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Hard Questions About Spirituality
Adapted from The Hard Questions, by Susan Piver, who will be teaching the Creative Power of Meditation, www.eomega.org.
For many of us, religion is something that we observe when someone is born, marries or dies. Suddenly, the religion you were raised with, the traditions your family may have followed, become vitally important.
Here are 8 hard questions to ask yourself and your partner, if you are in a committed relationship, that can help you to clarify your expectations, hopes, and needs around spirituality. Read the questions here:
1. Do we share a religion? Do we belong to a church, synagogue, mosque or temple? More than one? If not, would our relationship benefit from such an affiliation?
2. Do we share a spiritual practice such as meditation, yoga, or some other type of “non-traditional” observance? If not, would adding such a practice enrich our lives together?
3. Does one of us have an individual spiritual practice? Is the practice and the time devoted to it acceptable to the other? Does each partner understand and respect the other’s choices?
4. What does each desire of the other in terms of support and/or participation in the other’s practice?
5. How do we mark birthdays and deaths within our family?
6. What place do spiritual and/or religious beliefs play in our home and homelife?
7. Do we observe any spiritual rituals? Celebrate any religious holidays? Together? Separately?
8. Will we be buried? Where? If not, what do we want to happen to our bodies?
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Its the seven laws of nature thats imbedded in our DNA and without these laws the universe would not exist.
Is there a God yes he is each and everyone of us and then we have the godhead who is not a person.
God promises us???
No God makes no promise as the creator /godhead gave us the freewill to live according to the natural laws or get out of harmony with them and thereby create our life experiences to learn how to get back into harmony.
What will happen when you die???
Well when you die Actually you dont die you transmutate to another lever of evolution and the degree of transmutation will depend on the degree you lived the natural laws.
Always remembering that the teacher said when asked about sin, replied there is no sin. Its you who make sin exist when you act according to the habits of your corrupt nature. This is where sin lies.
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I agree with Deepak. Esp. if your walks of faith are normally hostile and violent towards one another. I'm thinking for example that a fundamentalist Christian and a witch would make very unhappy partners. No use marrying the fool man if he'd only burn you at the stake in another setting.
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Sorry Rezi D, you missed the mark. Those are not the most important questions, they are the most important questions to you. I do not want your beliefs nor do I expect you to take on my beliefs (even if they are similar) because a personal relationship with God (if that is how you view him) is just that, personal. Do not put your thoughts and beliefs on me and I won't push mine on you and if we agree to do that, we've created a relationship of mutual respect.
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Rezi D, for YOU, those are the most important questions. Everyone has their own path to God, and not everyone's interpretation will be the same. I, myself, find a FEMALE diety much more appealing and comforting. Your questions have no meaning for me, however if they do for you, I have no problem with that at all. Tolerance, understanding, and communication is the point here.
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Mayhre - I read your message with interest ... perhaps if you showed how you felt about your path and beliefs by example he would understand ... sometimes men are afraid of change and think its all nonsense until they live the experience themselves and experience it themselves. But I do agree that to have someone who believes what you believe and lives the same belief enriches the relationship and you grow together and discover new things and they are exciting ... is this a recent change in you or have you always been and believed this way ... there must have been something that drew you together in the first place ... I really believe that things could change for you both in a positive way.
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Mayhre - I read your message with interest ... perhaps if you showed how you felt about your path and beliefs by example he would understand ... sometimes men are afraid of change and think its all nonsense until they live the experience themselves and experience it themselves. But I do agree that to have someone who believes what you believe and lives the same belief enriches the relationship and you grow together and discover new things and they are exciting ... is this a recent change in you or have you always been and believed this way ... there must have been something that drew you together in the first place ... I really believe that things could change for you both in a positive way.
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Anne B Bond...NO! The questions that matters most are these:
1) Is there a REAL GOD?...
2) Who is HE?...
3) How can I know HIM?...
4) Why am I here?...
5) What is truth?
6) Has anybody found it?
7) Where can I find it?
8) What will happen to me when I die?...
These are the questions that pertain to life & death. EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL INTO PLACE AND MAKE COMPLETE SENSE AFTER (AND ONLY AFTER) CONNECTING TO THE ONE TRUE GOD.
GOD promises that:
1) Those who diligently seek HIM will find HIM...
2) He is a rewarder of those who do...
3) Those who do will not be disappointed...
PRAY AND ASK GOD:
1) For a humble, teachable heart...
2) For understanding as you read HIS word...
3) To lead you to HIS true salvation...
4) To lead you to HIS true followers...
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Indeed, very hard questions, especially if there is not a spiritual relationship. Sadly, I have tried for years to get my other to join me and finally gave up. I have gone my own way and he has had to accept it. Sadly that puts a strain on our relationship. We will have a choice to make at some time, I know. That will come when it comes. I will hopefully be prepared. Thank you.
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