my brother sent me a book called the power of now, that i just started reading yesterday. favorite quote thus far:
so, if i don't identify myself as a mormon anymore, what or where am i spiritually?
recently i was asked, "well, do you still believe in god?" why is that the one important question? am i a better person if i do believe in god? my answer: "i believe in a power beyond what we see—a positive force. is it a man with a beard? i imagine not, but does that really matter? what matters to me is that we all can feel it, have access to it, and are part of it, whether we realize that or not." i prefer not to use the word/name god. it's a judeo-christian word, and my beliefs don't really align with that religious tradition. i lean more towards words like "power", "force", "energy", "life", "light", "current", and sometimes "the tao" (i feel rather taoist from time to time).
a friend of mine recently blogged about the beauty and humility of the phrase "i don't know." i don't claim to know anything with absolute certainty—especially things of a spiritual nature. i can only say that i feel this is the right direction for me at the present. and as i evolve as a person, my beliefs will evolve too.
i won't ever tell you that your beliefs are wrong. how can i judge what's best for you? please do me the same favor. and everyone else, too, while you're at it
all the things that truly matter—beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace—arise from beyond the mind.i've noticed a lot of overlap between tolle's (the author) ideas and taoism. which reminds me...i need to track down my copy of the tao of pooh (a great introduction to taoism). anyway, i'm looking forward to getting deeper into the book.
so, if i don't identify myself as a mormon anymore, what or where am i spiritually?
recently i was asked, "well, do you still believe in god?" why is that the one important question? am i a better person if i do believe in god? my answer: "i believe in a power beyond what we see—a positive force. is it a man with a beard? i imagine not, but does that really matter? what matters to me is that we all can feel it, have access to it, and are part of it, whether we realize that or not." i prefer not to use the word/name god. it's a judeo-christian word, and my beliefs don't really align with that religious tradition. i lean more towards words like "power", "force", "energy", "life", "light", "current", and sometimes "the tao" (i feel rather taoist from time to time).
a friend of mine recently blogged about the beauty and humility of the phrase "i don't know." i don't claim to know anything with absolute certainty—especially things of a spiritual nature. i can only say that i feel this is the right direction for me at the present. and as i evolve as a person, my beliefs will evolve too.
i won't ever tell you that your beliefs are wrong. how can i judge what's best for you? please do me the same favor. and everyone else, too, while you're at it
2 comments:
Nice comments, and I agree.
Profound. :)
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