Monday, April 7, 2008
The Spirituality of Atheism
Even when I was a strident agnostic (if an agnostic can be strident), I developed an intense spirituality around being a vegetarian. So the notion of a spirituality of atheism is not altogether foreign to me. In fact, still at times, I consider just such a spirituality with a fair amount of nostaligia and yearning. As I prepare to give a presentation tomorrow on "Decluttering Your Life," I reflect on how simpler my spiritual life would be without the institution and politics of the Roman Catholic Church....simpler, but without the sacraments, and rituals, and all the forms of prayer that have drawn me in since I was four! In short, without the depth I have grown to love.
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Your feelings remind me of my own feelings about being part of my family.. it's sometimes pretty fraught and messy and I would really rather avoid the whole thing. However, where would I be without them? and dare I say, where would they be without me? I'm practicing humility, even for five minutes. Hah!
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