Although, out of all the Religions, I can identify with the terminology and explanations of the eastern religions the most, I do not subscribe. I find Buddhism to be empty, and nihilistic, but emptiness and nihilism beat the hell out of dogma and pretention in my book. I believe strongly in the teachings of Jesus Christ, he is by far my favorite eastern mystic, but I don’t call myself a Christian and I don’t believe Jesus would either. I do believe he was the Jewish Messiah, although the Jew’s denied several messiahs’s before him…a rather stiff necked and obstinate people…but I’m not an Anti-Semite. I am an anti-racist. I believe that racism is a lie of fear, hate, and pride passed down from generation to generation… which is why I’m not a Muslim.
I guess it’s safe to say that I do believe in Freedom, Peace, and Love. I believe in community, family, and equality. I don’t believe in oppression, tyranny, or the centralization of power, so by definition, I guess that makes me an anarchist. Generally speaking, one’s political views usually mirror their perception of God. I don’t see God as a hierarchical Deity who must be praised and obeyed to incur blessings and dissuade wrath…I believe that god is Love. Love does not lord above its beloved but exists in the midst and is one with all that is. The idea of a personified deity existing outside of his creation, an old white man with a long gray beard, sitting on a throne somewhere on a cloud in another realm, ruling over the nations with an iron scepter, is absurd to me and I don’t think “Thor” the Greek god of thunder is what Jesus was envisioning when we made references to his heavenly father. But, that’s just me…I could be completely wrong.
Monday, July 21, 2008
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