It 's a given that coming from being a hard-core atheist I would have a lot to learn about the world 's seven great religions. It 's not to say that atheists don 't know about these things, but it 's unlikely that most have gone into any great depth of study. I don 't like to speak in terms of absolutes, so allow me to add the disclaimer that there are always exceptions to the rule.
Along my journey out of the abyss of atheism, I recently attended a gathering of about 20 men and women from plumbers to bio engineers for a Buddhist Healing Practice. Never having had an experience of this nature, I was curious, but nothing more. Ailments from the physical to the mental were addressed and the only requirement on my part in attending was to …show more content…
We were guided into silence and a soft, palatable energy came over the room. We sat in silence for about fifteen minutes – which for me, flew by in what felt more like five. I noticed that others were as drawn in as myself as the atmosphere took on a feeling of safety and ease. The group dynamic was one of shared respect. The words spoken didn 't impart this sense as much as an unspoken mutual agreement. It seemed as if we united in the allowing of whatever happened was all in Divine right order. Expectations took a back seat to the come what may attitude apparently held by many of the participants. This acceptance set a tone as a forerunner for anything to …show more content…
The mind is pure, without prejudice, limitless, gender-less, non-judgmental, formless, with the ability of all-knowing. Its basic nature is God 's essence. The mind occupies a human body with the job to keep us aligned with our over-all well being, but can also be inadvertently supportive of our sickness and unease when asked to do so. From the Buddhist perspective good health as well as ill-health are created in the mind. The belief is that disease is internal and not external. Even falling off a bike and breaking an arm was originally conjured up in the mind to lead us to our ultimate evolvement as spiritual beings. Nonetheless, sickness is an obstruction and not an integral part of the mind. Bad health is viewed as a temporary condition. Because it is not aligned with the mind 's pure nature, it can be discarded. To observe the mind in action gives ownership to direct and conduct our
Along my journey out of the abyss of atheism, I recently attended a gathering of about 20 men and women from plumbers to bio engineers for a Buddhist Healing Practice. Never having had an experience of this nature, I was curious, but nothing more. Ailments from the physical to the mental were addressed and the only requirement on my part in attending was to …show more content…
We were guided into silence and a soft, palatable energy came over the room. We sat in silence for about fifteen minutes – which for me, flew by in what felt more like five. I noticed that others were as drawn in as myself as the atmosphere took on a feeling of safety and ease. The group dynamic was one of shared respect. The words spoken didn 't impart this sense as much as an unspoken mutual agreement. It seemed as if we united in the allowing of whatever happened was all in Divine right order. Expectations took a back seat to the come what may attitude apparently held by many of the participants. This acceptance set a tone as a forerunner for anything to …show more content…
The mind is pure, without prejudice, limitless, gender-less, non-judgmental, formless, with the ability of all-knowing. Its basic nature is God 's essence. The mind occupies a human body with the job to keep us aligned with our over-all well being, but can also be inadvertently supportive of our sickness and unease when asked to do so. From the Buddhist perspective good health as well as ill-health are created in the mind. The belief is that disease is internal and not external. Even falling off a bike and breaking an arm was originally conjured up in the mind to lead us to our ultimate evolvement as spiritual beings. Nonetheless, sickness is an obstruction and not an integral part of the mind. Bad health is viewed as a temporary condition. Because it is not aligned with the mind 's pure nature, it can be discarded. To observe the mind in action gives ownership to direct and conduct our