From: David Morey (us@divadeus.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Sun May 02 2004 - 22:18:19 BST
Hi DMB
I think that much religion is about security and fear,
i.e. trying to combat these feelings and dreads.
Hence god the father, hence rituals to ward off dangers.
I think it is a terrifying thing, existentially, to face up to the
open universe that DQ implies. A Norwegian philosopher
has an interesting take on this fear:
http://www.philosophynow.org/issue45/45tangenes.htm
Alone with DQ facing the next crashing and breaking wave of
the future, the ride can be a bit rough, skill and understanding
of the SQ involved is essential if we are to have even a chance of
survival. But are we for sitting on the beach or the surf?
"What is a thing? The negation of the possible; the embodiment of what has
been; the disgusting and the glorious; freedom lost; divine love;
inexplicable duration; our very own work. The freedom of Be(com)ing pours
out so fast that we only see a compressed and repressed com-less being. But
she keeps pouring out, and appearing at new levels, coming face to face with
herself, as if there was not One but an entire com-unity of things.
Do you understand what I am saying? It all begins and is derived from
freedom. But how did we ever think anything else? Open your eyes, take a
breath. What does existence consist of? The only existence I know is human
existence. What is it like to exist? Existence is alive and aware and free!
Does anything exist outside of awareness? How could we ever know? Existence
is awareness. Am I really free? As an existing awareness in a finite world,
as a finite being with a past, I cannot imagine how I could be any freer
than I am. But what use this freedom to humanity?
To the elusive One it has no use. To our new God it is nothing, it is given
away, anonymously; without waiting she's gone. She laughs, rushing on ahead
of us, dragging us by the hand, having fun, bending the rules, and breaking
the waves. Her gifts rain down on us, pouring possibilities on our heads;
wave after wave; inexpressible riches; are we going to just lie here
overwhelmed? Are we going to be buried alive under it all? Or are we up for
it? Surfing the sea of faith, as we wave goodbye to the old God burying
endless bodies and building doomed castles on dry land.
Is the world perfect? Far from it! What could speak more loudly of freedom
and responsibility? Before freedom became human freedom how did things
stand: a universe, fire, light, earth, water, and life. How good these
things? And humanity? Step to the front of the stage and judge for yourself!
Does it all concern us? Do we care? What else could concern us? Do we look
around us with satisfaction or disgust?
And what of us? Our fellow men, our precious women, our time travelling
children, do we see them, can we hear them? Who gave them their freedom, who
gave them their values, needs and their possibilities? Do you know what they
are? Do you understand? Do you raise your hand or voice against them? Are
you better than them? More deserving perhaps? Are you doing a good job?
Efficiently, with the minimum of costs, are you sorting out the problems? Do
you merit reward? Are you kidding? Do I look like a fool? Is power safe in
your hands? Nice watch, ten thousand pounds you don't say; you better be
careful where you're driving. How many millions have you killed today? Yes
sir, if you have the money we certainly can arrange it. A new world? Another
one? Sir I'm not certain, it could be tricky. Actually, your credit is no
use around here anymore. I hear things are not going so well in your
business. People have moved on. You see, we don't really want the things you
sell anymore."
From The Secret Of Matter by D.Morey
regards
David M
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Buchanan" <DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:29 PM
Subject: RE: MD Religion of the future.
> Mark said to dmb:
> I agree with you that a religion of the future would do well to
concentrate
> on it's very source, but then, it would become a mystic religion? In this
> sense, its quite a bit different from anything by which current religious
> institutions shape themselves?
>
> dmb replies:
> Yes. I think the churches of today fail as windows to DQ and instead serve
a
> strictly social function. The religions of the future, one might hope,
will
> be very different indeed if they are mystical. They will serve our
spiritual
> needs, not just our social needs. This is the heart and soul of religion,
> and its precisely what's missing from "mere christianity". Just in case
> you're not sick of Wilber yet...
>
> When I was a youngster, and being the mad scientist type, I used to
collect
> insects. Central to this endeavor was the killing jar. You take an empty
> mayonnaise jar, put lethal carbon tetrachloride on cotton balls, and place
> them in the bottom of the jar. You then drop the insect - moth, butterfly,
> whatnot - into the jar, and it quickly dies, but without being outwardly
> disfigured. You then mount it, study it, and display it.
>
> Academic religion is the killing jar of Spirit.
>
> Thanks.
> dmb
>
>
>
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