Some of us came to spirituality independent of Mr. Holmes or New Thought Alliance Churches. I am familiar with them though as you apparently are too. But as you said, many here are not, which is the reason I shared them for their consideration. I made no assumptions about your life experience in this matter.
On Jun 30, 10:15 am, Frederick The Moderate <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your perspective Richard. Not sure why you think I haven't > already considered such thoughts in the past tho. > Kinda nice to hear the tenets of Ernest Holmes, UU etc... here. > Probably not a lot of New Thought practitioners on this board... > > On Jun 30, 6:53 am, RICHARD BROWN <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Spirituality is an interesting term. In my circle it is often used in > > response to a query about what religion you belong to. "I am not > > religious, I am spiritual." Many religious people, especially those > > who reflect the message on the poster about "RELIGION", are not > > spiritual at all. They are exclusive, whereas spiritual is > > inclusive. It usually means something akin to the Hindu greeting > > "Namaste", (The divine within me honors the divine within you.) > > Spirituality is the recognition that there is something in all life > > that connects it all. It is called spirit. When you die, the spirit > > leaves the corporeal and what is left is a group of chemicals that can > > be used by other life. You renew the soil when you add the body of > > plants that are no longer alive for example. > > What you call "Yourself" is really a life system of many, many > > different bodies all living on and in your body. Most of the cells > > that make up your body do not carry your DNA. Are the molecules of > > water in your body you? Were they you before they entered your body > > and do they cease being you when they leave? How about the air that > > you breathe? When does it become you and when does it cease? We > > share the air and the water on this planet and it is always > > circulating. If it is not you, then 75% of you is not you, not > > counting all of the other life forms getting a free ride. > > Just some thoughts on it for you to consider. > > > On Jun 29, 7:29 am, Frederick The Moderate > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That's why it's called faith. But I completely respect your faith in > > > the absence of anything so beyond our understanding. > > > > On Jun 29, 6:09 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I find nothing to prove anything other than that death is finite. > > > > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Frederick > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > [image: Spirituality.JPG] > > > > > -- > > > > *~@):~{> > > > > > Spirituality.JPG > > > > 469KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
