The holy books actually teach us something we need to understand, unfortunately we seem to be missing it. Consider that thought is capable of sustaining itself from generation to generation. This gives rise to the stream of human consciousness, where ideas and beliefs are sustained. In many instances people are thinking the exact same thing as people that lived thousands of years ago. Some people question what has been passed down and others do not and I'm uncertain as to why. In the case of the holy books, perhaps the people that accept them do it because they think they are getting something out of them, i e, Salvation. The idea of salvation is a thought sustained idea, people think they need to be saved via the holy book that then purports to save them.
Let's consider, if the stories of the bible were introduced today for the first time. These tales would most likely, not be taken seriously, as the word of god, they would be taken for what they are and that is, tales. They may be seen as allegory but certainly not actuality. It is doubtful that people would be arguing to justify these tales, they would more likely be seeking proof. This proof would not be accepted if it came from with-in the tales themselves. The proof would need to be arrived at through the use of logic, i e, justified by reason. We also must consider that concrete proof one way or the other may not be possible, proof needs to be objective not subjective.We cannot say our holy books are true via their content or because they say they are.
Do we see the role that thought is playing? Our handed down thoughts are responsible for the role the holy books are playing in our lives. In one word "tradition" it seems to add validity to our beliefs. Yet is there such a thing as tradition or is it just more thinking? As we see, if thought did not play this role, we would question the validity of the contents our holy books. We think we need salvation via the books that tell us without actual proof that they are the way to thought induced salvation. Delving a bit further into the role that thought is playing in our lives. We see that thought is constantly projecting the me in surroundings that are also projected. Here's the thing, there is no reason to project this reality because it is already happening without the interference of thought. In other words thinking you are here is redundant. Then there is this, if we are "thinking our existence" then we are missing the actuality of existence. Can we see that much of the stream of human consciousness is habitual. One more thing concerning the role that thought plays in our religious beliefs, every individual perceives god in their own unique way. Doesn't this tell us that it is our perceptions, that we are taking for god. If this were not the case everyone would think of god in the exact same way which would imply knowing. This points out that we do not know the god that we claim to worship. We just think we do. A god that needs or wants worship is a needy god which is pretty much a disqualification, of godliness.
We are back again to awareness just look at awareness, it is natural, we are always aware, yet we must be aware that we are aware. The people that penned the holy books because they were unaware set in motion the quest for salvation which has resulted in human suffering and sorrow. What I am about to say for me, seems to be true but I cannot say that it is actually true. "Yet" This natural awareness will awaken us, allowing us to meld with our true nature eliminating our questions concerning existence.
DT, On The Road To Freedom!
