(inspired by the Kaaba)
I completely agree with Nisa and her Question inspired me...
So, is one for you...
Being human begins with Cosmic Consciousness. What does that mean? We distinguish between seven levels of consciousness. Three
of these are relative, i.e. linked to individual existence, the body,
etc. Then we have transcendence (Alah, God, Manitu...). It is absolute and without any attributes. The three higher States of Consciousness are a combination of the relative levels, transcendence and an awareness that results from this combination. One could also say: An expansion of awareness beyond the individual body.
As
long as someone primarily attends to their existence in the relative
levels, these levels are the only real truth. The person may then have a belief, but this does not relate to transcendence. Jesus is said to have said: Do not make yourselves an image. Exactly!
Do not cling to the relative. In extreme cases, 'extremists' simply
proclaim a holy war. There is no such thing. People die, values and the environment are destroyed ... suffering and fear reign. For me it sounds more like hell than holy...
It is truly a cruel realisation that the most heinous crimes have been committed IN THE NAME OF GOD in ALL major religious communities. I grew up as a Protestant and drove my religious education teacher crazy with my many questions. In the end, he resigned
from his post. That was a long time ago, and I was rather introverted
in those days. I wasn't aggressive, but I innocently, unconsciously confronted him, his belief, with my questions. He felt attacked. A grown Pastor going to war with a 10-year-old. In later years, he was the pastor who confirmed me. I was often made to stay behind after mass, and I was always incredibly afraid.
He and I had a few really intense years, and in the end he praised me
in his mass in front of the assembled congregation, without mentioning my name directly, ... although everyone knew who he meant... 🙂
Now, let us just imagine how intense it must be when people in real positions of power reflect their insecurity onto each other. All it takes is a strong belief and a charismatic, self-assured madman, ... soon we will experience what it means to work through our karma in hell. And yes, WE would surely call it 'A Holy War' ... again. THINK: Do we have to fellow...?
Islam,
the Kartherers, the early Christians, to name but a few, were not
really religions at all. Today we would rather call them 'lifestyles'. They did not need one -- they lived with Nature or God! Life was created by LOVE and is also sustained by it. Anyone who has ever seriously studied the Koran or the Bible knows that both 'Books' are ENDLESS edited-in-time, ALL of which should be burned in a great fire. NOT the KORAN or the BIBLE...but all the corrupted editing in it! If this does not happen, there will once again be hell on earth... Like in the old days when the Kaaba was burned, because of all the stoved images inside. It was necessary to purify it it...
I am an Artist very deeply rooted in faith. I respect EVERY (human) being and, of course, their beliefs.
I feel VERY comfortable in a Mosque and also enjoy going to a Church. Almost always 'only' when they
are empty or almost deserted. So ... like the 'Hippies' of the 60th said: MAKE LOVE -- NO WAR
michael