A note to all "true believers"

The Wrong Man (film)

To all “true believers” out there I say:
Drop the doctrine and embrace the belief!

For doctrine separates, but belief in the One that is All and that is Good, unites!  And unless the human race can unite then the future looks bleak!

Sharka Todd

Calling something "the work of Satan"!

"The Good"- photo by Sharka Todd

To call something "the work of Satan" will have many people thinking you are a loon and yet others will know exactly what you mean.  Such is the diversity in language used and understanding held by the human race!

When I invoke Satan I don't mean an actual entity but rather a mind-set or even a type of being who is basically malevolent or uncaring towards others and an enemy of the Good.  And by "the Good" I mean everything that is good within man and nature.  For I see both man and the natural world as good at its core and it is this goodness we need to acknowledge and foster!

Someone who destroys the Good by carelessness may be called a tool of Satan but only those who destroy the Good by an act of will are actually Satanic.  For example, logging contractors who destroy a beautiful forest under the orders of a government or private agency are not Satanic but are doing the work of Satan by destroying the Good (nature).  However, anyone that destroys natural areas because of a hatred of Good/God is Satanic.

As a society we need to encourage an approach to life that honors and protects the Good both within people and the natural world.  To this end, activities that harm natural systems and human well-being need to be highlighted, discontinued and gone beyond as we become ever greater stewards of God's magnificent creation!

Sharka Todd

Some call it "God" while others call it...

Some give the name “God” to the power or essence being expressed in this world through the various senses and forms, whilst others give it the name “Self”.  Others simply call it "Life"!

Sharka Todd

The evidence of God/Good for me

For me, the evidence of God or underlying Good is: (1) (the existence of) everything, (2) my existence, (3) the beauty of the world, (4) the extreme beauty of the sky, (5) the perceived unfolding of life in a generous and just* manner.

Interestingly, none of these things can be measured by a scientist in a lab.  Without invoking one's feeling nature there is no way to measure quality, only quantity!

*This is my perception of life given my understanding of universal laws and observing my own life and those around me.  I understand that many think life is unfair but I believe this is based on a mistaken, partial view that will be corrected when the "big picture" is seen.

Sharka Todd

The beauty of the sky above is love...

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and if your heart is open you will see God/Good is the sky and in the world around you!

Sharka Todd

Is God in nature?

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Some people say their religion is nature whilst others say that they believe in God (good) because of nature.

I think behind nature is energy, but this energy I don't see as neutral.  In fact, I think neutral is a human creation.  I think "The All" is good, in the deepest sense of the word.  That doesn't mean that life doesn't come back to bite us some times, and storms and such do certainly exist!  But most of the time, when we care for our world we receive nothing but blessings!

As for whether nature is God or whether a God or gods created nature as we know it, I don't know.  But I am firm in belief that nature is Good and that any being or beings that created it must also be good in the broadest sense of the word!

Sharka Todd

God- another word for good?

God is just another word for good.  Not a relative, worldly "good", but an absolute good that everything and everyone is steeped in, whether we know it or not! Nothing we do can destroy this good but we can blind ourselves to it. However, if we open ourselves to recognizing it and acknowledging it, as often as possible, then life can really begin to make sense and take on a positive character!

Sharka Todd

The importance of a simple faith

There's no need to put a label on the goodness that underlies life, but it's important to recognize it!

It's important to believe that we live in a loving, supportive universe.  This give us the surety that helps us to live expansively and reach our maximum potential.  Religions attempt to turn this natural belief in the goodness of All into something more specific- a belief in a story about a creator and "his" preferences and other stories they consider important to their world view.

I actually don't think there is any need to turn one's belief in the basic positivity of life into anything more specific, like stories about God, the son of man, prophets, virgin births etc.  After all, the birds and other creatures don't seem to need these stories to live a joy-filled, positive existence and I would suggest, neither do we!

The non-believers amongst us would argue that there is no evidence that the universe is loving and supportive.  If you have not had this experience of a supportive universe then I truly feel sorry for you!  It takes the whole being to feel this loving, gracious, supportiveness, not the intellect working alone.  Those who depend only on the intellect for their understanding of life will feel as if they are cast adrift from the heart of the loving mother, the soul of Creation.  The only way to heal this divide is to move one's attention away from one's thoughts to the natural world around us.  This will provide a taste of the glory we have been born into!  If that doesn't work, then read your doom and gloom philosophies, in spite of the evidence of your senses!  After all, we are given the freedom to live and believe as we wish, even if these beliefs are in direct opposition to the underlying reality of things!

Sharka Todd

Are materialists doing the work of Satan?

When I mention Satan, I'm not talking about an individual entity, but rather a mindset.  That mindset is a hatred of God and all things beautiful and good.  Materialists, particularly those who spread the materialist mindset, are promoting the idea that there is no spiritual reality, no God, no ultimate good.  In this way they are assisting the forces of darkness that would like the human race to turn away from the light of God and become increasingly rebellious and decadent.  These forces would like to see humans become increasingly animalistic.  The reason for this is that these forces of darkness feed off the chaotic emotions that this degenerate state produces.  Of course, most materialists are unaware of this process as they really don't believe in the psychic or mental realm, just the realm of matter, therefore in that worldview there can be no dark spirits feeding off the emotions generated by the human race.

The idea that humans are just evolved apes is part of the effort to degrade the human race and steal the light from them.  The alternative view is that humans are spiritual beings made of light and pure in essence.  Of course, this purity is assaulted when one incarnates on earth due to the harsh conditions found here.  On earth, many humans have fallen to a very low spiritual level/state of consciousness due to their submergence into the base desires of the physical body and their disconnection and disbelief in the higher virtues of the human spiritual being.  Materialism encourages this process by saying we are just animals and there is nothing more to strive for than satisfying our bodily urges.  In this way humans lower themselves without thinking that it matters.  After all, there is no God, no ultimate good and no heaven.  So what is there to strive for?  In this way materialism supports the cause for darkness in promoting the degradation of the human spirit.

Sharka Todd

Religion and spirituality

Religion is a cultural phenomenon whilst spirituality is a personal matter. A person doesn't need religion to think that life is meaningful or even "divine". Neither can the concept of God, or a transcendent Good, be owned by any one religion. I also think it's possible to love many of the prophets and follow their teachings, where they exhibit wisdom, without aligning to any one particular religion. I don't think it needs to be an either/or, or divisive in any way, as many religions have made out. That is the human ego at play. Creation is one and so wisdom should also point to this unity.

Sharka Todd

The end of the world, not the earth- BARRY LONG

by Barry Long

I HAVE SAID that the world is going to be destroyed, not the earth. That’s very important to remember; because it's the earth, not the world, that you love. The earth will be here; and if you really come to life in the time you’ve got, you’ll be here too.

The earth and the life-forms on it will receive a savage, punishing blow. The earth too has to pay a penalty, as it’s already doing, for the selfishness of the intelligent life – us – that came out of it. We humans are of the earth; we are the original life-form of pure reflective intelligence on earth. But out of our ignorance – our willful disregard for life – came the destructive human self-conscious intelligence that created the world. The earth is responsible for us as a mother is responsible for her child. If the child is irresponsible or unloving, the mother will suffer in some way.

Believing in a meaningful universe doesn't mean you have to...

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believe in one of the man-made religions!

The battle between good and evil is said to take place-

within the human soul!


Image: King of New York film, edit by Sharka Todd.