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Talking with God

Belief comes from the Saxon root lief which means wish, so to believe something is to wish it were true.
 
dkmonk said:
What God stands for to me is a different entity than most people view it as. It still has the basic components of: infinite, all knowing, and omnipresent

I view God as the collective Universe, and although it doesn't have self thought in a way humans or animal do in my opinion, I think it is like mushroom mycelium where everything in the Universe is continiously in communication with the whole Universe. The Universe based on the information it receives may change or shift to best suit the needs of the whole system. I feel like since I came from the Universe and it is my creator my emotions and feeling and actions are known to it, and the more love, compassion, and respect for its creations then the more it will respect me and help me subtle ways such as bright ideas, or cue me into signs that I should pick up on and go with that will better my future.

The Universe is my God and I formulated my idea from Buddhism, psychadelic trips, and life events non drug related. I don't pray or anything, but I do meditate on things if I want them to happen and I have had success with them coming true or something leading me to it. I got inspiration from a documentary called the Secret.

I can fully believe in my theory, because it is not only in the realm of possibility, but the whole concept came to me in 2 months time after a significant experience where I went into a trance and felt a higher presence than me that made me feel so calm and compassionate and I understood this to be life, and went on from there, and got into Buddhism too which gave me ideas of how this all might tie in, and then watching the Secret.

I am sure it sounds cheesy, but I felt this all happened for me to come to this conclusion. I feel a lot happier due to learning more about Buddhism, and knowing that my affinity for plants and trees is felt and reciprocated back to me.

My belief makes people angry I found out, so I don't speak much about it in public, but just acknowledge I believe in God when asked about faith. To me my belief fits me, because I formulated it over a period of time with positive affirmations. I don't have to have blind faith in a book I don't understand, and be confused why my God hurt people in one book and didn't in another. I know exactly how my ideas were brought about instead of trusting the word of someone I don't know who relayed what God or Jesus said.
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I relate to this very much.
 
dkmonk said:
I think it is like mushroom mycelium where everything in the Universe is continiously in communication with the whole Universe.
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Apart from human consciousness which generally seems to consider itself separate.

I'm not arguing that it IS separate, in fact quite the opposite, I can logically see that everything is co dependent on everything else for anything to exist at all, for anything to exist it has to exist in context with other things, insides need outsides etc....

In order for an object or an organism to be perceived or described it is always in relationship to its environment, the fundamental ideas of most eastern theology's allude to this, but many many people do not see it this way and feel themselves to be "I a stranger and afraid in a world I have not made"

So in those points of individual consciousness that feel separate, then on some level they are not consciously communicating or connected to everything else, for without conscious recognition or awareness the can be no communication.

Individual cellular structures may well be interacting with many fields, but an individual mind can be in a state of total isolation, or at least perceive itself in that way.
 
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"Faith" is inside of me. I have found it and I am in peace (for now, hehe ;) ). I feel like far too many people translate this to "god". Not that you can't, but I feel far more people understand the concept of religion then those who just are trying to be one with the universe, unfortunately.
 
I talk with God all the time. Rather, God is constantly communicating with me and sometimes, when my mind is quiet, receptive and humble, I observe and can choose whether or not to listen.

This subject always makes me laugh because the people most vehement in their disagreement of having a relationship with God ensure they never come across convincing evidence. The universe gives you exactly what you want. If you don't truly want to get to know God, you will interpret evidence and environmental stimuli in a way that guarantees you don't. If you do, eventually you will.

The books that, to me, serve as incontrovertible proof of the beauty of God:

Autobiography of a Yogi - Parahamsa Yogananda
The Holographic Universe - Michael Talbot
The Secret Life of Plants - Peter Tompkins
The Source Field Investigations - David Wilcock
Be Here Now - Ram Das

There are others but those are the big ones.
 
whippa cracka said:
Basically, My thoughts are that a sub-conscious fallback, AKA "God", is very comforting to any person to be able to communicate with and use to help deal with issues.
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We could say that this is communicating with G-d, who has been/is creating these systems to begin with. Direct communication or communication through a messenger would make one a prophet, and I don't think that's what these people are claiming. Being mindful of the divine presence in your life is probably what is meant by the statement. Personally, I'd rather say that I talk to HaShem, and have a relationship with Him...but whatevs.
 
try not speaking for 12 hours a day, including the time you sleep. or if possible dont for the entire day of the week on which you were born. every Thursday for example.

the 12 hours thing though, especially if you sleep a full night, is not too unreasonable...its the observation while doing so that is key. using a rosary is the same principle as a mala, or a piece of rope with knots tied through out it. its the concentration on each small bead that counts, the thought of the mincro-macro etc. you dont have to be saying anything, just taking a deep breath for each bead and doing some kind of personal visualization to help keep thoughts at bay.
 
God talks to me all day, e'eryday. Through everything. People, music, books, tv, etcetera..
A psychiatrist told me once I was having Ideas of Reference.
I told him I don't care, and that I'm glad to have faith for the first time in my life.
I am better for all the so-called delusion. So what does it matter if I'm not making sense to anyone else?
 
!!4iV4HF9R34g said:
God talks to me all day, e'eryday. Through everything. People, music, books, tv, etcetera..
A psychiatrist told me once I was having Ideas of Reference.
I told him I don't care, and that I'm glad to have faith for the first time in my life.
I am better for all the so-called delusion. So what does it matter if I'm not making sense to anyone else?
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Because educated, non delusional people like myself get fed up with idiots blabbering nonsensical stupidity.

That was not directed at you. It was a comment ment to make a point that the faithful who believe God speaks to them are predisposed to, um, blowing things up and starting wars and shooting OB/GYNs. It makes everyone else wary.
 
!!4iV4HF9R34g said:
So what does it matter if I'm not making sense to anyone else?
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It doesn't, go with the primary experience every time, if it resonates with you and is creating a pleasant reality for you then you win ! fuck what culture says, fuck the sheep, find your own truth, I think that is of primary importance for all of us.
 
panic in paradise said:
gods voice is the silence within and around you.
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what does that even mean?

panic in paradise said:
i think you would find most successful people have a form of faith, in more then what they see and others believe.

how else could they of achieved more then expected?
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what does this even mean? now you're just trying to muddle the definition of "faith" and make another esoteric point.

Ho-Chi-Minh said:
I didn't expect something as poor as this from you.
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what are you upset with? it is a fact that all over the world, christians in ireland, buddhists in sri lanka, muslims in pakistan, jews in israel, are all killing other people because they believe god told them to do it.

it is a fact that the bible is full of equally despicable acts of violence commanded by god(e.g. 1 Samuel 15:3, Deuteronomy 13:15, Joshua 10:40)so how is it not plausible that god was talking to some of the modern day warriors?
 
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