We are programmed to believe

[AiR_RVM]

Whatever we believe in today, is a program that has been set into our hardware when we were born. As we grew up, we were programmed to believe in a God, in the heavens above, in the fear of God, in faith. We were taught that the Gods in temples, in churches and mosques are the Gods we must pray to and when looking at the image of God, we believed that was God.

But for spiritual aspirants, those who want to progress on the spiritual path, they have to review the program that has been set in them. They have to re-program their mind by questioning, by probing, by asking with curiosity; try to understand who we are, where we have come from and where we will go. We must ask - what is life and what is death? What is the power within each one of us - the soul, the spirit, the atman; whether there is life after death or not, and whether the law of cause and action – the law of Karma is true. There are many questions that need answers, but these questions will never get answers, unless we are ready to re-program ourselves.

As long as we continue to play the same program, the same music will run in our mind. The same thoughts will go through our head and we will never be able to change. But if we are ready to review our life-program, our religion, our spirituality, our beliefs, then there is a possibility that we may be able to look at something new; start a new spiritual journey, a new belief system, because questioning will give many answers that we never believed were possible. But yes, it all starts when we realize that the program of our life, a program that runs the philosophy of our way of life needs to be questioned, needs to be reviewed, needs to be changed.

AiR

[mskate]

really?

[toast]

Not me.

[141]

have to review the program that has been set in them. - and if there is no god who set our program ?

[Jackscolon]

In Scandinavia we are "programmed" to think for ourselves and make individual choices based on many different aspects. Some people choose to be religious, some don't... Maybe the programming you mention doesn't work in an area spiritually split between a heathen past and a somewhat christian present... As for the central thesis in your post, I do partially agree... Spiritual development often prosper when freed from the chains of organised religion.

Edited October 8, 2015 by Jackscolon

[Timothy]

Whatever we believe in today, is a program that has been set into our hardware when we were born. As we grew up, we were programmed to believe in a God, in the heavens above, in the fear of God, in faith. We were taught that the Gods in temples, in churches and mosques are the Gods we must pray to and when looking at the image of God, we believed that was God.

But for spiritual aspirants, those who want to progress on the spiritual path, they have to review the program that has been set in them. They have to re-program their mind by questioning, by probing, by asking with curiosity; try to understand who we are, where we have come from and where we will go. We must ask - what is life and what is death? What is the power within each one of us - the soul, the spirit, the atman; whether there is life after death or not, and whether the law of cause and action – the law of Karma is true. There are many questions that need answers, but these questions will never get answers, unless we are ready to re-program ourselves.

As long as we continue to play the same program, the same music will run in our mind. The same thoughts will go through our head and we will never be able to change. But if we are ready to review our life-program, our religion, our spirituality, our beliefs, then there is a possibility that we may be able to look at something new; start a new spiritual journey, a new belief system, because questioning will give many answers that we never believed were possible. But yes, it all starts when we realize that the program of our life, a program that runs the philosophy of our way of life needs to be questioned, needs to be reviewed, needs to be changed.

AiR

When you say 'we', who exactly are you referring to? Serious question.

And welcome to UM!

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

have to review the program that has been set in them. - and if there is no god who set our program ?

Our culture.

Australians are programmed to see no problem wth Irish people selling Thai food to Vietnsmese ex-pats on their way to a Greek Festival where they play didgereedoo.

Edited October 8, 2015 by Sir Wearer of Hats

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Our culture.

Australians are programmed to see no problem wth Irish people selling Thai food to Vietnsmese ex-pats on their way to a Greek Festival where they play didgereedoo.

hhhhhhhhhhh sorry all i read is asian food and my tongue is on the floor ....i love me some thai .....and vietnamese food is delicious too

[spud the mackem]

When you are a child you are programmed to accept the religion your parents follow , but as you become an adult you can make up your own mind to accept another religion or not, or become an atheist its your choice,

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When you are a child you are programmed to accept the religion your parents follow , but as you become an adult you can make up your own mind to accept another religion or not, or become an atheist its your choice,

i really agree with this post . children do not understand religion at a young age and it should be free will to chose .

[spud the mackem]

i really agree with this post . children do not understand religion at a young age and it should be free will to chose .

Thankyou,but there is still a problem, an adult can decide which religeon they think is best and choose accordingly , but how do they know it is the right one ??.

[Xzenox]

Well are mind is like a machine that can form habits and what not. So I get your whole programming spill. But I think at the same time you are doing the human race a bit of dis-service. Yeah we see things such as religions and the news and what not and become programmed to believe and fear certain things. But we aren't just pre-programmed machines. There is also a soul in these bodies that are attached to a higher self. I know this to be true whether you believe it or not that's fine. But you are thinking way to black and white my friend. Put your hands together and think about what is inbetween them when you do that. You might say nothing? but others say warmth and that is energy. Do you understand that although are minds may be habit forming machines it doesn't mean that's what rules are everything till the end.

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Thankyou,but there is still a problem, an adult can decide which religeon they think is best and choose accordingly , but how do they know it is the right one ??.

i grew up with religion but yet i was given the choice to choose . Choosing a religion is a very difficult task . we must learn and educate ourselves about other religions and believe systems . At the end you choose what you can comprehend with, mind heart and soul ...

[Paranormalcy]

And some people don't believe there is a "right one" or even that any are necessary at all. I think while we may have some evolutionary instincts hard-wired in us for *some* spiritual inclinations (NDE, higher power etc), actual religion is entirely dependent, initially, on a person's environment (usually family and home). Depending on how much education and exposure they have to other ideas and people and encouragement they get in the area of critical thinking, they will approach looking at other religions (or none) in various ways.