Originally posted by John W Booth
Yes indeed, spirituality has got something to do with all the things I mentioned. But, at the same time, all the things I mentioned do not necessarily have something to do with spirituality. Quite clearly, as demonstrated by the rich and meaningful lives lived by countless non-believers and non-religionists all across the world, the existence and enjoy ...[text shortened]... s, specualtions, personal growth [and so on], are not dependent on a belief in the supernatural.
Firstly all things, and I mean everything in existence has its foundation in the spiritual, because without the spiritual the material does not manifest at all.
Secondly, the rich and rewarding lives of atheists, and persons who follow false religion are but an illusion, here today gone tomorrow.
Wise men know that for something to be genuine, it has to be permanent, and material life for all persons are but temporary and dust in the wind.
How is dust in the wind rewarding.
At the death of the material body, everything you cherished is disconnected from you forever, and then in the future, all those things you cherished are gone also forever,....so how is this satisfying.
In the spiritual world everything is permanent and there is no death, so everything is actually fore filling and wonderful.
This world is just a dream, and your rich life you talk of, is also just a dream meaning nothing.
Everything is dust.... your wife is dust, you are dust, your friends are dust, your home is dust and so on.
How could one bundle of dust have a rewarding experience with another bundle of dust....it cant, but only in a dream. or an illusion.
The soul is real, and when the spiritual beings have their eternal relationships together in their real home with God, then that is truly rewarding and permanent, which makes it reality.
This world is non reality. (so dont worship it)
While you worship the things of this world (the illusion) .....you will have to come back to this world of suffering time and time again.