> But I never could carry a tune to save my soul! I think we are exactly
> the same. The connection to me is the manifestation of God. I do not
> see "God" as an old man in the sky... I see him as the force that
> brought all of what we see into being. My choice to personify him is
> that this works for me and it keeps me from knowing that I am really
> talking and praying to myself ;0)
Marie:
You call yourself a theist and a Buddhist, while I call myself an atheist
and a pagan (among other things, on both our parts, I'm sure).
Nonetheless, we do the same thing. Personally, I find a polytheistic or
pantheistic approach to prayer and worship (personifying individual
aspects of the universe and addressing them) more compelling and
emotionally convincing than a monotheistic one, and thus more useful in
shaping my attitudes to achieve what I want.
Eva,
burning incense and talking to herself in that god voice again