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Post by Lone Wanderer on Mar 11, 2019 6:48:29 GMT
In 1973, Eastwood told the late film critic Gene Siskel, "No, I don't believe in God." Nearly four decades later while promoting his film, Hereafter (2010), Eastwood stated that "I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that's OK, too. It's whatever suits you. I do believe in self-help. I'm not a New Age person but I do believe in meditation, and for that reason I've always liked the Buddhist religion. When I've been to Japan I've been to Buddhist temples and meditated and I found that rewarding." As much as anything, Eastwood has found spirituality in nature (as suggested by his 1985 Western, Pale Rider), stating that "I was born during the Depression and I was brought up with no specific church. We moved every four or five months during the first 14 years of my life, so I was sent to a different church depending on wherever we lived. Most of them were Protestant, but I went to other churches because my parents wanted me to try to figure out things for myself. They always said, 'I just want to expose you to some religious order and see if that's something you like'. So although my religious training was not really specific, I do feel spiritual things. If I stand on the side of the Grand Canyon and look down, it moves me in some way." "Of course, it would be wonderful to talk with my parents again, who are, of course, deceased. It makes the idea of death much less scary. But then again, if you think that nothing happens after you die, maybe it makes you live life better. Maybe you're supposed to do the best you can by the gift you're given of life and that alone" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood#Spiritual_beliefs |
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Post by vicky on Mar 11, 2019 8:16:07 GMT
Yes. People are free to believe what they want. We're all on a journey to God whether we realize it or not. Things happen for a reason. Also, there isn't one way to God, there are many ways, the path of service to mankind with true, pure Love being the best of all. The more one loves one's fellow beings, the greater would be the Bliss that one enjoys. The more you love others, the happier you would be. Therefore, if you wish to be constantly happy, you must always love all. Love is the Royal Path to God. The best way to God is to love all and serve all.
Everyone wants to be happy. Such a desire is natural and it springs from the fact that man's true nature is Bliss. Bliss is the Form of God but man does not understand that. He does not understand that he has originated from God, that life's undercurrent is God, and that his final destination also is God. Bliss should be the goal, and one must seek it in all earnestness. The human body is temporary; hence, the pleasure that it can give is also fleeting. One must therefore seek that which is permanent, that is God, or, what is the same thing, Bliss.
It is meaningless to seek Bliss by way of instruments such as the sense organs that are impermanent. The body can give only bodily pleasure, and the Mind can at best give mental satisfaction. But these do not represent Bliss; Divine Love alone is Bliss. This Love Principle is present not only in man but also in all beings, birds and beasts included. Therefore, one has to place the same value on the lives of all beings. Share the love latent within you with not only fellow human beings but also with all the creatures in Nature. That is the True Universal Love Principle. Such Principle alone should be the basis of one's life.
The Path of True Love alone can take you unfailingly to God and confer Permanent Bliss. Bodies may be different but the God within all bodies is the same. There is a man who is addressed as father by his son. The daughter-in-law calls him father-in-law, while the grandchildren call him grandfather. The individual is the same but the manner in which different people address him varies. Similarly the same God is given different names by the followers of different religions; they hail Him as Allah, Jesus, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and so on. Though the names vary, God is one and the same. Therefore, there is really no room for dispute between people belonging to different religions. You may address God by the name of your choice but all calls go to the same destination. Goal is one and God also is one.
Scholarship will not protect or redeem you; only Pure Love can. Pure Love is like a well- paved, one-way road with no speed breakers. You can rush along it to God at whatever speed you want. Overcoming all obstacles, you must keep rushing towards God. That must be the characteristic of your spiritual journey.
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Post by AmericanCharm on Mar 11, 2019 16:30:21 GMT
No not really, I could pull that neutral ground garbage most Athiests and Agnostics pull where they basically say “I don’t believe in religion but if it helps you more power to you”. I prioritize logic and intelligence and I think logic and intelligence are the same as an immune system. The stronger your immune system the more likely you resist disease and sickness. The more intelligent you are the less likely you solace from nonsense. So I’m not going to encourage this mindset Clint has taken on the subject.
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Post by PISTON1246 on Mar 12, 2019 21:20:24 GMT
I AM NOT INTO BUDDHISM. WHATEVER THAT IS ABOUT.
I THINK I SAW SOME BUDDHIST STATUES BEFORE. SOME PEOPLE PUT THEM IN THEIR STORES AND THAT MAKES ME WANT TO STOP BUYING FROM THEM AND SUPPORTING THEIR BUSINESS.
SOMEONE WHO LIKES STATUES ALSO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GOD? WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THE QURAN IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF IDOL WORSHIP AND IS AGAINST IT.
THE LOGIC OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD AND HUMANS IS THAT GOD CREATED US AND WE DID NOT CREATE GOD. SO SOMEONE CREATED A STATUE AND SAYS THAT THAT IS THEIR GOD? WHAT KIND OF GOD IS THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE CREATED BY THAT WHICH GOD CREATED HIMSELF?
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Post by Elizabeth on Mar 12, 2019 22:04:41 GMT
I AM NOT INTO BUDDHISM. WHATEVER THAT IS ABOUT. I THINK I SAW SOME BUDDHIST STATUES BEFORE. SOME PEOPLE PUT THEM IN THEIR STORES AND THAT MAKES ME WANT TO STOP BUYING FROM THEM AND SUPPORTING THEIR BUSINESS. SOMEONE WHO LIKES STATUES ALSO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GOD? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THE QURAN IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF IDOL WORSHIP AND IS AGAINST IT. THE LOGIC OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD AND HUMANS IS THAT GOD CREATED US AND WE DID NOT CREATE GOD. SO SOMEONE CREATED A STATUE AND SAYS THAT THAT IS THEIR GOD? WHAT KIND OF GOD IS THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE CREATED BY THAT WHICH GOD CREATED HIMSELF? Wisely said. It is idol worship and it is wrong. |
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