I appreciate and respect your position and beliefs. The problem I had was with your statement, "There is no mistaking the touch of God."
That statement suggests that it is objectively impossible to not see the touch of God if anyone really looks (and gets lucky?). It suggests that if I have not seen, it is only because I have not looked long or hard enough (or have not been lucky enough?). It suggests that if I continue to look with complete openness of spirit I will eventually see what you have seen, because it is objectively there; something that exists outside of belief, as some universal truth.
I object to anyone suggesting that because they personally believe something, that they are somehow more in tune with reality than anyone who doesn't share that belief.
I do not object to someone feeling comfort or finding peace in a strong belief system. I appreciate anyone who finds internal peace, no matter where they find it, as long as their beliefs do not allow for infringement upon others rights, thoughts, feelings, or beliefs.
Perhaps the way I described it lent itself to misunderstanding.
What I meant to say was, that if you have ever felt the touch of God, you would not mistake it for anything else.
I don't expect others to share my beliefs, and I appreciate your position, but I meant that statement as a subjective observation.
Just because I have felt the touch of God I do not expect you to believe it on my say so, and that's also not implying there is any kind of superiority involved or I consider myself luckier to have had this experience.
What I will say is that it was as a result of years of soul searching and personal development and, ultimately, letting go of my ego and expectations.
I have no real proof that you even exist, or that the keyboard I am typing on exists. All I can know is how I feel and what I experience as a conscious entity - all else is up for grabs as far as I'm concerned. I believe it is this approach to 'reality' that has allowed me to experience things which (to me) feel more real than me typing on this keyboard.
I appreciate and respect your position and beliefs. The problem I had was with your statement, "There is no mistaking the touch of God."
That statement suggests that it is objectively impossible to not see the touch of God if anyone really looks (and gets lucky?). It suggests that if I have not seen, it is only because I have not looked long or hard enough (or have not been lucky enough?). It suggests that if I continue to look with complete openness of spirit I will eventually see what you have seen, because it is objectively there; something that exists outside of belief, as some universal truth.
I object to anyone suggesting that because they personally believe something, that they are somehow more in tune with reality than anyone who doesn't share that belief.
I do not object to someone feeling comfort or finding peace in a strong belief system. I appreciate anyone who finds internal peace, no matter where they find it, as long as their beliefs do not allow for infringement upon others rights, thoughts, feelings, or beliefs.
Perhaps the way I described it lent itself to misunderstanding.
What I meant to say was, that if you have ever felt the touch of God, you would not mistake it for anything else.
I don't expect others to share my beliefs, and I appreciate your position, but I meant that statement as a subjective observation.
Just because I have felt the touch of God I do not expect you to believe it on my say so, and that's also not implying there is any kind of superiority involved or I consider myself luckier to have had this experience.
What I will say is that it was as a result of years of soul searching and personal development and, ultimately, letting go of my ego and expectations.
I have no real proof that you even exist, or that the keyboard I am typing on exists. All I can know is how I feel and what I experience as a conscious entity - all else is up for grabs as far as I'm concerned. I believe it is this approach to 'reality' that has allowed me to experience things which (to me) feel more real than me typing on this keyboard.