One of my former teachers once said, “We don’t think ourselves into a new way of living, we live ourselves into a new way of thinking”. The great teacher, Buddha, said, “Believe what you experience”. It’s been my experience of life that we often start with an answer and then we build a question. We want things a certain way so then we try to manipulate reality to match our desires. Such manipulation may get us what we want but the side effects can be damaging. Rarely do we just let life unfold. The fact that it’s done that for billions of years doesn’t seem to deter us in our desire to be in control. Most of us try to live according to whatever belief system we have chosen to embrace. How would life be different if we believed according to what we have experienced? This is a door that can swing both ways. If you’ve never experienced love, it’s difficult to believe in it. If all you have known is abuse and hatred, it’s very likely that all you are capable of is abuse and hatred. If you have felt great love in your life it is very likely that you will want to share that love with others. Depending on our experience we may believe in hate or love. If you choose to believe in God but you never have an experience of God, your faith may eventually disappear. Some people, however, who have little or no faith may have an experience of God that deepens their faith. Good or bad, our experience, or lack thereof, can greatly affect what and how we believe. It’s about balance. Most people need and want something to believe in. However, if we’ve never had the experience to support and strengthen our beliefs, they will eventually fall by the wayside. Belief must be balanced with the experience of what we choose to believe.
Source:
http://tiedyedmystic.blogspot.com/2014/08/believe-what-you-experience.html
Before It’s News® is a community of individuals who report on what’s going on around them, from all around the world.
Anyone can
join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.
"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist
Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.
Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below!
Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST
Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST
Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST
Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again!
HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation.
Ultimate Clinical Potency Curcumin - Natural pain relief, reduce inflammation and so much more.
MitoCopper - Bioavailable Copper destroys pathogens and gives you more energy. (See Blood Video)
Oxy Powder - Natural Colon Cleanser! Cleans out toxic buildup with oxygen!
Nascent Iodine - Promotes detoxification, mental focus and thyroid health.
Smart Meter Cover - Reduces Smart Meter radiation by 96%! (See Video).
“It’s been my experience of life that we often start with an answer and then we build a question.”
Mine too, but that’s because I lecture 1st year theology undergrads on the historical context of religions. Most have mentally stagnated, because they believe thy have the answer to everything… ‘an invented giant invisible fairy story character did it.’. Trust me it’s like living in teenager hell, teenagers know everything, religious teenagers are arrogant monsters who know everything.