Expeditions into Faith

In response to:Is there more to life than this?

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:40:36 +0100

You're unlikely to find it in a church either....

In response to:The P-word

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:41:04 +0200

Recognising our method of thinking, how this thinking/these thoughts affect our physical/emotional state, spilling out affecting our everyday lives and others, was a starting point for shifting my views and actions away from my own indignations or desires toward actions reflecting that which I believe is the best way forward for all to exist in peace on this planet (these beliefs forming and changing with more information, more thought, so not saying they're right, but if I didn't have something I could see as 'a right way' I found I was at the mercy of responsive emotions with nothing to balance them). Recognising what goes on in our minds, how we use our minds (or don't as I first realised when embarking on my own journey), is paramount to being aware of the truth of oneself. Meditation allows us to 'see' our minds, we can use our Will to work with it and form it/ourselves from then on if we wish. Also, if you are of the belief of there being an all-pervasive spirit/consciousness/God, 'it' is, by that very statement, so in your head you never stop 'praying'.

Hope the hangover's not affecting the Sunday lunch. If spirit-ually based, practised too hard tell vicar! All the best, C.

In response to:The open-minded observer

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:20:21 +0200

The trouble is I find all religions have good sensible things within them, usually the same things in possibly different words, unfortunately they also all seem to have some questionable human-centred/formed ideas, usually in the form of restraints. Maybe this makes good practice ground for discernment, without it though, could one become trapped in another's concept?

In response to:An expedition into the unknown

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:27:11 +0200

I'm a pagan, but like you I'm interested in religion generally. I think part of the problem is that religion is almost impossible to define satisfactorily. I've often heard people say that their beliefs are a 'way of life' rather than a 'religion' but never go further and explain exactly what they mean by this.

But then people don't seem to like thinking much these days!