tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065767415801756448.post7859794597239717068..comments2015-06-29T21:04:22.424-04:00Comments on Contemplating Spirit: MaturityChadlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561495615950922682noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065767415801756448.post-8477714101351944772011-02-08T00:36:21.010-05:002011-02-08T00:36:21.010-05:00And yet literalist Christians worship Jesus as an ...And yet literalist Christians worship Jesus as an aspect of God? *sigh* <br /><br />But Buddhists can't worship Buddha? And they don't. But, I'm just saying.... <br /><br />"I can but you can't!"<br /><br />The irony is unreal. And unrealistic for maintaining true belief instead of empty, fearful faith.<br /><br />"In Jesus' name, Amen." <br /><br />Chad, I've had talks like this with a few family members. At meal times I just bow my head and sing along with the cheerful tune Pleroma is singing to me at the moment. He's happy. I'm happy. What the hey. We know better and we know it through experience. <br /><br />There are times to blend in and times to stand up and take a stand. With family members sometimes you have to be politely vague to keep the peace. Sad, but true. <br /><br />I'm starting to feel more and more strongly that gnosticism isn't something you can 'teach' per say. Or even really talk about very easily. It's something you come to on your own. You trip over small pebbles and stepping stones of insight along the way and.... it happens. You are finally convinced that you HAVE to search for this missing... thing... in your life and until you find it you'll wander along into every type of religious building and research every type of religious slant until you find what you're looking for. And it's all inside yourself, like an imaginary umbilical cord to the divine. You didn't have to look too far for answers after all.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724264061719518367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065767415801756448.post-27809581497633639042011-01-29T19:53:00.196-05:002011-01-29T19:53:00.196-05:00yeah, I haven't felt the need to really go in-...yeah, I haven't felt the need to really go in-depth about what I believe with my family. Not to sound flippant or overly intelligent, but Druidry and Gnosticism both have concepts that, as black-and-white thinkers, they would never begin to be able to understand. Especially Gnosticism. So I don't bother. <br /><br />After I posted this entry, I got a response to my response, that basically said "you're falling away from the faith". And what really amuses me is how, in her final comment on the article, she begins by stating that she's done yoga as well, but that the article was the one that brought eastern spiritual practices in on the subject. I didn't bother to point out the irony that yoga IS an eastern spiritual practice, which was the whole point of the article to begin with.Chadlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561495615950922682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065767415801756448.post-7612158412479248752011-01-29T01:48:01.314-05:002011-01-29T01:48:01.314-05:00So glad you stood up for yourself! Don't you j...So glad you stood up for yourself! Don't you just love the whole "I love you that's why my hearts needs to point out you're wrong" bit? Or the blatant "you're going to hell if you don't get your facts straight" attitude. I really do feel for your mom. I mean, we used to be just like that, right? It's how we were raised to believe. It's how she was raised. <br /><br />A few months ago I talked to my dad about my beliefs (or lack thereof). He was incredibly respectful and we had a great conversation, but when he asked if I still believed in God and I said not exactly, at least not in that way, he said "yeah you do." Like that was that. End of story. lol. I didn't bother trying to explain after that.JeniMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564363524709017004noreply@blogger.com