You see, we are not all hateful anti-religious satan worshippers. lol.
Personally I admire many of the teachings of jesus. Whether or not jesus was real or not many of the teachings attributed to him are admirable.
I also admire Buddha in many ways especially for his encouragement of simplicity and peace. i also think that meditation is very benficial.
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You see, we are not all hateful anti-religious satan worshippers. lol.
Personally I admire many of the teachings of jesus. Whether or not jesus was real or not many of the teachings attributed to him are admirable.
I also admire Buddha in many ways especially for his encouragement of meditation, simplicity and peace.
It is quite possible to admire many religious teachings without buying into the ritual, dogma and supernaturalism that was added to the mix by others.
lisafiddlr. i simply got the ball rolling. you need to chill out in a big way.
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Anyone (and Many Moons) can answer. What do you think of when you hear that term? Are there other atheists/agnostics who consider themselves spiritual? If so, please share? What makes you spiritual?
Speaking for myself, I am spiritual cuz I try to glean wisdom from the various religions, their teachers (e.g. Jesus & Buddha) and sacred texts of the world and apply to my Path if I feel it will help me grow—along with the sciences and philosophies. I occasionally do self-meditation and hand-written spells at my altar to help me focus on my issues to solve a problem (carried over from my past exposure with paganism). I do believe I have a soul—but differ on how I ‘got it’. I also believe that I have a “relationship” with my Inner Conscience.
Mathematican seems to hit the nail on the head—the term ‘spiritual’ has two definitions (theistic and nontheistic). I am using the term in a non-theistic way.
Hassan, good Q. ‘Soul’ is what I consider to be inside my head, like a personality. I do not consider myself to be “god”. I don’t think one has to believe in “god” in order to believe in souls. My soul is not given to me by any “god”. My soul was a product of my life experiences–it grew with me over the years. Hope this clarifies. Also, anyone—if you are to email me from here, PLEASE be sure your email address is valid so I can respond from YA. :->
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Since it is something my friends are into and I have had a try myself, and there is definitely some energy I can feel, but can’t explain. So I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on qi, I am undecided and unsure whether I should dedicate some time to this
Are there practices of a religious nature that Atheists could practice and benefit from?
For example, meditation on compassion for all beings, or kneeling at the sight of a sunset, because of the grandeur of it all, or just making daily affirmations of good principles?
Tell me if you are an Atheist or not, and what you think?
My question should have been worded differently. I really don’t mean an organized religion. What I mean is just different Atheists who do different types of things normally associated with “religion.”
I guess what I am saying is that I think Atheists could benefit from doing certain things on a daily basis, that are normally only done by religious people. Things like daily affirmations of what one believes. The Atheist could affirm his/her goal in life, or affirm a positive outlook, or his/her concern for other people. This would help one keep his/her eye on the goal and the good things of life. I just wonder how many Atheists do anything like that?
Sasha – Buddhists are usually Atheists. Belief in a Supreme Power is NOT the defining aspect of “religion.” Religion is best defined by a list of various things, and then deciding on a certain number that must be present to consider something a “religion.”
So a list may look something like this:
Belief in a Supreme Power/s
Community
Ritual practices
Philosophy of life
No religion would have to have ALL the aspects on the list. But they would have to have more than one. That is the most appropriate way I know of to define religion.
I am NOT suggesting that Atheism be defined as a religion.
I am ONLY suggesting that Atheists might benefit from some of the things on the list.
Ah – Imrational: Finally. That’s what I’m talking about! I think I didn’t do a good job explaining what I meant by this question!
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