Meh. Taoism close enough but it's not quite on the mark. Reality is a shade more optimistic than Taoists would have you believe. We ARE the terrifying force dominating this planet and we are eternal and we are completely separate from these bodies we enjoy. Taoism has people more stuck inside of their bodies and stranded in the universe in general, with a very nonspecific existence outside of the universe. They are NOT off the mark. They speak truth. But there is much to know that they either do not acknowledge, do not know, or choose to ignore.
Fren, we have entered the era where religion is fading away, and people are connecting directly to God through direct relationship.
Religion was only ever intended to bring us to the place where we can build the real and living relationship with the Divine. But each of us here stands on the shoulders of those that came before us. We have inherited a foundation that is greater than we know.
Christians today can have a much closer and more intimate relationship with Christ and God than they could one hundred or two hundred years ago.
While I affirm that Christ is the ultimate doorway through which all can be reunited perfectly with the Father, I also know that each religion, faith, and practice that is rooted in goodness and mobilized by "a good heart" is simply a variation on the primary theme of reuniting with the Creator.
In other words, they are brothers & sisters, not enemies and not competitors, if we could but understand.
I am not a Christian but I do firmly believe in God as a Daoist. This last year has made me a closer believer of God than any other time in history.
Find your way to him. He will guide you.
"God, I want to know you. I want to know the truth. Please reveal yourself to me."
Said sincerely and humbly, you will get your answer.
There is a book called “Christ the Eternal Tao”. I recommend it strongly.
Meh. Taoism close enough but it's not quite on the mark. Reality is a shade more optimistic than Taoists would have you believe. We ARE the terrifying force dominating this planet and we are eternal and we are completely separate from these bodies we enjoy. Taoism has people more stuck inside of their bodies and stranded in the universe in general, with a very nonspecific existence outside of the universe. They are NOT off the mark. They speak truth. But there is much to know that they either do not acknowledge, do not know, or choose to ignore.
To each's own.
Manmade interpretation of God is man-made.
A good heart is the foundation of being closer to God.
Well said.
Fren, we have entered the era where religion is fading away, and people are connecting directly to God through direct relationship.
Religion was only ever intended to bring us to the place where we can build the real and living relationship with the Divine. But each of us here stands on the shoulders of those that came before us. We have inherited a foundation that is greater than we know.
Christians today can have a much closer and more intimate relationship with Christ and God than they could one hundred or two hundred years ago.
While I affirm that Christ is the ultimate doorway through which all can be reunited perfectly with the Father, I also know that each religion, faith, and practice that is rooted in goodness and mobilized by "a good heart" is simply a variation on the primary theme of reuniting with the Creator.
In other words, they are brothers & sisters, not enemies and not competitors, if we could but understand.
Agreed.
Just be good. Good will find you too.
This Deist could not agree with that more.