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What, for you, is the purpose of spirituality or religion?
Posted on Aug 17th, 2007
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thinq4yourself
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
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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