You don't need God to be good (quote from an atheist)

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I would like to ask You. In my morning paper, a historian is rather furious against the religions and says that they have stopped positive developments. And that the great social developments were possible in those countries where the secularization of society is greatest, so to speak where the conservative churches could not stop the renewal. And actually I agree with him.
But he ends his argument with "I always remain on my guard for those who claim you
need God's permission for a moral life ”.
He actually says: you don't need God to be good. Would You like to comment on this?

We will immediately sharpen the discussion, my son, then it will become clearer.

Man can be good without religion, but not without God

In fact, the historian articulates that many established institutions become conservative and want to maintain the status quo and are against change. Many religions do that too. So he has a point. And then he observes that in countries where these established religions are losing power and democracy is taking over, many more changes are being made such as women's suffrage, protection of workers' rights, and provisions for the oppressed.

And the historian then draws the logical conclusion that people can do good without using the name of God, so can be moral without religion. He ends up with ‘one can be good without God’.

Oops, what am I supposed to say about this?

Simply this: a person can be moral, can be good without religion, without church, without God's servants on earth. But not without God.
An average atheist, or agnostic, who does not believe anything, can act very morally and be very good and think to do so out of himself and without God.

But in practice, each of the seven billion people depends on, whether he believes it or not, 100% on the power and might of his Spark of God. His conscience and his heart are, even if he does not believe it and does not participate in a religion, for 100% nourished by the influence, the energy, the impulses and powers of his Spark of God.

Man can be good without religion, but not without God

So an atheist thinks he has a conscience and uses it, but he has nothing of himself, he is known by God. Even though an atheist cannot of course see and believe and accept that. God works very well without the small mind of man.

In the meantime, the historian has been blessed.

My blessings to you all

No 464

A Hindu temple in The Hague (1)

 I am visiting a Hindu temple in The Hague. A family member of mine knows colleagues who come over there. The temple is maintained by the Shiram Mandir foundation, which "meets the needs of the Hindu community throughout the Netherlands by holding church services on a weekly basis."
 
 


See also http://shrirammandir.nl

The temple is located in the Schilderswijk, a neighborhood of The Hague, and I think it is housed in a former school and has been enlarged inside, so that I was pleasantly surprised to see a huge space with many Hindu gods, texts, decorations, golden domes, altars. In short it was as a whole full of inspiration and atmosphere and special energy. We took off our shoes on our arrival, and we really stood out as original Dutch people tall and white and blond and so but we were warmly welcomed by people from the Hindustani community. I quickly felt at home even though I really didn't know much about all the symbols and images. And the Mandir, the leader, said a lot, but that was in Hindi, so we didn't understand anything. Where do I look at, how does it come across to me, what do I find impressive or strange? Well that's what I'm going to describe.

·        I feel how I am immersed in an age-old tradition of devotion and fine energy. Somewhere is sung, we have the Dutch translation on paper "Come to me, My child" appears Brahman telling us. Well, of course, that feels very welcome. I think Brahman is the same as Allah, God or Yahweh of course. There is a lot of beautiful singing and partly because of this I feel how I am becoming more open to the beautiful old Hindu values ​​of faith. I feel awe, respect for the divine world, sincere faith and surrender. I also feel the support from the spiritual world as if we are immersed in grace and love so that we can stand it again in the outside world.

·        Throughout the service rituals, prayers and bows are performed, and flowers and food offered on all kinds of altars, and I don't know the names of all those gods, but I do see Krishna, Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu and Durga somewhere. As far as I am concerned, they are all aspects of Brahman having here their own power and strength and status. But they are really Hindu gods without any doubt. In addition to the mandir, an older couple performs rituals throughout the meeting. It feels very devotional, warm and respectful. I think that's the older notables of the community, maybe the elderly ex-mandir and his wife. Later on I hear that this role is always performed by an different  older couple, and that old man is the cleaner at the school where my family member is working,  and his wife. I think that is really very special. Although the mandir is a man, I see all kinds of women performing rituals, in any case I have the impression that the feminine aspect is well given room in this temple, such as Durga, one important goddess.

·        Almost at the end of the service all of us get a dot painted with dye on our foreheads (I understood it is a bindi painted at the place of the chakra of the forehead). I am very moved, as a Catholic I experience it as a kind of communion, something sacred and that we as an outsider also get such a dot on the forehead feels very welcome and open, so of the sort of “we are all children of Brahman "

 I still feel uplifted and blessed all week long, I clearly got something of energy to withhold against the angry outside world.

My God, would You like to comment on my story?

My son, I will do so in the next blog.

My blessings to you all

No 456

Contact God, not Its servants

When you knock, ask to see God - none of the servants. ~ Henry David Thoreau

My God, would You like to comment on this quote?

My son, I would love to.

Again you have chosen one of My favorite subjects.
The love of God for God's servants on earth is large. The love of the spiritual world for God's servants on earth is large, and as well God's respect and understanding and support for them. Very large.
Let this be said.
Still, let man realize that the servants of God do have only one mission on earth and that is: to bring man closer to God, just that.
To bring man closer to God.
And in terms of human consciousness and the new spirit of the age they do not yet act good enough. They are still acting too much according to the old spirit of the age.

First just to be clear the new spirit of the age: God wants nothing else to be between God and man than proximity. Nothing else but emptiness. Nothing else but a direct relationship between God and man. Nothing else but direct contact.

Can it be defined more clearly than in this way?
Only God and man, only God and man.

And now the old spirit of the age.

Is it all about saints or about their love for God?
Is it all about the Qur’an or about the reference in the Qur'an to Allah?
Is it about the silence of Zen meditation or What arises over there in that silence?
Is it about prayer or to Whom prayer is referring to?
Is it about a particular belief  or about to Whom that belief is referring to?
Is it about a particular book or to Whom this book is referring to?
And now the punch line: is it about the servant of God or is it about Whom he is serving?

In the old spirit of the age, there is much discussion and confusion and even war.

In the new spirit of the age, there will be no debate and confusion and war, but freedom and space and inspiration.
Mankind will not directly focus on the servants of God, but on God Itself. And that is better and easier and more useful and certainly more efficient because it is bringing in more.
And thus this is meant to be, because God is closer to man and God can reach man more directly when man is addressing directly  to God instead of letting the servants do all the stuff.
Meanwhile, the servants of God are blessed.
 
My blessings to you all

Nr. 323

Why houses of worship work (Religion, 1)

 

Monologue on faith: part 1

You asked me to comment on God's servants in various religions who are abusive. Take your time because this is a complex matter I would like to elaborate on.

First off, this is a leading question. What you actually say is God's servants are not doing their jobs right. Sometimes indeed they don't but also outside the realm of faith and religion there are workers who do wrong, like in politics, in the government and boards, in fact amongst all people. So now, be aware that I will only comment on priests, evangelists, pandits, prophets, pastors, whatever they call themselves.

First I want to make this statement: everything is fine your houses of worship, your diversity, your differences. And people who are consciously agnostic, and against institutions like churches. New agers, or people who go their own alternative ways.

God is agreeing with it all, it is okay, it is good, because it is born out of your free will, which We cherish, and it will contribute to your life-experiences.
Would you thus focus on this: it is all allright, We cooperate with everthing, we accept all things, as the Hindus say:

"every path leads to God, also the long way about"

Our trust in life, mankind, his makings and attempts to better his life, is great. And especially Our trust in the natural correction-mechanisms of spiritual and earthly existence is formidable. So eventually all will be fine. But we are talking on the human lamentation: 'but how? can't things be somewhat easier, couldn't life be more fair?'
Life, as it is, as it unfolds, your longing to be with God and to reach God could go faster and with less effort. Its is sad to see how you painfully and inevitably bang against your own wall with blinders on. Ouch, thats hurts of course.

So could it become less treacherous, and can God's servants on earth contribute more to this process?

This question consists of four factors, in My next blogs any further.
I mention them meanwhile.

First of all: nature, second: energy and gestalt, third: the human personality and last: God's special servant, the devil who I call God's ape, with all of its own apes.

My blessings for you all

Nr. 14