The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71430   Message #1223082
Posted By: Don Firth
10-Jul-04 - 09:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Spirituality
Subject: RE: BS: Spirituality
Not necessarily related to the current situation, just general a general observation.

"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!"

Strange! Until you get an interpretation of what this means. The essence of spirituality and religion is mystery. If you begin to think you have the answers and that you know what is in the mind of God, you are not asking the right questions. If you think you can see God clearly, then that's not God. Erase that idea, back up, and start over.

Some people can't stand mystery and ambiguity. They have to have pat answers for everything. That's what breeds fundamentalism. Religion is mystery. Beware, especially of priests, ministers, or gurus who tell you that they have the answers.

The opposite of faith is not doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.

Don Firth