I can't be spiritual
Even though a lot of people meditate, and batgap is approaching episode 700, and the world is in chaos, and Rupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion BANNED TED TALK had this talk in 2013, and Mark Gober in 2018 gave us An End to Upside Down Thinking there are a lot of people out there that can’t be spiritual, they just can’t.
I think the reason is they would be embarrassed to be known in their social circles as religious. Especially between children and their parents. If you grew up in an Atheist household, you know it is very hard to say anything spiritual and be taken seriously by the adults. See Raised by Wolves (2020) for great examples of this!
So how do you coach your Atheist friends and family into calmness and peace without doing the one thing they hate the most? The second you mention anything spiritual the conversation is over and a trust is broken.
Let’s break down the Atheist dilemma 1-5:
I don’t want ANYONE looking over my shoulder, I’m my own God but I have ethics and deep down I’m good.
Mis-information is a big deal, I have to only trust SCIENCE.
Death is scary but it’s a LONG way off, I’ll just not think about that.
I care about others but c’mon, I can only do so much.
I’ve tried to believe, I’m too logical, I just can’t.
Hey spirituality 101 doesn’t say you can’t have any kind of sex you want, drugs? Sure. Some drugs are great for spirituality, you aren’t going to be judged by the church lady for your “sinful” actions. Just don’t harm anyone else.
If I can’t measure it with my five senses, it’s woo woo. This paradigm shift already shifted. Woo woo is God. Just think back to reading the book Flatland and remember how cool you thought living the second dimension might be. It’s not that big of leap to believe in forth dimensional creatures. Fifth too. MDS will explain all the dimensions in this video if you have a spare two hours. And now come back and think about our third dimension science.
Death is going to be all around us. Congratulations for living on earth at it’s peak number of humans. We almost got to 8 billion. But don't be afraid if 50% of humans decide to take their own lives. You should prepare yourself for a hard life, but be ready to die when it’s your time. Spirituality will help you avoid suicide. Take all your feelings of “i want to die” when you are depressed and channel that into 100% acceptance that when your time does come, you can go in a relaxed calm way knowing you prayed for this. Come out of your depression and enjoy life with zero fear of death.
The earth is literally on fire. We could all do more.
If you’ve tried to believe before but failed, you just aren’t getting into enough pain yet. Being spiritual is painful. It’s going to hurt ALOT before it feels better.