The power of having a God.

[Cadcam]

I have to say, I'm experiencing a bit of jealousy today. I'm visiting family, who are all religious. I've thought long and hard, and studied quite a bit, but can't bring myself to believe in a religion. I'm aware of a God, but idk much more about it. Idk what it wants or what it does, but my religious family does, and I'm jealous. There's a certain power to understanding the world through the lens of religion, and it gives a supernatural strength to have that knowledge base, and to have a God to lean on. I don't have that.

[NorthWide]

On 4/18/2025 at 10:47 AM, Cadcam said:

I have to say, I'm experiencing a bit of jealousy today. I'm visiting family, who are all religious. I've thought long and hard, and studied quite a bit, but can't bring myself to believe in a religion. I'm aware of a God, but idk much more about it. Idk what it wants or what it does, but my religious family does, and I'm jealous. There's a certain power to understanding the world through the lens of religion, and it gives a supernatural strength to have that knowledge base, and to have a God to lean on. I don't have that.

 

Everybody says Im this or I am that.

Or even worse claims to be somethiNg they are not.

Worse still the implications of yadda yadda are entirely lost.

 

Well My dude, Ive Been theRe. Its actually More compliCated than wethink.

 

Rather than tell you the right way:

The buddhist will say:

Follow this to its conclusion becauSe you doNt want stuck energy.

A christian will say:

Oh thats bad.

In reality if thisis the case, its due to desires and crap. (The darKened mind/Reprobation)

 

What I am starting to find is that people are so quick to say:

Im going to heaven, or Im a dharma protector, or Im a Sadhak's Keen Sabacc, or Tar-Aid (which is like Kool-Aid but 1e10 Better)

 

When they dont really understand the complexities.

 

Elements, Jinn, Mountianous thoughtforms are generally neutral just like your emotions of being generally atheist are neutral. Atheism is just an element, like Feng Shui is, like Treenet (sanskrit: TenTru [urt-tree net-connected]) is.

 

Its the stuck stuff (taoist), what buddists call crystalization, what christians call strongholds, or fixation of focus on lower physical things and baser feelings of anger and retribution that keep us in our actions of same behaviors and outcomes daily.

 

After reading the Bible many Many tiMes... Mysticism is spirit skills.

Life and Death is in the power of the tongue (James)

Thoughts are not stored in the Brain.

(As they are spirits)

The word of God can be declared and angels must carry it out.

The triangular powers heavenlies, earth, sun-moon can Be Declared to fight for you.

There are many other hidden weapons.

The only forbidden thing is power that comes from demons (which is the actual witchCraft).

A Christian can Command any angel or Demon to Carry out a command with a righteous outcome.

 

So, eVerything being said:

Find out why you feel like that. Then see what youre ready for. Cause forcing stuff doesnt work very well. Fighting for or agaiNst tHings stops any change process

 

Edited April 20 by NorthWide

[Cadcam]

I feel this way because of my experiences with God.

 

I'm coming to a point where I recognize God is in everything, yet separate,  and that we have autonomy, yet God can move us into thought and action.

[thelerner]

I tend to throw out the bible and look to mystics for my concept of God.  Been working on-  I'm a creature of many filters.  Cultural, physical, emotional, logical, irrational..  The great mystics don't seem to have so many filters.  We're here, God is here.. want to see God, open your eyes.  That's hard intellectually and (for me) hard bordering on impossible, experientially.  

 

But that's what I strive for.  Walking silently in nature I get inklings.  I'm meditating outdoors more these days, I like it, but what I'm looking for has to be outside meditation, outside looking.  Beyond satori into something lasting.  It feels like a retreat, a great substraction,  might be the push I'd need to come closer to it.  But being a material guy I'm loath to give up my material ways.. but the time will come.  

Edited 22 hours ago by thelerner

[Lairg]

2 minutes ago, thelerner said:

I tend to throw out the bible and look to mystics for my concept of God. 

 

As I recall the mystics used another term:  godhead

 

It seems that the concept of God did not fit with their experiences

 

Personally I prefer terms such as The Source of All.   I do not like religious filters on my inner experiences

 

 

 

 

 

[Krenx]

As a buddhist, I do not subscribe to a god as many religions describe it. 

 

But I will say this. The quality of Chi, if you have a good amount that is cultivated, refined, stable, as it runs through your body, it feels very similar to the sensation of "love". And often more pure then the love we feel in our own relationships.

 

The conditions for that kind of cultivation, mirrors virtues and life habits preached by most religions. Virtues, I have found to be the most important factor to such cultivation. Has a far more bigger impact then the actual qi gong techniques an practices.

 

So Chi, energy, it is everywhere, it has this quality of love, it is not without its "rules" that if you understand and follow, not get in the way, surrender to, will lead you to harmonize with its flow. Intimacy with it increases. 

 

The phenomena of God, the experience of God, has its common experiential process across religions. It is the interpretation of these common phenomenas that differs; sometimes leading to benefit for humanity, sometimes leading to problems. 

[Cobie]

 

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… It is the interpretation of these common phenomenas that differs …

 

Yes. In RC “Chi” is called πνεῦμα (https://biblehub.com/text/john/3-8.htm)

 

 

Edited yesterday at 10:17 PM by Cobie

[Cadcam]

While I believe gods will is love, my personal experience tells me God can do more than emit love and good will.