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. . u Similarities: The Universal Spiritual Perspective is in many ways, similar to some of the beliefs of the Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, but many of the beliefs and almost all of the religious trapping are left out. Here's the universal spiritual perspective in summary: "Physical matter is only a very small part of reality. Life does not begin at conception, or at birth, or anywhere else, and life does not end at death. Humans are not physical bodies. Humans are eternal, non-physical, divine beings who always were and always will be. Each and every human is an eternal being temporarily inhabiting a physical body. While living in physical bodies, humans are intimately connected to nature -- to their Earthly environment. From the overall, spiritual perspective, the death of the physical body is considered to have about the same significance as taking off a suit of clothes and leaving them behind. Everything is one. Everything is a part of and intimately related to everything else. Everything is energy. There was no beginning. There will be no end. Time is an illusion. Eternity is not a lot of time. Eternity transcends time. Eternity is now. In terms of time, all there is is "now." God is not a super-human being living above the clouds. God is consciousness -- a consciousness so vast and so complex that it transcends human knowledge and human understanding. Humans are also consciousness. God consciousness and human consciousness are intimately inter-related. An 'Intelligent Creator' created everything we know about and everything we still don't know about. Humans are part of and co-creators with the timeless, eternal God. Within the context of life on Earth, we are the creators of our personal experiences." Strong support for this perspective can be found is such widely diverse places as in the latest findings of sub-atomic physics, ' in the teaching and life experiences of Theta Healing - Theta Transformation, ' and in the Christian Bible. ' For example, read (Ecclesiastes 3:19) ' .
. As a point of comparison, here's a brief summary of the fundamentalist Christian perspective: Humans are their physical bodies. Humans are separate from nature and separate from God. God is also separate from nature. God is a superhuman being who lives in a place above the clouds called Heaven. The sole purpose for all of creation is to get humans into Christian heaven. The only thing that exists beyond physical reality is Christian heaven and Satan's hell. (Well, almost nothing.) The Christian God magically created the universe and everything in it in six Earth days. God magically creates a brand new human being every time a human egg and sperm unite. Humans are victims of and are at the effect of their environment. Humans are inherently evil. The only way to get beyond our evil nature is by conforming to "our Version" of Christianity. One must join "The Church" and beg God for mercy. Unless God saves us, we are destined for eternal damnation.
. According to this belief, each human being is an aspect of the timeless, eternal God. Everything is one; everything is energy; there was no beginning; there will be no end; eternity is now; time is an illusion; each of us is an eternal being who always was and always will be. For a more in-depth perspective see the section below title: Reincarnation.° For a historical view and for the Roman Catholic perspective, see the page titled: What Is Life? °
. Spiritual beliefs provide the fundamental human context,° the foundation upon which all behavior is based. Spiritual beliefs° provide the context within which each hold his or her beliefs about abortion.
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. u Why Are We Here on Earth? The fundamentalist Christians say that the one and only purpose for the entire physical universe is to get good, God-fearing, God-obeying Christians into that mysterious and un-findable place above the clouds called heaven. The fundamentalists believe that Earth is a testing ground to see if God's creations, (you and me and all the rest of humanity) are good enough to get into His heaven. They may be right, but this seems like a rather cumbersome and inefficient process. If God wanted a bunch of "good folks" to populate that place above the clouds called heaven, one would think He'd simply create a bunch people good instead of evil and then chuck them directly into heaven. Instead, he creates the entire universe made up of billions and billions of stars, and then makes his home in the sky above one single insignificant speck of dust and then creates a quagmire of inherently evil humans, and then kills one of his own children to transform a few of his evil creation into "good folks" to populate his heaven. I wonder if the tooth fairy really does live in your attic?
Another theory and a much more logical one (but none-the-less, still a theory) is that Creator is building a bridge between the the two major worlds of creation -- between the world of spirit and the world of matter. Humans are in the process of becoming that bridge.
There are other theories. If you have one that you feel belongs here, Contact Us ' and we'll add it.
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. u The Christian Bible -- Is It Literal or Symbolic? Let's distinguish between the unrealistic and dogmatic, literal interpretation of the Christian Bible and a figurative, symbolic interpretation. Literal: In the literal interpretation, there is a vast set of unprovable beliefs about God, about life, about why we are here on Earth, etc. In this interpretation, humans are believed to be inherently evil, separate from God, separate from nature, live only once on Earth, etc. Jesus is a one-of-a-kind, superhuman being. Earth is a one-chance-only, testing ground to see which humans are good enough to get into Christian heaven. When God gets enough "Good folks," (on the day of "The Rapture" ° ) He's going to abandon Earth and leave it as a trash dump for those not good enough to get into heaven. Christians claim to have exclusive access to God and say that all other religions are just fairytales. If the literal interpretation is true, then the vast majority of humans end up in God's Cosmic Trash Bin.° The list of beliefs is long, and many beliefs simply defy common sense.° Many of the beliefs have no scriptural support.° Many beliefs are directly contradicted by the scientific evidence. The passages that don't support the literal interpreter's beliefs are simply ignored. (i.e. Genesis 2:7 ,° Ecclesiastes 11:5,° John 14:12°) Here are two of our web pages that will give you a more thorough understanding of this perspective: Understanding the Anti-abortionist‘s belief system° and God's Conception-Magic Act° Symbolic: Consider the possibility that Jesus was not the exclusive, one-and-only son of God --- that he was a fellow human --- that he was a highly evolved, master teacher --- that he came to Earth to teach us about who and what we really are and to teach us how we can each do as he did. Consider the possibility that the perspective explained on this web page is true. Let's
go back to the Christian Bible for a moment. What do you
suppose Have you heard the expression attributed to Jesus: "Anything I can do, you can do and more."? ° (John 14:12) If the Christian Bible is literally true, then you can do anything that Jesus did. What does this passage tell you about the literal interpreter's belief that Jesus was a superhuman being and the rest of us are worthless slime balls? What does this passage tell you about who and what you really are? If the Christian Bible is literally true, then the above two passages (and dozens more) turn the claims of the literal interpreters into religious hogwash. If the Christian Bible is not literally true, then what's all the mouthfart about? Either way, the literal interpretation is a loser.
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