I've felt a religious spurt in the past couple of days.
And it's a little wierd...
I've begun to think in terms of something good that happens, like a friend being exceptionally thoughtful, as God's little way of showing me a little happiness... rather than anything to do with the person per say... I mean, like I should be grateful to God for planning things this way...
If I may say so...
Hehehe...
I know it's a bit strange but it's sort of empowering.
Feels less attached to people, of course I feel the need to show my appreciation to everyone who's being wonderful, for being wonderful...but it feels like I don't know... I don't really expect much from anyone if I keep thinking this way. Thanks it happened, wouldn't notice if it didn't and don't expect this to continue... but thanks so much... sort of philosophy...
Okay I feel wierd writing about this...
You think one could be spiritual without being religious?
I don't know... Hm...
9 comments:
you and God wow.. didn't see that one coming...ouch!
well it's not philosophy for sure.
"I don't really expect much from anyone if I keep thinking this way." - Thom
what do you expect from people otherwise really?
people don't expect anything from other people when they come to realize the randomness of life.
you could come to baseless conclusions like, god, kid rock etc etc. it's all good, for you.
"You think one could be spiritual without being religious?" - Thom
"I've felt a religious spurt in the past couple of days." - Thom
eh???
this are my thoughts, not a critical essay to be analyzed... nor is it a philosophy, what the fuck... its simply how i feel...
since when do feelings follow rationality and logic?
hey its up to me if i chose to believe that theres something more to this world than random cause. totally my own thing to think that there is more to life than nothing at all.
do your own thing yea? dont judge the rest.
and lol... i never claimed to not believe in god :S ???
spirituality and religion go hand in hand... even i have felt spiritual.. its not like i can describe it.. but its a wonderful feeling... to feel like being moved by god.
maybe i'll tell u about it sometime. maybe.
God!! thats a sensitive topic. but everyone is religious.. some follow a certain known religion while others follow there own religion. personally i belive the way i feel right is my religion and i believe nature is the god.
hehhe
hats off to letoh!! :)
viscinity --> enlighten me :p!
thom:
"do your own thing yea? dont judge the rest." - Thom
"you could come to baseless conclusions like, god, kid rock etc etc. it's all good, for you." - anonymous
it's all good
i don't see an analysis anywhere. i merely commented on your entry. isn't this a comments board?
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anony... its cool
Dear thom,
good post. and i believe you CAN be spiritual without being religious. if you will grant me that spirituality is (crudely put) a 'mode of perception' in which is embedded a desire to transcend
immediate awareness; a desire to and reach out to and connect with something greater and beyond
(your idea of) your self, it can be contrasted with religion that is built around not only an
acceptance of the existence of an underlying reality but accepting as given, other dogmatic beliefs
(including those which give form to the 'underlying reality' itself in certain cases) and rituals. religion therefore is a formal system that has spirituality at its crux, one that expresses this spiritual core through rituals and etiquette.
recall the 'shahaadha' that begins with a proclamation of belief in a single god. the acceptance of and belief in a god is an aspect of religion that is
accessible only to an individual, it reflects a personal experience of a spiritual connection with a
transcendental reality the expression of which, is framed by religion.
‘vincinity’ mentioned the feeling of "being moved by god", (which i found insightful) and i think
such a feeling is typical of a spiritual experience. it could occur within a religious context (for example during hajj) and it could occur in isolation, without reference to a particular conception of the divine.
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