Hi Brian

Personally, I do think life is divine.

I was raised in a cult and I went from being an agnostic atheist to actually believing in some kind of higher power because I’ve had a range of unusual experiences.

I think it’s hard to suffer and believe that there’s no reason for it. Overall, my experiences of suffering have made me a kinder person and I do my best to learn from them. The lessons are hard, for sure. But I’ve been very lucky to have good things happen in my life too. Life is a delicate balance.

Learning to cope with depression has taught me that there are many beautiful experiences that emotionally we sometimes close ourselves off to when we’re not coping well, yet they still happen all around us. The trick is learning to pay attention to these experiences and appreciate them even when we don’t feel like it.

I’m curious to hear your thoughts about life and divinity?

Wishing you all the best!

Hi Brian

Yes, I agree it’s difficult to define and everyone has their own unique definition.

For me, statistic unlikeliness is a factor. I’ve had a lot of unusual things happen. There’s only so many times that I felt I could say that’s a coincidence!

I guess, I also feel like my life is a preset path that I’m just walking along. An element of fate, if you will.

And the last thing for me is I’ve always been quite sensitive to the emotions and natures of other people, so I believe in souls.

And no matter the difficulties I experience, it might take time, even sometimes a long time. But for me tough times usually get better. It does take work though.

I’ve been quite lucky because a lot of people don’t get the help they need in life. I’ve been fortunate to have plenty of people help me along the way.

I’ve come close to death a lot over my life. I honestly didn’t think I’d make it to 30 or have a husband and a family. Yet, here I am. Despite the difficulties I’ve experienced, I was somehow born with hope and resilience in my nature.

Is there a reason that you’re thinking about this topic at the moment?

Do you think life itself is divine? If so, how do you know? How would you define divinity?

A happy good morning to you Brian.

Do I think life is divine?  It depends upon one’s definition of divine as in your 3rd question above.

To me, if divinity has anything to do with religion (and it usually does), then I throw it all out.  As I see it, religion is man-made (oh my on that one right?) so it has little to no value when talking about spirituality.

So if one wants to say life is divine, (religiously speaking) then great. Go with that.

I say if the word divine means nice, loving, wonderful, etc… then my reply to your initial question is yes.

As to your 2nd question, the answer lies within.  When you remove your “thinking mind”, and look for answers within, within your, the deeper you, then many answers arise.  You feel or hear the deeper you (or the collective if you will) and there is “the truth”.  Your answers.

I was reading the book The 4 Agreements and it has a lot of elements from Eastern religions like pantheistic beliefs. I wish supernatural beings would communicate with me. That would be cool. I just don’t think it has happened.[/quote]

GREAT book isn’t it.  LOVE it!

Brian my friend, I’d rather not get hung up on definitions due to over analyzing (though other times definitions are important), but regarding supernatural beings…….. 1) To humans my friend, they are supernatural.  2) If you are talking about the supernatural being those who “passed on”, then yes, you can indeed talk with them.  It is a matter of learning how.

Sometimes the supernatural does indeed talk to humans.   In a voice as we know it. Sometimes through a feeling. (It is more like communicate than talk per se.)  Sometimes through smell or things that happen around you.

Hopefully the above is shedding some light on the matters you brought up.

It is GREAT to ask questions.  It is the beginning of a wonderful adventure into the spirit world, why we are here, etc…. FUN stuff too.

BC7

Life has no meaning unless one gives it one. Life is divine when one travels the spiritual path.

Hi Brian

Lovely to see you again!

I think there’s a great deal of variety in spiritual paths. Different religions and different practices, different beliefs. It very much depends on the individual.

Do you feel like you’re on a spiritual path? If so, what does that look like to you?

For me, I was raised Christian. My husband is Buddhist and he’s very into his Buddhist/Daoist practices. I do some Buddhist and Daoist practices too. Sometimes I go to Church and pray. I have vaguely Christian beliefs but there are differences. I don’t see different religions as having different Gods and instead believe in a generic higher power. I don’t believe in discrimination against gay people or other people’s religions.

Wishing you all the best!

Oh also how are you doing? Sorry my thoughts are scattered today.