THE STORIES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE
I believe in…it’s a tough question. To me, believing something is like to think of something as very static, as if it will never change. We conceptualise religion – whether Islam, Christianity or some other, as something which will be the same and prevail over time. But to me…I doubt that. Because to me, it’sRead more about I believe it’s better not to believe[…]
I’m from Northern, Northern New York. In the mountains, by a forest, by a lake. Wearing flannel, chopping wood, listening to grunge music in the 90s. I’m a stereotype. I still now try to make sure I’m as close to nature as I can be within a city. The most important belief that I holdRead more about Our ability as humans to know things is extremely limited, our propensity for hubris is large[…]
As the sun sets on my way home from work, I decide to stop my bike in the promenade across the lake from the Binnenhof, the Dutch parliament. Every evening at sunset, hundreds of parakeets descend on the island in the middle of the lake, filling the sky with their screeching song. Sat alone onRead more about God doesn’t think. He vibrates. We’re trying to enter into the vibration zone[…]
Belief is a journey that one undertakes. My belief is a journey I have been on for at least the last ten years. I am a seeker of truth and love. I don’t believe in the separation between divine love and other forms of love. I have taken different paths within this larger journey, butRead more about My spiritual quest is like living the unfulfilled dreams of my mother[…]
I believe in personal strength. That it comes from inside out. That we were each born with a unique soul. All the answers lie within. And if we stay quiet enough, and listen to ourselves, and if everybody would that, I think we would have a great world. It’s personal experiences that got me toRead more about Riding a car toy up and down with a child; that’s some serious connecting shit![…]
I am a Hindu, and I’ve been brought up as a Hindu. Hindus and myself, we believe in multiple gods, but the important thing to remember is these gods are a way of accessing the self. We believe that there is a god in everything, in all people, animals, plants. One way of seeing theRead more about The stories in Hinduism show the messiness in life[…]
I believe in Jesus Christ. Our church is a Christian church. One of our main beliefs – one of my main beliefs – is that when Jesus Christ established his church, 2000 years ago when he was here on the earth, after his death there was a state of apostasy where people changed the truths.Read more about One thing that I think catches people off guard is that we believe in the word of wisdom[…]
I believe that the universe is essentially random. Moments of beauty and pleasure – we’re lucky to be there when they happen. I don’t believe there’s a greater purpose or meaning to life. We’re here to make our way, and to hopefully make things easier for other people, to live well, to think, to feel.Read more about There’s a sense of gratitude and grace that is heightened by the idea that things are random and could have been a different way[…]
I used to be very religious. It started when I was 8: when you learn everything about god through school. You kind of become indoctrinated. I was Christened and confirmed, and that probably compounded it. And then when I got to a Church of England school, it was even more pushed in your face. AndRead more about After the religion of motherhood, perhaps I’ll follow the Hare Krishna’s[…]
I would call myself a humanist. I believe in the innate values of humankind. Religion tends to formalise these innate values. Religion can be called a superstition. The reason why religion is a necessity for most people is the unknowingness of the universe; the infinity. What lies at the end of infinity? I doubt we’llRead more about What lies at the end of infinity? I doubt we’ll ever know.[…]