience them through what others have created. Cool! What blesses one blesses all because "we" are ONE. I'm not interested in what's bad and what's good. And I don't believe that God who created all the universe has any list of rules that dictate conditional love. The one thing I believe I'm here to
really understand is that "we" are ONE. Period.
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If there is judgement and we have done some evil (which I believe and I hope you do as well that there is no mortal man without guilt) then shouldn't we rightfully be afraid? Desperate to seek some form of forgivness or some pardon?
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3) Nelson, I've had a tough time responding to any of your questions because they are written from within a context and a paradigm that I don't share. The third question is the toughest. What stands out for me:
- JUDGMENT
- EVIL
- MORTAL
- GUILT
- AFRAID
- DESPERATE
- PARDON
All these concepts are optional or of minimal concern in my life. Yes, even mortality. My body is mortal, but my body is NOT who I AM. My release of Christianity came as a result of my willingness to see God as more than some "father" who has conditional love for me based on me being "good", appropriately "respectful" (fearful), and patient for heaven (concerned with the future, not living in the present). Wow... That sounds WAY too much like my mortal, biological father who is a nice guy who just so happens to be very much attached to his ego.
I'm not desperate for anything. And no part of me needs pardoning. I simply am. Judge all you want. I prefer to judge nothing and noone. It's tough. Sometimes I do slip back into labeling and judgments. It wears me out and holds me back from making my intended contribution and living my purpose fully.
I'm not anti-Christianity or anti-anything. I simply don't prefer it as you seem to. Cool! I'm glad there are experiences and creations that I don't prefer in my world. It's through the experience of contrast and comparison that I have enough information to determine what I do prefer and what I do want.
I've gotta run now. I realize this message is probably RIFE with typos and misspellings. There may even be some logical holes. That's fine especially since I'm not interested in changing your perspective. You asked, so I answered.