jacknky
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My Tagline:
Compassionate Skeptic
My Interests:
Meditation, History, Movies, TV, Music, Books, Education, Travel, Current events, Politics, Environment, Health, Marriage
My organizations and affiliations:
Shambhala and Zen meditation centers, UU Church
My favorite spiritual activities:
meditation
What is your current spiritual mood?:
Compassionate
What's your spiritual type?:
Active Spiritual Seeker - I'm spiritual but turned off by organized religion.
About Me
I was raised a Baptist but try as I might I just couldn't believe in the existence of supernatural beings. I couldn't understand how a "loving" god would condemn the vast majority of human souls to eternal damnation for not believing the right way. I love my children and what crime could they commit for me to condemn them to that punishment? So much of what I am is based on my inability to believe in supernatural beings.
Buddhism has allowed me to pursue a spiritual path without having to blindly believe in the supernatural. Buddhism as I practice it is a path, not a set of beliefs. Buddhism is open, not closed like other religions. Meditation is simple but difficult... difficult but worth the effort.
I find fellowship through my local Unitarian Universalist fellowship, a group of open and welcoming individuals with whom I can feel quite comfortable.
Peace to you all.
My Basics
Gender: Male
Occupation: Educational Media Producer
Relationship Status: Married
Faiths:
Unitarian Universalist,
Faith Description: Agnostic, Buddhist, SkepticalPower of Love, Science, The Golden Rule, Buddhist, Unitarian Universalist
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September 4, 2008 - 11:37 AM
Thank you for your friendship response. May the grace of our Heavenly Father forever enfold you.