The story we have of the universe is very important -- it's the ground out of which we see the world. Sometimes we're indoctrinated with a story that we eventually set aside for a story that we learn on our own. The story of the universe that I've come to learn and believe is that everything in form emerges from Infinite Eternal Formless. Based on that, I am aware that I am part of the universe, I am here in form for only a little while and it is important for me to contribute what I am and have during this time. I am a part of the universe, not apart from it, so I feel a kinship with all that is which results in some sense of belonging and compassion. This story of the universe is fairly new for me, as of the last dozen years or so, and it is developing and taking deeper root in me. It feels right. It feels meaningful and alive. The old story was that a God separate from the universe and out there some where created the universe and all that is. The new story is that the Infinite Eternal Formless usually called God took on form, incarnated, and manifests in all that is, which means that all that is is sacred and is God -- it's for us to realize that and live accordingly, relating to one another and our world as sacred. Namaste.
On Mar 21, 2015 david doane wrote :
The story we have of the universe is very important -- it's the ground out of which we see the world. Sometimes we're indoctrinated with a story that we eventually set aside for a story that we learn on our own. The story of the universe that I've come to learn and believe is that everything in form emerges from Infinite Eternal Formless. Based on that, I am aware that I am part of the universe, I am here in form for only a little while and it is important for me to contribute what I am and have during this time. I am a part of the universe, not apart from it, so I feel a kinship with all that is which results in some sense of belonging and compassion. This story of the universe is fairly new for me, as of the last dozen years or so, and it is developing and taking deeper root in me. It feels right. It feels meaningful and alive. The old story was that a God separate from the universe and out there some where created the universe and all that is. The new story is that the Infinite Eternal Formless usually called God took on form, incarnated, and manifests in all that is, which means that all that is is sacred and is God -- it's for us to realize that and live accordingly, relating to one another and our world as sacred. Namaste.