Yes, very scary... but very worthwhile too.. and once you start, you will never stop... it's a journey and we learn more and more about ourselves and others every day.
It can be a bit of a shock the first time you get a clear look at yourself but once you break through and get to know you, you'll find you're pretty much your kind of person. That ain't so bad.
nah, it's all in your mind this fear you have created. Know thy Real Self because your nature is that of love. Nothing to fear there. Your mind is full of doubts and fear. that is not who you are, your little self, your Ego is not who you are. If you hold onto the illusion, you will be deluded. If you let all of that go the illusion will disappear and who you really are will fill your heart with joy. The thought world is not reality. When your ego disappears Reality presents itself.
I think you misunderstand my post. I meaning that it can be frightening to look deep inside one's self and find things one does not wish to acknowledge are there.
No. I am a human being; God created us and saw that it was good. If I am coming to see what he created in me, why should I have ever feared what I might find? I never did.
I would question the creationist perspective. Were one to allow it for discussion, one can easily see what may have been created good can become very corrupt and evil. History is replete with endless examples.
In general I remain interested but natural to the question of how the world came into being. I see no compelling reason to accept a divine, rather than a natural explanation. Your second statement is quite true. The divine, creationist perspective works. It can provide answers. But it does not follow that these answers are true. Each position, creationist or naturalist are unprovable positons and each are as religious people often say, "a leap of faith."
The second sentence is true for both positions, It does nothing to resolve the question.
The last sentence is specious. There may well be no train going anywhere, Or the train may have a station master other than the one a believer believes in.
A little scary, a little enlightening and a lot satisfying to know why you do what you do and either love yourself the way you are or embark upon a change.
Yes Whistle6, in fact SO scary that the great religious traditions say that you should not undertake the journey of self-knowledge until such time as you truly feel you have no other choice.
And in that regard, one expression of that inconsolable yearning for self-knowledge, for reality, can be deep intractable depression...that nothing else will do... Again to just say that avoiding self-harm is the absolute first priority, but when all else is equal then depression can be precious...first-hand experience, here.
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