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What, for you, is the purpose of spirituality or religion?

Posted on Aug 17th, 2007 by thinq4yourself : What I be is what I be thinq4yourself
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 17, 2007:

religion is something that serves no purpose in my life.

religion is not about the experience, is it not about the mystery, it is not about hope, it is not about the self or the mind, it is not about the truth, it is not about embracing everything & everyone around you, it is not about choice,  and it is not about love. religion has very different goals, focused on and around itself as a surviving system.

these things here, these are of the spiritual. they are personal. They can be learned and taken anywhere by anyone at any time, and shared throughout. They do not require a dominant system in place to carry out or come to fruition...they only require human attention. People only need an open mind, an open heart, and to listen. Everything else is extraneous (i.e.-religion).

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good

TEDTalks: Dan Dennett (2006)


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When would you prefer to be recognized?

Posted on Aug 21st, 2007 by thinq4yourself : What I be is what I be thinq4yourself
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 21, 2007:

Everyone should be recognized for for the things they have done; for we have all had those moments where time stood still just for us, just maybe no one noticed. I don't think that anyone should be excluded from being remembered. Those who build community gardens should be recognized just as much or perhaps even more than the philanthropist with millions in cash donated, the politician with a track history or the activist who is fighting for what's right; and even more so the villagers who stand up to the seemingly all powerful oil company should be recognized, the young son who dies for another's war, and of course our all of our most loved family members.

After I'm gone; I would rather not be forgotten. I am someone who really enjoys the art of being, the time spent creating something, and all of the fruits of labor when truly vested in something. And I really enjoy that when I'm gone, or moved on, that it was me who contributed or created or led the charge or had the idea. So when I'm gone world…please feel free to bask in my glow!

 

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