new age religions materialism and idealism in life

Materialism and Idealism in life, the ideas of Eastern mysticism, and the concept of idealism. The history of Western systematic philosophy from Plato to the late nineteenth century may be seen as one long argument between the idealists and the materialists, an argument about metaphysics.

Metaphysics asks questions about the relationship between the physical world and the spiritual world, between phenomena and numena, between the body and the mind. The idealists claim that reality is mind. They claim that the phenomenal world is a manifestation of ideas and that these ideas exist on a transcendent level, above and of a higher status than the physical.

Whether this numenal world exists within the mind of God, within Plato's world of ideas, or within the Christian heaven is unimportant for an understanding of metaphysics. Essentially, metaphysics postulates a dual view of the universe. The materialists also postulate dualism because, although they deny the existence of a world of spirit, they take part in metaphysical discourse, claiming that there is a subject to argue about.

To make a superficial but useful analogy from contemporary technology, it's like arguments one hears today about whether software is more important than hardware. Is it the physical components of a computer that is essentially the machine or is it the code that makes it possible to operate a computer that is essentially the machine. It's a silly argument; a computer is both software and hardware (some folks add a third component, wetware - a living operator, us.) The materialists claim that we can easily conceive of a body without a mind - rocks, air, stars - but that it's absurd to assume the existence of minds without bodies - ghosts, spirits, gods.

Whereas the idealists reject material as essential because of the definition of the word "essential." Things have essences or else the word would be meaningless. Things are not just what they appear to be, but have some basic essence that can't be experienced physically.

Idealists often use arguments based on definition to defend their positions. For example, the Christian philosopher Anselm used definition to prove the existence of God in his "Ontological Proof of the Existence of God." Anselm asks his readers to imagine a most perfect being in their minds and then to postulate a most perfect being in the real world. He then asks the readers to compare the two.

How are they different? Of course the only difference is that the being we imagine doesn't exist and the being in the real world does. He then asks us to decide which being is greater. Of course, the real being is greater. Anselm then writes, that because, by definition, God is the greatest being and since the existent being is greater than the non-existent being, then we must accept the theist position, God exists.

Hinduism rejects metaphysics. There is no dualism. Both a world of spirit and a world of material are equally nonexistent. The position of the Bhagavad Gita is that metaphysics is a silly argument, both the mind and the body are illusions. The Hindu would say that when the materialist claims that we can easily imagine bodies without minds he or she is as deluded as imagining a computer without software and that the idealists are as deluded as those who claim that a computer can exist entirely made of software.

All things seem to exist in either physical or mental manifestations but they don't. All things are essentially Brahman, and Brahman is neither spirit nor flesh.

new age angels? some angelic quotes for a good 2011

new age angels? some angelic quotes for a good 2011, here are some excellent quotes by angels to bring in a happy 2011 in a new agey kind of way.

though of course angels being from old world religions as well so a bit of continuity from the old into the new with these angelic quotes that are well worth reading.

angelic quotes

All they ask is that you believe in them, and they will believe in you.
Guiding you, guarding you, if you only
*Believe*

Come sit by my fire and warm your soul. I wish to share peace with you, and love and gentleness, the world needs more of these things. I hope that this little spot of mine will bring you joy, it is my heart. I will try to mind that there is no knowledge of an angel that is absolute. Angel's are many things to many people, and I am but an innocent. I have no great knowledge, but I wish to share with you the beauty that abounds.

Eclectic Angels
I heard an Angel singing,
When the day was springing,
"Mercy, Pity, Peace<
Is the world's release"
~~ William Blake

Oh sovereign angel,
Wide winged stranger above a forgetful earth,
Care for me, care for me. Keep me unaware of danger
And not regretful And not forgetful of my innocent birth.
~~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

I am the Angel of the Sun
Whose flaming wheels began to run
When God's almighty breath
Said to the darkness and the Night
Let there be light! And there was light
I bring the gift of Faith.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

And the angel said,
"I have learned that every man lives, not through care of himself,
but by love."
~~Leo Tolstoy

We are the stars which sing.
we sing with our light.
we are the birds of fire.
We fly over the sky.
Our light is a voice
We make a road
For the spirit to pass over.
~~Passamaquoddy Chant

Courage is the price that life extracts for peace.
The soul that knows it not, knows no release
From little things;
Knows not the livid lonliness of fear,
Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear,
The sound of wings.
~~Amelia Earhart



Angels



For You...
Angels, answer me,
are you near if rain should fall?
Am I to believe
you will rise to calm the storm?
For so great a treasure words will never do.
Surely, if this is, promises are mine to give you.
mine to give...
Here, all too soon the day!
Wish the moon to fall and alter tomorrow.
I should know
heaven has her way
- each one given memories to own.
Angeles, all could be
should you move both earth and sea
Angeles, I could feel
all those dark clouds disappearing...
Even, as I breathe
comes an angel to their keep.
Surely, if this is
promises are mine to give you.
mine to give...

new age religion

new age religion good points is to at least self teach yourself, do not just follow the first thing you learn about new age religion, and also a good aspect of the new age religion is that it takes in other religions and tries to improve them, and give the person following the religion more chance to look deeper into there religion, and not saying the big traditional religions are wrong, but need more study, just as a christian monk would spend years meditating on christianity and vice verser with the other religions, and that the new age religion is not versus other religions as such.

so some positives to look at in the world of new age religion's.

new age religion: "Environ-Mentalism: A New Religion for a New Age" a new age religion conspiracy climate gate

new age religion a topic of debate around the idea of a new age is that is the formation of a new age religion or a upgrading of older religions being used to control people?, instead of improving religion like it should be?.

some videos on youtube show links between the new age spirituality being used to bring in a new age of world politics or control of the world though new political systems, the environment and green agendas said to be part of this control, and green really being used as a means of control and not really to help the environment like it is said to be, for example all the debate on whether man made global warming is actually real due to leaked emails by climate scientists, which has been called "climate gate".

"This video highlights the connection between the environmental movement and those who are striving to bring about a new system of control to the world.

Also be sure to check out part II of this video, titled 'Environ-Mentalism II: Means to an End'."

new age religions like Gnostic traditions teachings Astrology, Channeling, Hinduism, Spiritualism, Taoism yin yang, Theosophy, Wicca and Neo-pagan

in the title "new age religions like Gnostic traditions teachings Astrology, Channeling, Hinduism, Spiritualism, Taoism, Theosophy, Wicca and Neo-pagan" is some good example of new age religions and also religions that have links to the new age, also not forgetting the bible and christianity mentions there being a new age also.

one of these new age religions listed above taoism has also been said to have a christian element to it and be like a part of christianity in some ways.

taoism also known as Daoism is said to have been started by Lao Tse 604-531 BCE (before christ emerged).

the classic sign of taoism is the yin yang symbol which is also a big new age symbol as well.

picture of the basic yin yang symbol below.



this yin yang symbol also comes in altered states with slightly different designs as well, here are few good example of the yin yang symbol used slightly differently or changed to make it give different meanings.

this yin yang design below is one of my favourites and looks a bit like the words from the film crouching tiger hidden dragon, the crouching tiger hidden dragon saying also used to symbolise the kundalini force or kundalini energy also kundalini awakening etc.



the yin yang being one of the basics of taoism or daoism, this picture below is more specific for a taoist or daoist yin yang symbol.



next blog posts i will write about the other religions i listed at the top and also mix and match with religions already mentioned.