I grew up thinking that the Holy Spirit spoke to us through a 6th sense. With a different view of the world, I now consider it impossible to use a 6th sense. This doesn't mean we don't have "spirituality"! All it means to me is that we can use our God-given senses for divine inspiration. Isn't that better anyway? Seems more efficient and meaningful. The following examples are demonstrations of spiritual moments I truly savor.
Smell:
What I smelled in a Sikh temple in Old Delhi when they made food for the poor.
Sight:
The statue of Mary in the local Catholic church
Touch:
Warm shower after a bike ride in the cold
Hearing:
Mormon tab choir or Lady Gaga
Taste:
Hot tea
I believe!
How about you?
Spirituality of the senses
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_zeezrom
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Spirituality of the senses
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
The Holy Sacrament.
The Holy Sacrament.
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_Blixa
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
zeezrom wrote:I grew up thinking that the Holy Spirit spoke to us through a 6th sense. With a different view of the world, I now consider it impossible to use a 6th sense. This doesn't mean we don't have "spirituality"! All it means to me is that we can use our God-given senses for divine inspiration. Isn't that better anyway? Seems more efficient and meaningful. The following examples are demonstrations of spiritual moments I truly savor.
Smell:
What I smelled in a Sikh temple in Old Delhi when they made food for the poor.
Sight:
The statue of Mary in the local Catholic church
Touch:
Warm shower after a bike ride in the cold
Hearing:
Mormon tab choir or Lady Gaga
Taste:
Hot tea
I believe!
How about you?
Jersey Girl and I would add under smell: setting off "caps" with a hammer or rock (the rolls you used to put in cap gums).
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
Blixa wrote:
Jersey Girl and I would add under smell: setting off "caps" with a hammer or rock (the rolls you used to put in cap gums).
You know if you hit the whole roll with the hammer it made a lot more of the smell, not to mention noise.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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_Blixa
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
Fence Sitter wrote:Blixa wrote:
Jersey Girl and I would add under smell: setting off "caps" with a hammer or rock (the rolls you used to put in cap gums).
You know if you hit the whole roll with the hammer it made a lot more of the smell, not to mention noise.
I remember the very day I figured that out.
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
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OMG, hehe, I hammered rolls of caps as a kid. I'm lucky to have all my fingers actually, as I had a firecracker go off that I was holding in my fingers when I was about 4 or 5 years old.
by the way, for a really good bang, try hitting a large rifle primer with a hammer. Wear eye-pro though.
Zeez, I disagree with you on Lady Gaga. Seeing her convinces me there must be a devil, not a God. ;-)
by the way, for a really good bang, try hitting a large rifle primer with a hammer. Wear eye-pro though.
Zeez, I disagree with you on Lady Gaga. Seeing her convinces me there must be a devil, not a God. ;-)
Mormonism ceased being a compelling topic for me when I finally came to terms with its transformation from a personality cult into a combination of a real estate company, a SuperPac, and Westboro Baptist Church. - Kishkumen
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Loved those things. Love the new avatar, Fence!
Zee, love the list. I would add emotion. I think that spirituality may just be a subset of emotion (if that makes any sense). Our ability to feel love and attraction, peace and excitement are all spiritual experiences, to me.
Zee, love the list. I would add emotion. I think that spirituality may just be a subset of emotion (if that makes any sense). Our ability to feel love and attraction, peace and excitement are all spiritual experiences, to me.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden
~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
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_zeezrom
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
Cap gun smells! Brings back the memories!
Dear Sethbag,
I'm sorry you feel that way. My experience at her concert transcends many, many hours of church put together. I guess I just don't see sparks shooting out of breasts as bad devil. Sure, it's devilish but not bad devil.
Sincerely,
Zee.
Sethbag wrote:Zeez, I disagree with you on Lady Gaga. Seeing her convinces me there must be a devil, not a God. ;-)
Dear Sethbag,
I'm sorry you feel that way. My experience at her concert transcends many, many hours of church put together. I guess I just don't see sparks shooting out of breasts as bad devil. Sure, it's devilish but not bad devil.
Sincerely,
Zee.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
The Holy Sacrament.
The Holy Sacrament.
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
zeezrom wrote:
How about you?
Smell:
Rain in the desert.
Sight:
Moonlight on snow capped mountains.
Touch:
my wife.
Hearing:
Beethoven's 9th.
Taste:
Good red wine.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
Smell:
The aroma of a thick slice of whole wheat bread, still warm from the oven.
Sight:
The eerily beautiful glow of bioluminescence in the night jungle.
Touch:
The surprise a warm, thin hand on the back of your neck.
Hearing:
Eta James’ last, sad concert at Red Butte.
Taste:
Toothpicks, soaked in cinnamon oil, scalding your lips and tongue.
I have to agree with Zeez. If there were a god, she’d be in these things.
The aroma of a thick slice of whole wheat bread, still warm from the oven.
Sight:
The eerily beautiful glow of bioluminescence in the night jungle.
Touch:
The surprise a warm, thin hand on the back of your neck.
Hearing:
Eta James’ last, sad concert at Red Butte.
Taste:
Toothpicks, soaked in cinnamon oil, scalding your lips and tongue.
I have to agree with Zeez. If there were a god, she’d be in these things.
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Re: Spirituality of the senses
Quasimodo wrote:Smell:
Rain in the desert.
I'd forgotten this. Sooo good.