Matrix Spirituality

Spirituality

When I think of "being spiritual" I think basically of just a couple things, responsibility and being in touch with my feelings (sentient) and by feelings, I don't mean my emotions, but the real in-the-moment experience before emotions happen. So, to me, "feelings" are really very separate from "emotions." "feelings" are in the moment and "emotions" are "reactions"

Spirituality should be a mindfulness towards being responsible and also an understanding of your feelings, that is, to know the difference between your feelings (in the moment) and your emotions (reactions -after the fact). --- see my bit on "ego"

Spirituality, to me, has nothing to do with superstition or mere philosophy. For me it's a grappling for truth and of reality.

Taking responsibility for ones own awareness...
I know it seems like it's forced on you just because you are born, but no one nor anything will you put that responsibility on you.

It's between you and your "God," ethics, or atheistic art of living.

I don't believe any dogma (religions, etc.) has a copy right on how to reach spirituality or how to live one's life.
I once had a Mormon woman actually tell me that Mormonism was actually better than everything else. Whoah!

I prefer to use the phrase or term "Natural Law" and "Truth" when I talk about "god." The term "God" often has a humanizing connotation. I cannot fathom "god," as I call it, as only human-like, except when used playfully.... God gets mad, God gets jealous, etc. Such emotions are a human affect. God, as I call it, is without ego. Emotions are reactions and born from ego.

Only natural law applies, whatever that may be... and I don't think we have a vote about what those natural laws are. They are, and we are lucky if we can know any truth.

In practice, I'm more Buddhist than Pagan or any other spiritual systems. To me Buddhism speaks of responsibility as the core of spirituality. I know Christianity also speaks of the same thing but Buddhism somehow escaped the twisting into biasness and separatism of common modern Christianity.

Jesus was loving... but what happened to American Christians turning "right" and living in so much fear? If the Christian Right lived in love and not fear they wouldn't be so worried about others people's business and their lives. They, as all of us, need to be focused on what we as individuals are doing and how we are effecting others and the planet. Pointing the finger at someone else does not make one righteous "in the eyes of the Lord." He rather frowns on that sort if business.

Jesus sought to be loving, nothing more. He never judged, as he knows God can only judge... I don't even think God judges... God doesn't even think like mere humans actually. Bringing God down to a human's level is a contradiction.

Jesus befriended anyone who'd have him as a friend. Jesus was a man and had fears, but he didn't let fear interfere with his love of all life and things in life.

Live in love and not fear ... see LOVE