l believe that some of my principles are that I believe in God as the highest power on earth. And when I say God I dont mean a white man with a beard that religions have drawn for us. God could be the universe encompassing nature and all that it offers. I believe that there is a bigger force that wants us to improve and wants us to truly be happy and not let the images and physical things control, define or tell us who we are to be.
I got these beliefs from my own life experience till now. To be honest with you I have learned what not to be like from my family that has been their biggest contribution to my life. Life itself has been and continues to be my teacher. I like to believe that God teaches us through our life experiences which for me has been the beat way not through others but by doing it myself even when I dont want that experience I know that it happened because it needs to teach me something, that I must find out learn and move on.
Our readings have confirmed that most of things I feel are right like there is a higher power and that we learn from it, also that all this material shit that people go crazy for is just that. Useful crap like tv (most of it), celebrities, and things that keep you from becoming and doing what are meant to be doing... like grow. Aside form confirmation they have also inspired to question. Question myself, my established beliefs, in some cases making them stronger and in others helping me seek for more answers and knowledge of the known and unknown.
The principle that I am drawn to the most is the Taoist principle. To I just get it and it sits well inside. It was very pure and human to me, something that I think our technology and society are working on killing the humanness of us. Everything now has to be bigger, faster, you "need" to have this NOW, you "need" this to be happy, there ten more people better ten you so you need take them down to get what want, life is hard, and so on. This principle is against all that and that what I love about it. It will make any human much stronger then what they are at the present moment.
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I completely agree with you that this class has made me question certain things that I believe. I had a vague idea of what I believed in but this class is helping me shape it more :)
ReplyDeleteI really respect your ideas of God. It interesting to hear that you describe it as the "universe encompassing nature". It is such an important part of life to actually enjoy life and not get caught up in material and physical things, and I loved how you mentioned that because I am a strict enforcer of that in my life. I feel like the world is obsessed with money and greed and it is destroying our civilization and I'm excited to know that other people can see issues within "images and physical things". All in all you sound like you definitely have your mind in order, you taught yourself well!
ReplyDeleteI'm truly impressed by your take on what/who God is. I'm based in Christianity but lately I've been questioning if I could truly become closer to God through organized religion. Many people in our age group dismiss religion altogether and won't give it the time of day. So it's refreshing to read a unique spiritual perspetive such as yours. But what I admire most is that, you seem to have forged your code of ethics and religions on your own. I've tried to do the same thing throughout my lifetime up to this point. You're right about life being the best teacher. My influences come from so many different people and cultures. I saw you mention that you didn't want to be like that meeber of your family. That made me wonder what they're like and how you differ from them. I see that our blogs are similar but you've managed to shape a clar, concise definition of God for yourself. All I know God to be is the cliche "intangible living force". I like the way your mind works.
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