Religion An Essay by Rebecca A Doss 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man/woman, I put away childish things. I open with this line because though out my life I have often come to this passage in my mind. We are not souls with bodies we are bodies with souls. (Roseanne Barr) The soul is an amazing thing however it is only the life energy all living things have in their possession. Some have older energy than others aged over many lives. I believe this to be true based on the scientific fact that energy can not be destroyed only scattered. It is part of a seemingly endless and wonderful cycle.As children we have all the soul energy we will ever have and as we age we often times will feel stretched thin by obligations and social normality. We are taught that our instinct as humans is sin and evil instead of being taught moderation, responsibility and understanding. The Tao teaches that a human is their nature only. A thief is a thief a liar is a liar a mother is a mother ext. That negative and positive actions must be allowed to flow though us like water. This is difficult because commonly in human nature we anaylize and become frustrated and angry constantly questioning the motives of our fellow man. The reality in this is that we can not control the actions of others, but only the actions and in-actions of ourselves. Personally in my life I NEVER have any more than I need. Its not something I do on purpose it is the balance of my actions. I truly believe this. I never have much extra but I always try to find a way to give when I receive even if what I have is very little. I dont think about it much I refuse to over anaylize it which is rare as I think about things constantly, drawing much frustration onto myself. Its one of the few constants in my life that I truly am grateful for. I dont pray. I dont go to church. I dont worship any being over myself, however I BELIEVE IN ALL THINGS. When the masses of man put forth as much thought and energy onto their entities they make them very real...For themselves...You can prove every text of their bible wrong or find hypocrisy in it if it is of sound moral value, but the true believer will not be shaken because there reality is truth to them. They see and feel it every day and you cant expect to take the reflection of the lives they lead out of their daily experience. It doesnt make it factual it makes it perception and religion is in many ways perception. I think my issue with prayer for many people NOT ALL PEOPLE SO DONT GO BEING CRAZY DEFENSIVE...is that they pray and they do not act. They wait for their GodLamb of Godddesses to deliver the answer to them instead of seeking the answers for themselves..If you find enlightenment to your problems on your own is it not still a gift? Either a gift found by you or even put in your path by your deity waiting for you to stretch your hands forth and grab it up. Then there is the lay on hands type prayers where people ask a great many people to send prayers to one person in hopes to renew their health. This normally does nothing but sure weve all heard of people suddenly getting better..could it perhaps be the combined will of many focusing on the same objective? Well thats terrible witch craft kinda thinking I suppose...or if all things are made by the same being or beings and we have this ability then why would it then be wrong to invoke it?...Then that to is a gift...not evil..it just is....Then there is depression...and peoples need to try to infuse Gods love onto their fellows as a healing measure..We can not love without inner love. We must value ourselves in a honest way..We must be our greatest source of compliments and our greatest critics to remain rational. In this we can not truly love others or have real genuine love for a deity (and thus will not find lasting solace) if we can not find balance within. Further more you will not have a lasting honest relationship with your loved ones if you can not have a honest relationship with yourself. Sure there will be people in life that will love you regardless and unfaltering, however without inner love of the self you will receive the love of others fractionally. when I see people who run to church/temple ext only during the worst times of their lives it frustrates me. I am my own temple and I am ever changing. However if you believe truly in your religion then you should believe in the worst of times as well as the best of times. You should not cast your beliefs into the back of your mind during your dark hours then return to them in great and terrible haste because your coping mechanisms for pain failed because you then turn your religion into a coping mechanism. Religion should be a way of life not a scape goat from pain and reality...thats all I got to say at the moment Im tired...more some of other time..
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 13:31:37 +0000