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Originally Posted by xxoozero
I think if you have to look for a higher meaning to why we are here you are missing the bigger picture that is right in front of your face, which is we are here to do whatever makes us personally happy.
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Hm...interestingly enough, that's at the core of my spiritual beliefs.
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Smoke weed, blow shit up, drink a bunch of soda, blah blah blah... whatever gets your rocks off.
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I think if it harms no one, by all means.
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Religion itself is a scourge on our society. It should be outlawed and the proprietors arrested and charged with thievery and general nogood-doery. The only thing it is good for is controlling the masses to the point of ultimate submission to where the public lets it control every aspect of our personal lives, including where to pee, what to eat on Friday, and how many bombs we strap to ourselves when going to blow up those dirty no good people down the street who believe something different.
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Religion/God is very different than Spirituality/God. Religion is government for the afterlife, Spirituality is a personal and subjective journey to the root of your being and answering the big questions in a personal way (why are we here, where did we come from, what happens after death etc..). I feel that even if you don't believe in the supernatural, just asking those questions is a form of Spirituality. It's a willingness to address the absolute mystery of existence and enigma of physicality. Although I personally believe that if you dig deep enough in the quest to find the answers (or perhaps just ask better questions), you arrive at a supernatural center where somehow 'nothingness' became 'somethingness.' Even with all the trauma and pain we might see in the world, the Universe and our existence is all truly miraculous, mysterious and beautiful. That's what I personally feel Spirituality is and if you can truly embody that sense of wonder, life is f'king awesome. And I don't feel you need to be "Spiritual" to feel and live this way, you just need to ask the questions, reflect on your own self enough and find a bond between yourself and the rest of the people and beings in this world. Really, it's just a path of cultivating and practicing unconditional love.
Being a former atheist/agnostic myself, I can say honestly and unequivocally, yes. There's a force behind the universe and life that is very real, very personal and very beautiful. If that's what someone wants to call 'God/Allah/Tao/Krishna/Spirit/Source/Light/Love/Spirituality', that's their choice.
