Chapter 2
So, that means I'm not...
anything that is relative only to a body. Like,
I am not a Christian,
I am not a Jew,
I am not a Muslim,
nor am I a Hindu.
These are all bodily designations. Numerators, if you will, that can change, just as one's faith may change, above the common denominator, the consciousness or energy that is the life, the soul, of the body. Bodies change but the soul remains the same.
Religion, or faith, as designated by these relative terms, is material. The followers of a particular faith may change that faith and a Jew will become a Christian or a Hindu will become a Muslim. The religious practices, rituals, tenets and beliefs of a particular faith are all relative to the bodily designation. Therefore the religious practices end with the end of the body.
Material things, or matter, never "come alive". It is temporary in manifestation. The soul, on the other hand, never becomes non-living nor does it die nor can it be slain. It is eternal. It is not material, therefore we shall define it as spiritual.
Now, I know when we normally speak of spiritual we tend to think of God but generally in relation to some religious institution's faith-based definition even though most of the religions above have never been very forthcoming in describing who or what "their" God looks like or where He lives.
So, for now, let's refer to this spiritual thing, as opposed to material things, as Godhead.
I am not a Christian,
I am not a Jew,
I am not a Muslim,
nor am I a Hindu.
These are all bodily designations. Numerators, if you will, that can change, just as one's faith may change, above the common denominator, the consciousness or energy that is the life, the soul, of the body. Bodies change but the soul remains the same.
Religion, or faith, as designated by these relative terms, is material. The followers of a particular faith may change that faith and a Jew will become a Christian or a Hindu will become a Muslim. The religious practices, rituals, tenets and beliefs of a particular faith are all relative to the bodily designation. Therefore the religious practices end with the end of the body.
Material things, or matter, never "come alive". It is temporary in manifestation. The soul, on the other hand, never becomes non-living nor does it die nor can it be slain. It is eternal. It is not material, therefore we shall define it as spiritual.
Now, I know when we normally speak of spiritual we tend to think of God but generally in relation to some religious institution's faith-based definition even though most of the religions above have never been very forthcoming in describing who or what "their" God looks like or where He lives.
So, for now, let's refer to this spiritual thing, as opposed to material things, as Godhead.