"What does Christianity really declare? Nothing else, after all, than that the great Mystery remains eternally a mystery, but that this mystery wishes to communicate Himself in absolute self-communication--as the infinite, incomprehensible and inexpressible Being, whose name is God, as self-giving nearness--to the human soul in the midst of its experience of its own finite emptiness.""
None of that makes sense to me--either pro or con.
"If there is a god, then there is the possibility that all these relative miseries, huge as they are, are not the ultimately determining experiences of our existence. It would then be possible to take a deeper meaning from existence, connected to god, than the meaning of our immediate physical and emotional happiness, injustice, or pain."
I don't feel that. To me, meaning flows from accountability and consequence. To deny either is to deny all. What "deeper" meaning are you talking about? I am already connected and a part of universal substance. Believing in an immutable and eternal ego-self simply makes me psychotic. I know without question that my body, brain, and mind are conditional. There are enough Gods, already.
My self awareness requires a continuous flow of nutrient rich blood and fuel. This affords my life incredible meaning, and firms my goals and inspires my purpose. |
