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With due regard I never claim I hold the truth; I am a seeker and I am absolutely open to your comments on “My Truth” may not be the correct one. I think we should get out of this one-to-one talk and instead concentrate on the basic issue whether God is made up of our universal consciousness.
The article you provided reminds me of the resonance theory of consciousness which I agree with. It is presented in the following article.
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I am open to your comments please explain to me where I have endorsed and said objective morality. I have no absolutes and I think morality is very relative.
I am not when I say that the same person venerated in Hindu and Abrahamic religion, I am not trying to destroy the spiritual path of Abrahamic religion. In fact, I am trying to enliven and reorient the spiritual path of the Abrahamic religion. I do hold the view that they have overly emphasized their own exclusivity which leads to the negation of the One God.
From the Oxford Dictionary – Animism has two components, one is the attribution of the living soul to plants, animate objects and natural phenomena. I accept this.
Thank you for your interest, I would like to present before you 2 quotations of the Vedas.
I think it's telling that you say that you are trying not to destroy the spiritual path of Abrahamic religion, but make no mention of trying not to destroy the spiritual path of dharmic religion.
Not easy to destroy something that lies within, at the very core of man. If that somehow happened temporarily, the 7 rishis and others would return and bring it all out again.
Animism is not associated with supernatural. That was an attribute given by the colonial rational is mind who invented the idea of supernatural. Traditional indigenous societies and modern religious movements reclaiming animistic wisdom know there is no supernatural world. All is within the natural world - no supernatural. This has finally been adopted by anthropologists who actually spend time to understand the cultures they write about as demonstrated in Marshell Sahlins book The New Science of the Enchanted Universe.
My senses that when the Jews left the Indus Valley, they were confronted with the enemies from here right up to Israel these included the Kings of Eden and others. In this period, it was necessary for the Hebrews to stick together at that point their god became jealous with respect to other people in order to keep the Hebrew flock together.
The thread was about how the Abrahamic are trampling the Hindus. Hence, I focused on the Abrahamic religions but since you asked, I affirm that I have no interest in Harming the spiritual path of the Dharmic religions. In fact, I think that following certain elements of the spiritual path of the dharmic religions by Abrahamic religions would solve many problems that the Abrahamic religion face.
I think we must look at the Abrahamic Religions and examine how they have destroyed the universality of God and restricted it to either the chosen people of the Jews, the only path of the Jesus or the last prophet of the Muslims. So, it is not correct to say that not easy to destroy something that lies within. In fact, we are seeing the destruction of what lies within. As far as seven rishis and other are concerned I think we need not rely upon their comments because the Inka, Maya, Greek and Roman civilizations have declined without the seven rishis and others coming to revive them.
I am not defending or attacking animism. I hold what I said earlier that the all living and even non-living beings have consciousness. In order to say that supernatural does not exist, one has to really make a critique of psychologist as well as Philip Goff who has propounded Pan Psychism merely saying that there is no supernatural does not work for me.
Why look at them at all? Hinduism is all I need. But you go ahead. Analyze it all you want to. Best wishes in coming to a result that satisfies you.
I believe I would be happy to hear what am missing.
I believe you recognize that not every perception is from God. I have not solidified my perceptions. There have been marked changes in the last ten years.
I believe exclusivity is God's prerogative. Thou shalt have no other Gods beside me. However a willing to ask if you think there is another way to be saved. The Muslims offer one: fighting for God although I believe that is a rare thing and that doesn't save the person from sin.