My Religious Beliefs
I’m a Unitarian Universalist, which is really fun, because it means that I don’t have to believe in any set of beliefs or rules that someone else came up with. I am free to believe what I care to and expected to give everyone the respect and freedom to believe as they care to. This is a religion that suits me very well. Anyway, my church invited us to write a description of our religious beliefs in 250 words or less, so I figured I’d give it a try -- oh my God! (no pun intended!) There are entire religions (lots of them!) built around religious beliefs – 250 words! (so I went over a little, but not much). Here it is:
I believe there is a “greater power” in the world, but not what I think of as “God”, for me it is more like Mother Nature. Not a power that is controlling my fate or the fate of the world; and not a power who presides above me to judge or condemn me. But a greater power in the sense that there is a “force” that is bigger and wiser than humanity and whose concern it is to keep this space (planet/universe/infinity) in balance. And I believe that she is sad and that we disappoint her.
It is this that brings me to the concept of humans on this planet. I don’t like to say “I believe” – because I’m not really sure – I like to say “I consider as a possibility”. So, I consider as a possibility that humans are not indigenous to this planet, because we are the only species destroying the planet – and that doesn’t feel right to me. So, what? The alien thing? I don’t know, but I consider as a possibility that something from somewhere else mixed with an existing species way back when, and evolution turned us into what we are today -- not all bad and not all good.
I’m still working on the “soul” thing. Lately I consider that perhaps all life shares a melting pot of soul and some of us got bigger doses then others at birth, and when we die, our soul returns to the melting pot to mix with others and be redistributed to new life.
Some days I consider other possibilities. I guess to me that’s what my religion is – the considering of possibilities.
I believe there is a “greater power” in the world, but not what I think of as “God”, for me it is more like Mother Nature. Not a power that is controlling my fate or the fate of the world; and not a power who presides above me to judge or condemn me. But a greater power in the sense that there is a “force” that is bigger and wiser than humanity and whose concern it is to keep this space (planet/universe/infinity) in balance. And I believe that she is sad and that we disappoint her.
It is this that brings me to the concept of humans on this planet. I don’t like to say “I believe” – because I’m not really sure – I like to say “I consider as a possibility”. So, I consider as a possibility that humans are not indigenous to this planet, because we are the only species destroying the planet – and that doesn’t feel right to me. So, what? The alien thing? I don’t know, but I consider as a possibility that something from somewhere else mixed with an existing species way back when, and evolution turned us into what we are today -- not all bad and not all good.
I’m still working on the “soul” thing. Lately I consider that perhaps all life shares a melting pot of soul and some of us got bigger doses then others at birth, and when we die, our soul returns to the melting pot to mix with others and be redistributed to new life.
Some days I consider other possibilities. I guess to me that’s what my religion is – the considering of possibilities.
posted by 10-8-ious | 6:26 PM
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I believe religion and spirituality are two seperate thought processes.
Religion being an organized external and participatory group activity where there is a leader or teacher that interprets and expouses a "truth". Many Organized religions have a pretty bad track record and are some getting worse. Religion is outreaching to support its members and grow it base.
Spirituality on the other hand is an internal search for self-awareness,fulfilment, and completion in the world in which we live. A person continuously works on oneself to achieve harmony with his or her environment, people of the world, and nature.
That being said, from the immortal words of that bastion of faith the Reverends:
Blood, Sweat, and Tears:
"Now troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell.
Swear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell,
But I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell."
Poetic, aint it.
Amen ...
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