Should you worship God?
Today the question came as to whether Freud was right in thinking that worshipping God is an unhealthy thing done by an immature mind. I mentioned that I think worshipping an external deity causes one to remain a spiritual child. Continuing that train of thought, I do not think it is good for our species to be subordinate to any other class of being. The class of being does not matter: if aliens came to our world I would think that we should not be subordinate to them even if they were very much superior to us. The same applies to any non-corporeal being or beings that might exist. I think such subservience would limit our human potential, I think such subservience does limit our potential.
When a person worships deities that are external to them, deities that are out there somewhere in space, then inevitably that person is put in a position inferior to the deities. Such a position limits human potential because then some things are deemed to be within the domain of the Gods and not within the domain of humanity. If one's spiritual path includes deities then it is best if they are ideals, or role models. We should aspire to be the Gods that our ancestors were content to merely worship.
That being said, I admit that not everyone is ready for such a bold religious path. Different people are suited for different religions(or vise versa?). Even though different people are suited to different religions, I am not claiming that all religious ideas are equal. God worship might be a phase in one's spiritual development without being the end point of that development. Though many are not yet ready for a spirituality where God and Human are conjoined, I don't see any way forward other than promoting such ideas.
When a person worships deities that are external to them, deities that are out there somewhere in space, then inevitably that person is put in a position inferior to the deities. Such a position limits human potential because then some things are deemed to be within the domain of the Gods and not within the domain of humanity. If one's spiritual path includes deities then it is best if they are ideals, or role models. We should aspire to be the Gods that our ancestors were content to merely worship.
That being said, I admit that not everyone is ready for such a bold religious path. Different people are suited for different religions(or vise versa?). Even though different people are suited to different religions, I am not claiming that all religious ideas are equal. God worship might be a phase in one's spiritual development without being the end point of that development. Though many are not yet ready for a spirituality where God and Human are conjoined, I don't see any way forward other than promoting such ideas.
posted by Brandon Stocks at 2:31 PM
4 Comments:
Hi Brandon,
I'm with you on this one. We've spent thousnads of years projecting our gods outside ourselves with the result that makes us small and insignificant by comparison. I believe we are gradually reclaiming, or maybe remembering is a better word, our true identities. You might try reading my "Stick Figure" blog at createwhatyouwant.blogspot.com
Bill
Andrew thank you for your comment. By the way how did you find this blog? I wanted to read some of the other class blogs but did not know how to find them.
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Very interesting post. This topic has been on my mind and in fact I "discussed" this with Netjer in Senut last night.
I am uncomfortable with the concept of worship for the reasons, primarily, that you outlined in this post.
I am not uncomfortable if others choose to do so by any means - this is purely about ME being the worshipper.
I am drawn to (understatement) Netjer, but currently have no affiliation with any Kemetic faith. I don't doubt the existence of Netjer - what I am trying to sort is my relationship to them, hence my interest in your post.
What if the act of worship is a transaction, part of the equation in the science of connecting with Netjer / All That Is? Once the key has been turned, the relationship begins, but this does not necessarily mean that you need to remain a supplicant for the duration of the relationship or exchange . . .
Is the term "worship" open to interpretation and individual, like prayer?
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