Take small steps to your goal, then look back and see that you made a big leap!
Many of us just wish to live a normal life and be able to take care of our loved
ones or our families. However, it seems that such is a luxury rather than a normality in today's economic climate. Some of us also wish to live at an above normal rate, in order to guarantee a happy and prosperous life for our self and our future, as well as our children. We have seen just about every scam and lucrative business go down the drain, from Enron, to small businesses struggling to stay open. So it is logical to say, that hard work alone will not bring us riches or a happy life, if anything, hard work is not a guarantee to anything, as you can still get fired, and if you have a loan, you can still lose your business. So what exactly is it that keeps successful businesses afloat, successful people making a steady income, and others happy with what they have? it is simply, their state of mind and ability to be persistent on a given goal. The easiest thing to do is give up. In any situation, and whether it be a good or bad situation, we have to make a choice the same way, to continue, or give up, or give up to continue. Might seem simple, but it is really that simple. We know all the formulas and rules to not be successful, yet very little on the road to success. A famous quote from one of my favorite books, Think and grow rich, "The ladder of success is never crowded at the top".
I've had what I call extreme success with my goals and I can definitely attribute such success to being exposed to various books, audio books and an open mind. One example I will use, is a goal I set from my last year of college that materialized in front of my eyes.
When I was in my last year of college, I took a course called "Systems Analysis and Design". This course was very interesting to me, as the male side of my family is very business oriented. We love planning, outlining and making things happen or making things work. We touched on a topic of what a Systems Analyst does and how it helps the other core people in various projects come together and achieve a specific goal. I've been fixing computers since high school, and that has been my passion, and I envisioned both of these coming together, making an interesting career for me. Since that class, that's all that's been in my head.
After Graduation, I went to Jamaica for 2 weeks, and I only thought about this goal 1 day and saw myself actually going to work with my briefcase in the morning. I got back from my vacation and and immediately worked on my resume intensely. I wanted to be different, so I searched for about 12-15 jobs and found out the specific key words they were seeking in a candidate and included them in my resume, as well as making sure my resume was over 1 page, without too much redundant stuff. in 2 weeks I had a job, as a Desktop Support Technician, Level II. I was promised a permanent position within 2-3 months, and in the 5th month, I was told there was a hiring freeze (November 2008). At that point, I made a choice to focus my attention to finding a new job, more geared towards my satisfaction and not to the sake of just having a job. I set the terms of my employment and minimum salary rate I would take, and within 3 weeks, I was offered the opportunity to interview over the phone. I was given a 2nd phone interview a day later and then an in person interview 2 days later. I was so confident, it was as if I knew I had the job and was gearing up myself to start. I started as a Corporate IT Analyst 3 days later, and currently in that position today.
Now look back at the starting point and see how I reached my goal. It is obvious some goals may require more effort and dedication, but it is still possible.
No one can make you do anything, it is you who make the choice to do or not do to it.
As Morpheus would say in "The Matrix", "Free Your Mind" and then make the jump!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Spirituality vs Religion
Before I say anything in this public arena, I will say this is all my opinion and anything I say or disclose here is strictly for entertainment purposes. Those who wish to read and comprehend my standpoint in their own way, are welcome to do so, as well as those who wish to share their criticism of my views, as I love an intellectual challenge or ability to possibly enhance my viewpoint. So this is My Opinion, again, and not intended to offend or put down any particular established religion in any way, shape or form.
Religion
I choose to start on religion because this is in order of how I broke out of the dogmatic beliefs that were taught to my ancestors, all the way up to the present "family" traditions. It is my understanding that most of the western world, including Jamaica is "Christian" in nature, and I was within this pool growing up. As a child growing up in a Christian home in Jamaica, you are either forced go to go church (or brought along), stay at home with other "Non Believers" if your family do not care much about church, or you are enticed with candies, cookies and other goodies children are drawn to. The fact is that once you are drawn into the church by one or many methods, you are indoctrinated from a very young age and most people do not even realize what is happening.
Growing up, I wondered who Jesus was, who god was, and who the many mentioned people in the bible were and how they relate to our present lives. One thing i noticed is that the brain is always in search of answers. If you feed the brain something logical that it can assert as truth, it no longer searches, unless something in the future conflicts with the present definition of truth on a specific topic or item you stored earlier. In this case, it replaces the old definition with the new fact or truth it has now realized.
The problem for me, was believing that all these characters in this book was alive, and did all the things and said all the things that are in the bible. I was made to remember entire verses and sections of the bible that are still embedded in my psyche and can be drawn upon at will, which I think is amazing. However, there was no real controversy as to the accuracy of the bible.
There were no similar works available to read or try to understand. Interestingly, I am able to comprehend the language in which the bible is written. Even though it is in English, the way the bible is written is complex and derailing in some cases. Keeping things in context becomes work for the mind that seems to be a bigger task for some to put together and follow. I never paid this any attention at a young age, but as I grew, and became more aware of my surroundings, beliefs and the things that influence my way of thinking, I became increasingly curious about life.
In Jamaica, there are not many people in the differences of religious beliefs, since the country is almost all Christian, so if there are people, your chances of running into someone who don’t believe in the societal norm, is very slim. My research into similarly complex documents/books only took flight when I left Jamaica in 1998 and started high school in New York.
Upon my first realization that the bible is flawed brought my belief system horrifically crashing down and I felt as if the earth moved from beneath my feet. I continued my research and found that the bible was not what it was intended to be when it was first written. In fact, it is not a complete document, even if you found the original "Bible". This I will touch on later. However, I found books that are only mythical in reference in Jamaica. Such as the Apocrypha, The Macabees (not what many have been lead to believe), and many other works, such as The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. I was shocked that they removed all references to female prophets and authors from the bible and the positive message they were writing. In essence, I dug deeper and deeper and wondered why this was suppressed and other more profound works were included in the current edition of the bible "The King James Version" or "The New King James Version" KJV or NKJV.
My research for the truth led me to untold depths of knowledge and spiritual enlightenment beyond what I feel comfortable disclosing here. I still was not satisfied with why all this deception of the masses of people who do not research or do not have the tools to access the information that should be a choice and not a mandatory road down to blissfulness. As I came to understand, and this may shock most Christians, the bible is not meant to be a Religious Document, IN MY OPINION. With that said, it is also not meant to be a Historical Document, IN MY OPINION. Also, for those who wish to maintain the standpoint that this book was written by the "Hand of God" or "Inspired Men of God" truly do not know what this really means.
The depth of the information conveyed in what is in today's bible, is so much removed from the truth, that a basic conveying of information would not suffice your curiosity of why this is so and how this ties into our very disturbing past. It is without a doubt that there are people and entities on this planet that have access to information about us that we are made to forget, and focus more on distractions that are to our demise and unknowing acceptance of total destruction. The church is a interesting institution to say the least. For those unaware of the other side of the church, they should sit back and analyze the facts of the situation.
#1: it is strictly forbidden to question the bible or the authority of the church.
#2: it is encouraged to bring in all your children to the church and recruit others to come in and be "saved".
#3: believers and those with a good heart will go to "heaven".
#4: NON-Believers will burn in hell forever and ever.
#5: Obey the 10 commandments given to Moses on the mountain.
#6: At the age of basic reasoning, a child is told that Santa Clause is not real.
#7: Freedom of sexuality is an abomination and only Marriage is recognized as pure and holy in the eyes of "God".
#8: All can enter the church and be saved, but being able to afford luxuries of life are an abomination and a "rich man will never enter the kingdom of heaven".
#9: God gave man free will. This list can go on and on and on, but the above is sufficient.
Now, let’s look at these "rules" from the highest point downwards. If we are granted free will, then why are we not allowed to gain wealth and consequently happiness with the ability to travel freely and experience other cultures and people? This, at the very basic of reasoning, seems to be an oppressive rule that is translated into total nonsense. It seems at least to want to put people in the mindset of being stagnant, docile and keep your passion for positivity and growth to a bare minimum. In other words, be comfortable with being where you are and staying there.
If we have free will, why is sex before marriage looked down upon as an abomination and unacceptable in the church? First of all, I have NEVER, in my 10 years of being forced into thechurch, heard "GOD" talk to me. If "God" truly gave us free will, there would be no "Boundaries" or "Licenses" needed to do what is already within the realm of "Free Will". It is an oxymoron to say you have free will, but do as I say about these matters. it is absolutely absurd. Marriage has taken a 180* turn in the wrong direction. Many people, millions, turn to marriage and get a license for comfort and commitment, yet its original intentions were purely different and spiritually sound. Freedom of sexuality is something no government can really suppress unless the people buy into their propaganda. Obviously no society wants prostitutes and other obscenities in a public venue, however if one decides to do whatever they want privately, making this a criminal act is putting humanity in a class of animals that need to be regulated.
If Santa Clause is not real, why are children taught about this story from birth to age 7-13? As I said before, it is absolutely devastating to the psyche when it accepts something as fact and then realize it is in fact false or untruth, it now has to go back and replace that memory, stored are of your consciousness and make itself incorporate with your current reality. Why is this fundamental icon of the "Christmas" holiday so significant all over the world? Is this a lie in itself or is there some truth to it? This question I cannot answer here without a more lengthy explanation than what this "Note" already is, but for the sake of truth, Santa Clause is only a symbolism for the most profound experience one may be able to experience as a human being. I may cover this later on in another note about the Christmas presents and why it is so significant. Obey the 10 Commandments. Now, as we all know, there are situations where these seemingly simple commandments should be mostly basic and fundamental, but all depends on the situation and interaction with another person. Like if someone is about to kill you and you have the chance to kill them first, I do not know many people who would stand in the face of danger. If someone is starving to death and genuinely cannot get any food or shelter, stealing a crop or food may be justifiable, etc.
If a religion claims that God is "Compassionate" and "Caring", yet, if you don't "Obey" him, and "serve" him, you will "BURN in hell forever and ever". Does anyone ever think about this contradiction? It is purely a scare tactic to keep the sheep of the religion in check and not deviate outside of the "faith". There is NO MAN or WOMAN walking the face of this earth that can say they have been to "Heaven" or seen someone go to "Hell". However, the disturbing fact is that fear is a driving force that keeps a lot of people doing what the fear bringer wants them to do. Fear is simply lies or something false appearing real or true. God, I do not believe, is both good and bad, it is the intentions and decisions of man/woman that create this duality and oxymoron of duplicities to justify their actions and inner desires.
Recruiting is something associated with an army or cult. Almost everyone is familiar with the churches and different religions within their geographical area. I do not believe that people should be persuaded or forced to join a religion like Christians and 7 day Adventists do, as well as parents doing with children. Everyone should choose to either join voluntarily or take their on path to spiritual realization. Religion in its purest form, whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Catholicism, etc, should lead back to the same source. The same way we can start out anywhere in the world and end up in a totally different place.
Finally, if I cannot question my reality, religion if I have any, and my beliefs, then how much of a free will is that? Why would I want to be imprisoned intentionally and not be able to decipher messages and meanings for myself? Why do I need a pastor telling me what the bible says when i can get one and read for myself? This is the fundamental reason we are humans. To seek out and understand our humanity and our surroundings For Ourselves! Everyone has a choice to either lead or to be led, and you reading this have the same option afforded to all humans, what will it be?
In closing on the subject of religion, I believe it has become a dogmatic system of control by government and religious leaders to take away our basic free will and impose sanctions on our basic human rights as security mechanisms to supposedly make our lives better.
I am a spiritual being of no religious connection.
Spirituality
On my path to seek the truth as it concerns my true nature, I have come to the conclusion that I am spiritual as it concerns a belief. I choose not to associate myself with a system of religion as I believe it is corrupt and toxic beyond basic repair. The assumed power and authority of the church is in complete contradiction to its teachings, as per the shear volume of money involved in this business institution. Based on my quest for knowledge and finding about my true self and myself beyond my human capacity in this physical realm, a social institution is not somewhere I would even visit to embrace my spiritual nature.
Knowledge is power, is a very false statement. Knowledge is perfection, and perfection does not change or move, therefore, Knowledge is only potential power. If knowledge is used to do some work or action, then it can be power or transferred to someone else or something else for use of its power. To this end, one has to be careful how they use power and knowledge. You can never know the definite impact of your actions, once it is in motion, as the nature of our reality is to constantly change and reinvent matter, energy and potential energy.
I rather have direct communication and Gnosis with GOD rather than have someone else tell me what this is. With my current results, I now see why natural Entheogens such as consciousness enhancing plants and chemicals are made illegal, and grouped with other destructive, man-made concussions of various elements and call everything drugs. However, I do agree on one point that the government makes, drugs are dangerous. If one does not have the consciousness and foresight before diving head first into this realm of consciousness, it can truly be harmful. However, plants are our life sustainers and the only thing that can give us insight to the "God Consciousness" we are all seeking subconsciously as humans. We all strive for better, and some of us feel like giving up every single day, because we do not have a reference point to point to, we do not know how to direct our focus to what we truly want, and for that reason, most of us who get into church, is in there searching for this basic truth and basic path that has been taken from us as a human race.
Life is a battery that will run out and we ALL know this, so why do we hang on? Some say "Make the best out of this life while you still can", others say "God put us here to serve him", others say "We just born, live our lives and die" and others do research and try to find out external means to leave the planet or find a way to go somewhere else. I am not condemning anyone for their beliefs or their quest for knowledge or the truth, but I don't follow most dogmas and traditions of what people think is the definitive truth.
My definition of spirituality is "Knowing God for One's Own Self".
I cannot tell you directly how to do this, only you can search for the path to spiritual and physical happiness. If you stop searching for knowledge, then you can no longer learn how to grow and achieve higher consciousness.
Religion
I choose to start on religion because this is in order of how I broke out of the dogmatic beliefs that were taught to my ancestors, all the way up to the present "family" traditions. It is my understanding that most of the western world, including Jamaica is "Christian" in nature, and I was within this pool growing up. As a child growing up in a Christian home in Jamaica, you are either forced go to go church (or brought along), stay at home with other "Non Believers" if your family do not care much about church, or you are enticed with candies, cookies and other goodies children are drawn to. The fact is that once you are drawn into the church by one or many methods, you are indoctrinated from a very young age and most people do not even realize what is happening.
Growing up, I wondered who Jesus was, who god was, and who the many mentioned people in the bible were and how they relate to our present lives. One thing i noticed is that the brain is always in search of answers. If you feed the brain something logical that it can assert as truth, it no longer searches, unless something in the future conflicts with the present definition of truth on a specific topic or item you stored earlier. In this case, it replaces the old definition with the new fact or truth it has now realized.
The problem for me, was believing that all these characters in this book was alive, and did all the things and said all the things that are in the bible. I was made to remember entire verses and sections of the bible that are still embedded in my psyche and can be drawn upon at will, which I think is amazing. However, there was no real controversy as to the accuracy of the bible.
There were no similar works available to read or try to understand. Interestingly, I am able to comprehend the language in which the bible is written. Even though it is in English, the way the bible is written is complex and derailing in some cases. Keeping things in context becomes work for the mind that seems to be a bigger task for some to put together and follow. I never paid this any attention at a young age, but as I grew, and became more aware of my surroundings, beliefs and the things that influence my way of thinking, I became increasingly curious about life.
In Jamaica, there are not many people in the differences of religious beliefs, since the country is almost all Christian, so if there are people, your chances of running into someone who don’t believe in the societal norm, is very slim. My research into similarly complex documents/books only took flight when I left Jamaica in 1998 and started high school in New York.
Upon my first realization that the bible is flawed brought my belief system horrifically crashing down and I felt as if the earth moved from beneath my feet. I continued my research and found that the bible was not what it was intended to be when it was first written. In fact, it is not a complete document, even if you found the original "Bible". This I will touch on later. However, I found books that are only mythical in reference in Jamaica. Such as the Apocrypha, The Macabees (not what many have been lead to believe), and many other works, such as The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. I was shocked that they removed all references to female prophets and authors from the bible and the positive message they were writing. In essence, I dug deeper and deeper and wondered why this was suppressed and other more profound works were included in the current edition of the bible "The King James Version" or "The New King James Version" KJV or NKJV.
My research for the truth led me to untold depths of knowledge and spiritual enlightenment beyond what I feel comfortable disclosing here. I still was not satisfied with why all this deception of the masses of people who do not research or do not have the tools to access the information that should be a choice and not a mandatory road down to blissfulness. As I came to understand, and this may shock most Christians, the bible is not meant to be a Religious Document, IN MY OPINION. With that said, it is also not meant to be a Historical Document, IN MY OPINION. Also, for those who wish to maintain the standpoint that this book was written by the "Hand of God" or "Inspired Men of God" truly do not know what this really means.
The depth of the information conveyed in what is in today's bible, is so much removed from the truth, that a basic conveying of information would not suffice your curiosity of why this is so and how this ties into our very disturbing past. It is without a doubt that there are people and entities on this planet that have access to information about us that we are made to forget, and focus more on distractions that are to our demise and unknowing acceptance of total destruction. The church is a interesting institution to say the least. For those unaware of the other side of the church, they should sit back and analyze the facts of the situation.
#1: it is strictly forbidden to question the bible or the authority of the church.
#2: it is encouraged to bring in all your children to the church and recruit others to come in and be "saved".
#3: believers and those with a good heart will go to "heaven".
#4: NON-Believers will burn in hell forever and ever.
#5: Obey the 10 commandments given to Moses on the mountain.
#6: At the age of basic reasoning, a child is told that Santa Clause is not real.
#7: Freedom of sexuality is an abomination and only Marriage is recognized as pure and holy in the eyes of "God".
#8: All can enter the church and be saved, but being able to afford luxuries of life are an abomination and a "rich man will never enter the kingdom of heaven".
#9: God gave man free will. This list can go on and on and on, but the above is sufficient.
Now, let’s look at these "rules" from the highest point downwards. If we are granted free will, then why are we not allowed to gain wealth and consequently happiness with the ability to travel freely and experience other cultures and people? This, at the very basic of reasoning, seems to be an oppressive rule that is translated into total nonsense. It seems at least to want to put people in the mindset of being stagnant, docile and keep your passion for positivity and growth to a bare minimum. In other words, be comfortable with being where you are and staying there.
If we have free will, why is sex before marriage looked down upon as an abomination and unacceptable in the church? First of all, I have NEVER, in my 10 years of being forced into thechurch, heard "GOD" talk to me. If "God" truly gave us free will, there would be no "Boundaries" or "Licenses" needed to do what is already within the realm of "Free Will". It is an oxymoron to say you have free will, but do as I say about these matters. it is absolutely absurd. Marriage has taken a 180* turn in the wrong direction. Many people, millions, turn to marriage and get a license for comfort and commitment, yet its original intentions were purely different and spiritually sound. Freedom of sexuality is something no government can really suppress unless the people buy into their propaganda. Obviously no society wants prostitutes and other obscenities in a public venue, however if one decides to do whatever they want privately, making this a criminal act is putting humanity in a class of animals that need to be regulated.
If Santa Clause is not real, why are children taught about this story from birth to age 7-13? As I said before, it is absolutely devastating to the psyche when it accepts something as fact and then realize it is in fact false or untruth, it now has to go back and replace that memory, stored are of your consciousness and make itself incorporate with your current reality. Why is this fundamental icon of the "Christmas" holiday so significant all over the world? Is this a lie in itself or is there some truth to it? This question I cannot answer here without a more lengthy explanation than what this "Note" already is, but for the sake of truth, Santa Clause is only a symbolism for the most profound experience one may be able to experience as a human being. I may cover this later on in another note about the Christmas presents and why it is so significant. Obey the 10 Commandments. Now, as we all know, there are situations where these seemingly simple commandments should be mostly basic and fundamental, but all depends on the situation and interaction with another person. Like if someone is about to kill you and you have the chance to kill them first, I do not know many people who would stand in the face of danger. If someone is starving to death and genuinely cannot get any food or shelter, stealing a crop or food may be justifiable, etc.
If a religion claims that God is "Compassionate" and "Caring", yet, if you don't "Obey" him, and "serve" him, you will "BURN in hell forever and ever". Does anyone ever think about this contradiction? It is purely a scare tactic to keep the sheep of the religion in check and not deviate outside of the "faith". There is NO MAN or WOMAN walking the face of this earth that can say they have been to "Heaven" or seen someone go to "Hell". However, the disturbing fact is that fear is a driving force that keeps a lot of people doing what the fear bringer wants them to do. Fear is simply lies or something false appearing real or true. God, I do not believe, is both good and bad, it is the intentions and decisions of man/woman that create this duality and oxymoron of duplicities to justify their actions and inner desires.
Recruiting is something associated with an army or cult. Almost everyone is familiar with the churches and different religions within their geographical area. I do not believe that people should be persuaded or forced to join a religion like Christians and 7 day Adventists do, as well as parents doing with children. Everyone should choose to either join voluntarily or take their on path to spiritual realization. Religion in its purest form, whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Catholicism, etc, should lead back to the same source. The same way we can start out anywhere in the world and end up in a totally different place.
Finally, if I cannot question my reality, religion if I have any, and my beliefs, then how much of a free will is that? Why would I want to be imprisoned intentionally and not be able to decipher messages and meanings for myself? Why do I need a pastor telling me what the bible says when i can get one and read for myself? This is the fundamental reason we are humans. To seek out and understand our humanity and our surroundings For Ourselves! Everyone has a choice to either lead or to be led, and you reading this have the same option afforded to all humans, what will it be?
In closing on the subject of religion, I believe it has become a dogmatic system of control by government and religious leaders to take away our basic free will and impose sanctions on our basic human rights as security mechanisms to supposedly make our lives better.
I am a spiritual being of no religious connection.
Spirituality
On my path to seek the truth as it concerns my true nature, I have come to the conclusion that I am spiritual as it concerns a belief. I choose not to associate myself with a system of religion as I believe it is corrupt and toxic beyond basic repair. The assumed power and authority of the church is in complete contradiction to its teachings, as per the shear volume of money involved in this business institution. Based on my quest for knowledge and finding about my true self and myself beyond my human capacity in this physical realm, a social institution is not somewhere I would even visit to embrace my spiritual nature.
Knowledge is power, is a very false statement. Knowledge is perfection, and perfection does not change or move, therefore, Knowledge is only potential power. If knowledge is used to do some work or action, then it can be power or transferred to someone else or something else for use of its power. To this end, one has to be careful how they use power and knowledge. You can never know the definite impact of your actions, once it is in motion, as the nature of our reality is to constantly change and reinvent matter, energy and potential energy.
I rather have direct communication and Gnosis with GOD rather than have someone else tell me what this is. With my current results, I now see why natural Entheogens such as consciousness enhancing plants and chemicals are made illegal, and grouped with other destructive, man-made concussions of various elements and call everything drugs. However, I do agree on one point that the government makes, drugs are dangerous. If one does not have the consciousness and foresight before diving head first into this realm of consciousness, it can truly be harmful. However, plants are our life sustainers and the only thing that can give us insight to the "God Consciousness" we are all seeking subconsciously as humans. We all strive for better, and some of us feel like giving up every single day, because we do not have a reference point to point to, we do not know how to direct our focus to what we truly want, and for that reason, most of us who get into church, is in there searching for this basic truth and basic path that has been taken from us as a human race.
Life is a battery that will run out and we ALL know this, so why do we hang on? Some say "Make the best out of this life while you still can", others say "God put us here to serve him", others say "We just born, live our lives and die" and others do research and try to find out external means to leave the planet or find a way to go somewhere else. I am not condemning anyone for their beliefs or their quest for knowledge or the truth, but I don't follow most dogmas and traditions of what people think is the definitive truth.
My definition of spirituality is "Knowing God for One's Own Self".
I cannot tell you directly how to do this, only you can search for the path to spiritual and physical happiness. If you stop searching for knowledge, then you can no longer learn how to grow and achieve higher consciousness.
No to Church
When I was about 5 years old, I loved only the first part of church. It was mandatory that children in my family go to “Sunday School” service, where they are taught the basics of the bible and memorize small verses. But my favorite part was the candies and sweets as well as cake at times. After which, we sat at the front when the main service started, or next to parents/grandparents. Usually, we would fall asleep in the middle of the ceremony and towards the end, it would seem like forever and would not end. Then after dinner and a few hours of recreation, it was back to church Sunday night. This was a routine every week, so it became a part of life. If you asked why you had to go to church, you would be frowned upon and be told “To serve God” and asked “Don’t you want to go to heaven?” and that usually ends the story.
Following my findings and continuous research, I realized that my desire to break away for my long family history of confiding to the church and relying on what they think is the right way and trusting in “God” to “Answer their prayers” was the precursor to the knowledge I have acquired thus far. I just did not believe that “God”, the all powerful being, was in control of everything. It just didn’t make common sense, given the destruction, weapons, killings, starvation and the countless other situations that doesn’t seem to be a “Good” situation to be in, that countless people are affected negatively by. If “God” was in charge, I don’t think that this being would idly watch and just help those who “serve” him blindly. It doesn’t make sense for a self sufficient powerful being to prey on other beings and be “righteous” and require worship. Furthermore, if that were the case, I believe anyone or any being that power hungry would show their wrath without question so everyone stay in line and do as they are told or else. So to say “God gave me this” and “God gave me that” and “God made me this way” is so far from the truth, that people just accept this blatant lie, because they have forgotten genetically their true spiritual nature.
It is not easy for any individual to just stumble across any valuable information without intentionally searching for it, or have someone present them with the information to begin with. Anyone that reached the point of absolute success will know, after looking back, that there were triggers that specifically allowed them to excel to great heights. Each choice they had to make at important times, determined the road they took to be where they are at.
While on my quest to find the truth, I came across a quote, “It takes misinformation to filter through only one generation, to corrupt the future of that race.” Why you might ask? Because our children are our future, what we teach them, is what they will teach their offspring/children, and so forth. So if you do not care about your child, and that child grows up with neglect and abuse, more than likely, they will pass on that hatred to their children, and so forth. The result is corruption of the entire generation going forward, until one generation breaks away from the corrupt thought pattern and find their way back to the truth, if at all possible.
A church-go-er once asked me “Why don’t you go to church? Don’t you want to hear the word of God?” My answer was simple, I did not need the church to dictate what the “word of God” was to me. The person was smart enough to think about what I said and look into the possibility of why we need people telling us what a book already says, each and every Saturday and/or Sunday. The simple fact to this dilemma, is that our nature is to attach to something higher than our current being. Our minds are so malleable, that we will grow to attach ourselves to some spiritual phenomenon, whether it be church, drugs, a cult, a group mind, atheism, or a religion of some sort.
The reason for this is because we are not earth-bound creatures. We are not just matter born and eventually die. We do not just “exist temporarily” and then go back to “nothingness”. We are of a higher existence, than we can possibly even comprehend with our limited earthly minds. I know someone’s thinking “He must be losing it” or “how are you so sure” or “Where did you get this BS from”. Well, the simple fact that we aspire to find an inner connection, an outer connection and a connection to something greater, is not something I believe can be a coincidence all over the world. Just about every culture prays to some deity or God. Pray for life, abundance and happiness. Some of us even pray to live a long and happy, healthy life.
Who or what are we praying to? Without a reference or a tangible source of knowing for one’s self, how can we truly know that we are praying to the “right” source? There is no religion that have proved or showed their subjects that something that they are taught to be the truth is actually real or positive. It is all based on total imagination and belief that this thing, this story, this entire fabrication is a real and positive thing they are serving and praying to. No one in these religions, except maybe a small portion of “chosen ones” or very high priest of a religion, may have actually experienced true Gnosis (the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mystically enlightened human being). While being the only one with this knowledge, and denying all the “subjects” this ability, one can only speculate if there is any true good left at a high level of even the church.
Because of this lack of intelligence, and knowing God for one’s self, as well as the threat of total damnation and burning in the flames of the so called “Hell”, one is terrorized into a forceful belief system that promises a fabrication of what is regarded as the true “word of God” although no one has actually heard “words” coming from the creator directly. Furthermore, in just about every religion, it is usually forbidden to do any kind of religious research or question the faith or religious texts. I don’t know about you, but that’s very suspect to me. If I present anyone with information, it is usually a good idea to do your own research and make your own conclusion on whether something you believe makes sense to you, rather than have “blind faith” on someone else’s interpretation of what they think is the “truth”.
So I think this sums up just about all major angles as to why I say “No to Church”.
Following my findings and continuous research, I realized that my desire to break away for my long family history of confiding to the church and relying on what they think is the right way and trusting in “God” to “Answer their prayers” was the precursor to the knowledge I have acquired thus far. I just did not believe that “God”, the all powerful being, was in control of everything. It just didn’t make common sense, given the destruction, weapons, killings, starvation and the countless other situations that doesn’t seem to be a “Good” situation to be in, that countless people are affected negatively by. If “God” was in charge, I don’t think that this being would idly watch and just help those who “serve” him blindly. It doesn’t make sense for a self sufficient powerful being to prey on other beings and be “righteous” and require worship. Furthermore, if that were the case, I believe anyone or any being that power hungry would show their wrath without question so everyone stay in line and do as they are told or else. So to say “God gave me this” and “God gave me that” and “God made me this way” is so far from the truth, that people just accept this blatant lie, because they have forgotten genetically their true spiritual nature.
It is not easy for any individual to just stumble across any valuable information without intentionally searching for it, or have someone present them with the information to begin with. Anyone that reached the point of absolute success will know, after looking back, that there were triggers that specifically allowed them to excel to great heights. Each choice they had to make at important times, determined the road they took to be where they are at.
While on my quest to find the truth, I came across a quote, “It takes misinformation to filter through only one generation, to corrupt the future of that race.” Why you might ask? Because our children are our future, what we teach them, is what they will teach their offspring/children, and so forth. So if you do not care about your child, and that child grows up with neglect and abuse, more than likely, they will pass on that hatred to their children, and so forth. The result is corruption of the entire generation going forward, until one generation breaks away from the corrupt thought pattern and find their way back to the truth, if at all possible.
A church-go-er once asked me “Why don’t you go to church? Don’t you want to hear the word of God?” My answer was simple, I did not need the church to dictate what the “word of God” was to me. The person was smart enough to think about what I said and look into the possibility of why we need people telling us what a book already says, each and every Saturday and/or Sunday. The simple fact to this dilemma, is that our nature is to attach to something higher than our current being. Our minds are so malleable, that we will grow to attach ourselves to some spiritual phenomenon, whether it be church, drugs, a cult, a group mind, atheism, or a religion of some sort.
The reason for this is because we are not earth-bound creatures. We are not just matter born and eventually die. We do not just “exist temporarily” and then go back to “nothingness”. We are of a higher existence, than we can possibly even comprehend with our limited earthly minds. I know someone’s thinking “He must be losing it” or “how are you so sure” or “Where did you get this BS from”. Well, the simple fact that we aspire to find an inner connection, an outer connection and a connection to something greater, is not something I believe can be a coincidence all over the world. Just about every culture prays to some deity or God. Pray for life, abundance and happiness. Some of us even pray to live a long and happy, healthy life.
Who or what are we praying to? Without a reference or a tangible source of knowing for one’s self, how can we truly know that we are praying to the “right” source? There is no religion that have proved or showed their subjects that something that they are taught to be the truth is actually real or positive. It is all based on total imagination and belief that this thing, this story, this entire fabrication is a real and positive thing they are serving and praying to. No one in these religions, except maybe a small portion of “chosen ones” or very high priest of a religion, may have actually experienced true Gnosis (the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mystically enlightened human being). While being the only one with this knowledge, and denying all the “subjects” this ability, one can only speculate if there is any true good left at a high level of even the church.
Because of this lack of intelligence, and knowing God for one’s self, as well as the threat of total damnation and burning in the flames of the so called “Hell”, one is terrorized into a forceful belief system that promises a fabrication of what is regarded as the true “word of God” although no one has actually heard “words” coming from the creator directly. Furthermore, in just about every religion, it is usually forbidden to do any kind of religious research or question the faith or religious texts. I don’t know about you, but that’s very suspect to me. If I present anyone with information, it is usually a good idea to do your own research and make your own conclusion on whether something you believe makes sense to you, rather than have “blind faith” on someone else’s interpretation of what they think is the “truth”.
So I think this sums up just about all major angles as to why I say “No to Church”.
Why Does The Rich/Intelligent Have Little Friends?
Have you ever wondered why the rich or very intelligent people seem secluded from society or only have a few people in their interactive circle of contact? Have you ever wondered why they dont come down and talk to regular people like you? Ever wondered, what is their secret or curse, why they can enjoy the higher estates in life but suffer from collective appreciation of others on a lower level?
For some, the answer to these simple questions are not so apparent. Like the term "Birds of a feather, flock together", so are groups of people categorized in society, physically and mentally. You will never see a hawk walking around with a chicken, just not going to happen.
People of high intelligence, usually do not get along with people of lower intelligence, unless the one with lower intelligence is aspiring on a path of rising to a higher intelligence. The interests of these two different individuals are deal breakers, as they will have less to talk about and interact on. There will be very little qualities to go on for this to remotely work for friendship or otherwise. A person of high intelligence will be interested in talking about mostly hidden meanings, messages, politics on a higher level and such, while a regular person would talk about the latest parties, crime on the news and other basic social factors in their immediate vicinity.
The same goes for people with lots of money to lavish in luxury and free life. A person struggling to pay bills will be a setback for someone who has all the time in the world to travel and enjoy life as they see it. Unless one person stoops down or rises up to the level of the other, it just doesn't match. They wont have much to talk about or find fun doing certain things, simply because one will be in a foreign environment. Example: a Rich man brings a poor girl to a restaurant, more than likely its an upscale restaurant, and she will have no idea what the food is like nor what to order from the menu. She might not have an acquired taste for wine or sushi and may feel pressured.
Simply put, as stated above, all groups of people, mesh with each other. It is very rare that one would step out of their comfort zone to venture into other domains to seek friendship or otherwise, although it does happen. Some may work, but majority will fail because of the basic principles governing society and also attraction on various levels. Furthermore, in some cases, the fear of rebellion after bringing someone up from a lower stage of living or intelligence is always a major factor.
For some, the answer to these simple questions are not so apparent. Like the term "Birds of a feather, flock together", so are groups of people categorized in society, physically and mentally. You will never see a hawk walking around with a chicken, just not going to happen.
People of high intelligence, usually do not get along with people of lower intelligence, unless the one with lower intelligence is aspiring on a path of rising to a higher intelligence. The interests of these two different individuals are deal breakers, as they will have less to talk about and interact on. There will be very little qualities to go on for this to remotely work for friendship or otherwise. A person of high intelligence will be interested in talking about mostly hidden meanings, messages, politics on a higher level and such, while a regular person would talk about the latest parties, crime on the news and other basic social factors in their immediate vicinity.
The same goes for people with lots of money to lavish in luxury and free life. A person struggling to pay bills will be a setback for someone who has all the time in the world to travel and enjoy life as they see it. Unless one person stoops down or rises up to the level of the other, it just doesn't match. They wont have much to talk about or find fun doing certain things, simply because one will be in a foreign environment. Example: a Rich man brings a poor girl to a restaurant, more than likely its an upscale restaurant, and she will have no idea what the food is like nor what to order from the menu. She might not have an acquired taste for wine or sushi and may feel pressured.
Simply put, as stated above, all groups of people, mesh with each other. It is very rare that one would step out of their comfort zone to venture into other domains to seek friendship or otherwise, although it does happen. Some may work, but majority will fail because of the basic principles governing society and also attraction on various levels. Furthermore, in some cases, the fear of rebellion after bringing someone up from a lower stage of living or intelligence is always a major factor.
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