I'm only just becoming comfy with my own concept of faith as I'm edging closer to 60. I've had a couple of out of body experiences at times of extreme stress and having a conscious awareness of watching yourself from a space far above your own body raises all sorts of questions about where "consciousness" is situated. Given that my background with "religion" has been complicated I put aside alot of this for years but in last 4 or 5 have been deeply exploring more the quantum understanding of our makeup and finding myself feeling more embedded into surety around having a higher consciousness that is part of something much bigger than me. It's bringing me much comfort when previously it's all felt too much (religion divided my family when I was younger,). I don't think you'd be alone Jane in wrestling or grappling with answering this question esp when not expecting it at that time. I've usually taken a neutral stance for years trying to be mindful of others maybe alternate views whilst striving to fully understand my own fluid opinion but now I feel more solid and accepting of my own internal experience it no longer fills me with angst.
This 74 year old has read so many interesting books in my lifetime, re the experiences of others, have experienced 'spooky' stuff myself, so I'm a believer in other dimensions & with the problems on earth at present, I'm quite happy to move on (& seriously do not want to return here while we continue to ruin this planet).
I'm only just becoming comfy with my own concept of faith as I'm edging closer to 60. I've had a couple of out of body experiences at times of extreme stress and having a conscious awareness of watching yourself from a space far above your own body raises all sorts of questions about where "consciousness" is situated. Given that my background with "religion" has been complicated I put aside alot of this for years but in last 4 or 5 have been deeply exploring more the quantum understanding of our makeup and finding myself feeling more embedded into surety around having a higher consciousness that is part of something much bigger than me. It's bringing me much comfort when previously it's all felt too much (religion divided my family when I was younger,). I don't think you'd be alone Jane in wrestling or grappling with answering this question esp when not expecting it at that time. I've usually taken a neutral stance for years trying to be mindful of others maybe alternate views whilst striving to fully understand my own fluid opinion but now I feel more solid and accepting of my own internal experience it no longer fills me with angst.
Thank you Deborah. I appreciate this.
Great expression that articulates exactly how I feel "I said that while I was not a believer although I have always been a seeker". Thank you.
Sometimes I wonder what I am seeking. But there it is.
Me too!
This 74 year old has read so many interesting books in my lifetime, re the experiences of others, have experienced 'spooky' stuff myself, so I'm a believer in other dimensions & with the problems on earth at present, I'm quite happy to move on (& seriously do not want to return here while we continue to ruin this planet).
Salience … real thought in a world of noise.
I like that, Paul. Thank you.
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