The Way of Existence

[Adkha]

What would u say if you told this to a Christian says to you that you know the truth of God because you have it in you deep in your heart. (that's the answer I always get when I say...how can you be so sure?)

nice little essay:-)

[Euphoric Sunrise]

All i would say to them is that they do not know the truth, but rather they know their own truth. I do not feel the truth of God in my own heart. In fact, my heart tells me that the Christian God is not true in the way most Christians would think him to be. So their truth is not my truth, just as my truth is not theirs.
Then if i had to argue, i would argue that point, but i wouldn't try and tell them that they are wrong about their own feelings. I would never argue with anybody about what they feel in their own heart. So i would leave that be, and just argue about what i feel in mine.
Basically i would tell them that we are each on individual paths, and not everybody has to reach the same end.

Thanks for your reply Adkha []

[Euphoric Sunrise]

Hi all, i just thought i'd share an little essay i wrote on another forum about what the meaning of life essentially is, as far as we know it.

I have been pondering a lot on the idea of existence recently. That is - "why we are here?", "why do we exist?" etc. Here are my personal findings thus far.
Please note i have not been searching for anybody else. This post only intentionally contains ideas relevant to me. If you find ideas in there you can relate to yourself, great! If not, that's fine too. All that is left to say is - enjoy!  

The Way of Existence
Existence is both beautiful and intimidating. Many revere it, others fear it. Within this post i aim to identify what existence means to me. One thing i wish to also get across is that premature conclusions about the important questions in life (explored below) are best left out of the picture. It does no good to assume to know the nature of the universe.

We exist because we do. There are many explored causes of the origin of the universe, the most popular being the big bang theory, and the creator God/s. However, as i'm sure everybody is aware, these have their faults. The reason they have faults is because they are the result of premature conclusions.
Let's put our position in the universe in perspective. We are essentially an unevolved species, with a planet that, at the moment, seems to be less than peaceful. There are many things about our own body we do not even know. For example, scientists claim that we are not even using the full potential of our brain. We have also been informed that we have only two active DNA strands. Spiritually, a vast amount of our race is not even aware of any spiritual realm, and spirituality is a big part of any metaphysical faith.
The planet Earth is our home. It is were we have been confined to since the beginning of recorded history. It is only the people who are aware enough and able to project well who are able to reach the depths of the stars. The rest of us sit on a tiny stone in the middle of the most immense ocean. We sit here with our telescopes, viewing the planets from afar, and send mediums (space probes) up there to translate what they see. We are merely scratching the surface of the stars and the planets.
Yet despite these mysteries, some feel content to sum it all up with words like "bang", and "god". For some reason, people want to give meaning to what they do not know. If you walked into a dark room at night, it was pitch black, and you had no idea what the room was used for or what its location was, would you feel comfortable saying that the room had this or that inside it? I know i wouldn't.

The point i am trying to make here is that we simply cannot be sure of what we do not know. It is fine to have theories and beliefs, but i do not think it is all that wise to be subscribing completely to that one belief. Realise your situation, flick that humility switch, and admit that you do not know. I have my belief about the beginnings of civilization and even the human race, but would i be willing to put my whole life into that belief? Not a chance! It is simply acting as a guide while i search for my personal truth.

I would now like to explore this concept of beliefs acting as guides. First, let's define what i mean by beliefs. In the most broad sense of the word, we can't not have beliefs. I'm sure you believe that you are reading my words right now. I'm almost certain you believe that you are alive. The sort of beliefs i wish to explore are not these simple little beliefs that everybody holds. What i'm talking about is the beliefs in the bigger picture. I mean beliefs about life after death, about the beginning of the universe, about the more troubling philsophical questions.
Now, what i am not saying with this post is that, since we do not know the truth, people should not have beleifs. No, what i am saying that we should not put everything into our beliefs.  Imagine you are in that dark room again. Unlike last time, though, you know what sort of building the room is attached to. Let's say it was an office of some sort. You may have a very good reason to believe that there is a desk inside the room with a chair behind it and a computer sitting there on the desk, facing the chair. Would you be willing to set your mind on that idea though? Again, i know i wouldn't. For all i know i've walked into another hallway, or a storage room, or a toilet, or anything else. Still, you know that because of your experiences within other sections of the building, you can channel your beliefs more directly.
In other words, although we are not aware of the all, your experiences in trying to find out can help define your beliefs. It is not, however, wise to simply submit to those beliefs, because i sincerely doubt you have experienced everything, and everything is precisely what needs to be taken into account when resting on those important philosophical questions. Think about this for a moment. Can you even grasp what it would be like to have experienced everything? Try and comprehend what that would mean.

The questions we ask, such as: "what is the meaning of life?", "where do we go when we die?" etc. are nearly impossible to answer within this physical existence [i say nearly because it would be ignorant of me to assume that it isn't possible]. Their purpose is not for you to find out with ease. Their purpose is rather one that helps you to grow and learn. The human race has likely asked these questions since time immemorial, and look how far we have come by doing it. What i am trying to say here is that these questions are not superfluous. Do not make the mistake of thinking that i am saying we should ignore them.

What i am actually saying with all of this is that we exist because we exist. You can take those questions above, you can apply them to your experiences, and out of that, develop a belief system. However, realise that, as you keep seeking answers to the major questions you will continue to grow and learn, and your experiences will increase. Do not make the mistake of setting your belief system in stone. Do not keep your beliefs static. Make them dynamic, changable. Most importantly - be humble! Realise that we do not really have any answers, and so do not engage in premature conclusions. We are still in a learning process. You do not go into your first maths class in highschool already assuming to know all about algebra (at least not down here :p), you learn about it. We are here because we are. Enjoy it!