Having personally been the benefactor of the grace and favour of the Glatonbury Fairy, who am I to scoff at others beliefs?
However, I find the need for belief a far more facinating subject than the attributes of this god or that.
I see the need for belief as a direct consequence of the need for understanding of oneself.
Funnily enough, this is at the core of some religions, such as Hinduism.
Underneath the plethora of god's with dinky little attributes or what-have-you there is Brahman, who is either all the gods rolled together, or of which all the gods are part of; a subtle but importanr difference.
But Brahman isn't some bloke-with-beard, or chick with a vase and a big lizard.
Brahman is the entire Universe outside of you. Another word, 'Atman' refers to the entire Universe within you. Brahman is objective, Atman is subjective. But Brahman and Atman are the same thing too.
Each of us contains an atman within us; a mirror of the Atman, the universal spirit, which is thought of as undying.
The idea is that by knowing one's own atman, or soul, one gets an insight into the ATman and thus Brahman. by coming to know one's own undying soul, one then arrives at the knowledge of Brahman itself; which we are a part of already
Or "aham asmi Brahman" (I am Brahman) - Vedic philosophy
"Thou art god" - Robert Heinlein
"What's all this god business about, do we need one, is there one, and if so do we want it, and why does it normally end up with some poor sod nailed to a tree and others rolling in gold? - Abaddon
I do think Tori had a point though...
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