RE: The Love of God Will Transform You Into Complete and Unconditional Love
Thank you for the explanation. I wish I could get on board with the sentiment but I can not. Or rather, will not. At least not until the religions of the world stop murdering one another over semantics. Faith to me, appears to be a great abstraction layer which humans need in order to overcome instincts. It seems as though we are strong because we have faith but also incredibly vulnerable inside of it.
I truly hope this doesn't offend you in any way. I wish the best for you and all of the righteous people in this world. I just know from my own travels that people are mostly good and amazing but can very quickly become misguided. It's in this misguided state that suffering propagates and the best intentions become veils for unimpeded self-interest.
I think you nailed it pretty well. It is not God but us. Humans are broken creatures. And here lies the problem of free will. Yet without it, we would not be free.
But friend, I am not offended in the least. I appreciate the discussion. It does sound like you are saying you refuse to embrace truth because of the failures of others. If that is true, you need to do some more searching inside yourself.
You said it well. We have a ways to go but we're making progress. You are partially right in interpreting what I said as
" you refuse to embrace truth because of the failures of others."
I don't refuse to embrace truth. Context is important. I just don't believe that spirituality should be dictated and/or controlled. To call or equate God with truth is really exactly where I am. Dictated beliefs, particularly when thick in dogma, does not resonate with me. I feel spiritual and connected so I'm confident that your experience with truth, and mine, are similar but not perfect copies. This should be ok, and I'm sure it is to you. My point, is that the great religions of the world tend to draw lines within belief which when crossed, lead to suffering.