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And here's why I logically or at the very least rationally why I don't think everyone gets reincarnated
Using the already given evidence out there, about only 7% of reincarnated people can remember their lives
See I believe living not only productively, the opposite of living wastefully, is guaranteed reincarnation, so is again living good impacts onto the world such as maybe starting a charity or maybe inventing a cure for cancer?
Is kinda like how in school, just because you behaved very well doesn't mean you get promoted to being a top notch student, you have to have perfect attendance, your fair share of extra curricular activities, varsity, do some communitarian deeds if possible, etc
I believe reincarnation works possibly the same way
Luciano — what a great inquiry you are on!
The fact you stated you “feel” God is perhaps guiding you — trust in THAT simple humble feeling as your guide.
We tend to make our spiritual journeys way too complicated…
My personal experience and belief is that organized religions can act as powerful training wheels that expose us to many perennial spiritual TRUTHS that awaken our spiritual hunger and longing and can open the door/portal to a relationship with God/higher power or whatever word works for you. So go with the path that you feel the most guided by and that feeds/nurtures your hunger and longing.
Luciano — what a great inquiry you are on!
The fact you stated you “feel” God is perhaps guiding you — trust in THAT simple humble feeling as your guide.
We tend to make our spiritual journeys way too complicated…
My personal experience and belief is that organized religions can act as powerful training wheels that expose us to many perennial spiritual TRUTHS that awaken our spiritual hunger and longing and can open the door/portal to a relationship with God/higher power or whatever word works for you. So go with the path that you feel the most guided by and that feeds/nurtures your hunger and longing.
CURIOUS.
You are CURIOUS.
It goes like this: curious>seeker>adept>disciple>devotee.
When you will step on the path of active search, that is when you will become a seeker.
If your path is right and your effort is true, your Master will find YOU.
If you accept your Master, or Guru, you will become an adept with possibility to become a disciple.
Which religion? None. Religions are religions.
FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND SEEK THE TRUTH.
Knock, and doors will open.
I agree that we need to be curious to fuel our spiritual growth.
However, does it depend of who or what is your 'Master' ? Does your Master have to be an external someone?
I suspect our Master might be internal guidance or is this what you are suggesting?
I agree that we need to be curious to fuel our spiritual growth.
However, does it depend of who or what is your 'Master' ? Does your Master have to be an external someone?
I suspect our Master might be internal guidance or is this what you are suggesting?
That is one way and a valid one to look at it. Still one needs a source to satisfy that curiosity, thereby add to our knowledge, and clarify doubts that will invariably rise, and support our growth. It can be books, not a body. But somebody wrote that book. Some books will speak to and others you may reject.
The books that speak to you is how the guru arrives. The guru lives in those words and the meaning that it imparts to you.
So far some of my spiritual/religious beliefs in include
-I firmly believe in reincarnation, but I do not think everyone gets that chance of being reincarnated, at least not right away and that some sort of judgment day could happen, like if you were very well exceptionally-behaved in your previous life, that alone will determine the fate of your destiny for your next life
-I believe our souls experience disconnect from the physical world here and there(examples could include sleep paralysis, seizures, sleepwalking, derealizations, hallucinations, I feel like these are spiritual experiences and not meant to be physical ones)
-I do still believe in heaven, but I don't really believe in hell
I do believe in the cycle of Karma instead
-I also believe life is a cycle of suffering and reward, left and right
I taken typology quizes, so far I gotten 2 Hinduism, 1 Christianity and 1 Buddhism
I definitely learned a lot more than usual about my spiritual/religious beliefs during this 6-month burnout perioid of mine
I will say all this spiritual and religious conductive examination on myself has reduced my loneliness, depression, fear of death(50/50), anxiety/stress and upped my self confidence more than ever, I feel that God is perhaps guiding me thru all of this
I too have an idiosyncratic belief system that is entirely personal.
In fact, I have almost completed a book about my journey.
I don't feel compelled to attach a label to it, or to my beliefs.
"Seeker" would probably be the closest.
All we can do is engage in a diligent quest and see where it leads us.
All we can do is believe what we're capable of believing.
Too many people (most?) allow others to tell them what they should believe.
They have pretend beliefs, not genuine deeply held beliefs.
Too many people (most?) allow others to tell them what they should believe.
They have pretend beliefs, not genuine deeply held beliefs.
I completely relate to this! I'm not at the point where I believe in a higher power, but i'm open to it. I've had experiences that have left me more open to it than in the past. I'll continue the journey but i'll be with my own experiences, thoughts and feelings. Whatever shapes them I welcome, but I don't want it to be a passive experience.
You can have all the pretense you want - but you have no idea what beliefs other hold dear and deeply. You seem to be projecting.
Oh, the irony.
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