Bluelighters what are your religious beliefs (or disbeliefs)

[murphythecat]

he specifically said he do not believe that the 5 senses tells us all there is to reality.

its laughable to believe in that we are only what we perceive. Perception is very limited, we perceive so little of reality, pretty assumptuous to believe that's all there is. We are constantly finding new ways to use technology to observe what we can not perceive with our normal senses.

 

[turkalurk]

he specifically said he do not believe that the 5 senses tells us all there is to reality.

I can read. I don't restrict my comments to only responding to those I disagree with. I also expand on the things when I agree with them as well. I wouldn't talk direcrly to a stranger like that about his own beliefs. I would comment like that about a shared criticism of a particular view.

 

[Noodle]

I've been leaning into a Christian Gnostic perspective for a good long while now.

 

[malakaix]

I have slowly over time been lead down the path of existential nihilism.. after some very powerful spiritual experience's with psychedelics. It does sound strange that i would find myself here after the type of experience's i've had in the past, but where i differ from the conventional meaning of the term is while i acknowledge life is objectively meaningless i also acknowledge that meaning is subjective and therefore life means as much or as little as i want.. this for me is incredibly spiritual; i am free from belief.. for the only belief i need is in myself.

 

[3dmusic]

I have slowly over time been lead down the path of existential nihilism.. after some very powerful spiritual experience's with psychedelics. It does sound strange that i would find myself here after the type of experience's i've had in the past, but where i differ from the conventional meaning of the term is while i acknowledge life is objectively meaningless i also acknowledge that meaning is subjective and therefore life means as much or as little as i want.. this for me is incredibly spiritual; i am free from belief.. for the only belief i need is in myself.

I like that, thanks.

 

[rickolasnice]

I'm an anti-theist. I don't think religion brings any good in the modern world, nor does it have any ground anymore.

Similar.

I believe religion causes more harm than good.. (Sorry ForeverAfter)

 

[infectedmushroom]

My religion is Non-Religion.

My spiritual belief is in presence, mindfulness, awareness, whatever you like to call it.

 

[Munchkoala]

I believe in LOVE

 

[Bardeaux]

The truth also has its own vibration you can recognise when you become snsitive to it and have learned to "feel" energies. By now, I can tell how much truth there is in someone's claim by listening to their voice. Although it's a bit overwhelming to be so sensitive with all the negative energy that's around.

But I can tell a lot from the vibration of a thing - perceived either by sound or vision. It's like a very subtle language but everyone picks up on it on a sub-conscious level. It's what can give you what you call a "gut-feeling" about things.

Although it's sad how out of the touch with the truth humans can be.

I wear a US size 10 mens shoe.

True or false? What are the vibrations telling you?

Answer? I believe we've interacted enough for you to pick up my worldly vibrations. I have photos available even if this helps.

 

[Mysterie]

i believe in the end of all beliefs

 

[flyhighk]

I'm an agnostic atheist.

 

[WyldOrchid5150]

Pagan/Wiccan

 

[Craig21]

I'm an atheistic, Western Buddhist. I do not follow a Tradition, Sangha, or Lineage - I just try to follow The Buddha's teachings & his Philosophy for Living.

 

[4meSM]

Agnostic obviously, don't believe in a man in the clouds judging people and doing all kind of human things, all traditional religions are clearly misguided IMO.

As far as intelligent design in the universe well i really don't know, my experience tells me there is some kind of universal intelligence in living creatures.
That because being alive is extremely difficult for a creature (harvesting energy and maintaining equilibrium in a cell) it's easier to just flow with the entropy but yet life is super abundant and does everything to stay alive.
Then if we talk about things like consciousness well it's so hard to think it just happened randomly (but science tells us it's theoretically possible).

 

[ThePharmacist4925]

Raised Christian and was pretty serious about it, was even a youth leader and went on mission trips. Now I'm unsure of anything anymore.

 

[astralprojectee]

Since discovering the spiritual and psychedelics from my previous belief in Christianity I have taken on a very robust view on spirituality with astral projection or out of body experiences, NDE's Near Death Experiences, and reincarnation. Right along with meditation.

 

[ForEverAfter]

What I believe currently (it is a work in progress):

"God" is immortal; we are mortal.
"God" envies mortality; we envy immortality.
"God" is everybody; we are fragments of "God".
"God" needs us; we need "God".

Death is like waking up from a dream; when you die, (paradoxically) you realize that you are immortal.

The cycle of life is never-ending because "God" is infinitely complex and immortal.
I think of "God" as an entity that has seen everything that ever has been, but needs ever more new distractions from the abyss.

Or something like that.
I've had a considerable amount of Tequila.

 

[Xorkoth]

I believe kind of the same way. I had an experience once where I experienced awakening as "god" except beyond the connected oneness, that all dropped away as an illusion and I was left with a yawning void, a single point of consciousness alone in nothingness, consumed by crushing loneliness. I seemed to realize at that point that the purpose of creation as it is is so that god (the universal consciousness) can experience an infinity of circumstances subjectively, with the illusion of separate beings.

 

[Ninae]

If I had to pick one approach to represent me that I most identify with it has to be the great Bulgarian teachers - Peter Deunov & Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov. I was introduced to their teachings at an early age, and I still haven't found anything better, although their material is so suppressed or underground. But they were more like real wisemen, or holy men, and the closest I can think of to what Christ would have been like when he taught on earth. If there were more focus held on this type of teaching the world would be a better place, though people don't have so much time for the purest spiritual teachings, for some reason.

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It's funny when he says "They look for God in the sewers and they don't even know it". Wonderful charisma to that teacher, I wish he was still alive. I can't think of any better if I had to choose one tradition to introduce someone to or if I had to pick one to raise my children with. A sad thing is if someone were to come along and start a movement like that now they would just be branded a dangerous cult-leader, like everyone who wants to organise people and create a spiritual following outside one of the main traditions, and this way spiritual progress is naturally restrained (Jesus would be crucified again).


Apart from that, there is no movement or belief-system that satisfies me 100%. They're all a combination of truths and untruths that can offer just one perspective of life which excludes so much of the rest, so I just find it limiting to stick to one outlook in general. I don't really understand feelings of loyalty to one movement in particular, with hostility to the rest, and don't think this is very conducive to spiritual growth. But not everyone wants to immerse themselves in theology to such an extent. If I had to pick anything else it would be Theosophy (also an early influence) and some of the higher quality channeled material.

 

[murphythecat]

I believe in the three characteristic of existence: impermanence, non-self and suffering. I believe in the reality of nibbana which can be attained with the noble path.