I strongly agree with both points above. From a sociological perspective religion its a methodological way to exact a form of mental control that "justifies" and perpetuate a mediocre life.
I would not consider myself an total atheist however, I would consider myself skeptical in a healthy way..that said..I don't believe in God the way any religion makes it out to be.
In terms of my belief system..I believe that I am responsible for my own activities/outcomes/reality etc.
Just as triniservant said..if you need something get up and do it yourself. By extension of that what I have realised in my journey is that you really need to put the intention of what you want out there(universe so to speak) in the end it will seem as though everything conspires to make it happen for you.. --pretty much like the laws of attraction (the secret
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(book) ).
I believe in the 7 hermetic principles
www.hermeticsource.info/the-seven-hermetic-principles.html-which goes deeper that what I said in a previous post in another thread about seeing this reality being based on 3 core elements : frequency, energy and vibration.
I believe in the power of crystal energy that its possible to store data/thought/intention and its also possible of emanating vibrational energies that resonates with and aids the human body. The masses overlook the fact that this is real and fail to connect the dots with this..many don't care ask why piezo electric crystal power exists in some electronics and be simply entertained when its used as power in a scifi movie.. though known before..google it..youtube it and learn more--
This video is alot to take in but Imagine this was done so long ago..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=APvlD4-_uWwI believe that the mind is so powerful that we can change our own biology and reality around us. Read
books.google.tt/books/about/The_Biology_of_Belief.htmlI believe in chakra energy systems. This is more connected to meditation, pranayama and yoga.. Once you start to research it and practice it you may begin to understand the realness of it..
I believe in the multiverse and more than just this dimensional plane we experience today..always have since I can remember and before learnt that other people thought so..I can't explain how I know.. the fact that it is possible for one to remote view, astral project one's consciousness should say something in that regard.. (that of course is debatable)
I believe that we don't need eat animals to survive and that not consuming them helps raise one's personal vibration. Since March this year I have stopped eating meat and I've never felt better- physically, mentally..
This maybe tough for many to grasp..
I believe we are all connected to a unified conciousness possibly on a quantum level (I sound like a madman now.. I know
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As to the existence of God.. my hypothesis..is that maybe it we all are different facets of this unified conciousness---so in other words ..maybe we are God...--i can be totally wrong about this -- but to understand this..one will need to unlearn what one was taught God to be by the religions
Theres some more but I will stop here for now--
who knows..I could just be delusional madman ....What are your thoughts on this anyone?
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