Religous Consciousness

A detailed Summary of Religous Consciousness

My religious consciousness is different from my ordinary consciousness. There are a lot of actions that some people consider to be acceptable and ordinary, but religious people consider to be a sin. There are also certain objects, places, and times of the year that a non-religious person would think of as ordinary, but a some religious people would view as very special.

From a Christian viewpoint, a Church is a holy place. It is thought of as the House of God. When I go to Church on Sunday, I find myself in a very religious mood. On another day of the week, Tuesday for example, I might not think of God even once all day long. When I go to Church I am thinking of how grateful I am that God loves me and I thank Him for the opportunity to live in this wonderful world. When I leave Church it is very possible that my religious feelings will slowly fade away. By Tuesday, I might be back to thinking like an average American (non-religious) guy. It would be nice to have something at home to remind me of the thoughts that I was thinking in Church on Sunday. I do have some religious items, but they are not displayed in a place where I see them every day.

Christmas is a time of the year when I am thinking about God a lot

The word Nirvana comes from the root meaning 'to blow out' and refers to the extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred and delusion. When these bad emotional and psychological things are destroyed by wisdom, the mind becomes free, radiant and joyful and at death a person is no longer subject to rebirth. Buddha said "One thing and only one thing do I teach, suffering and the cessation of suffering." Cessation means 'a temporary or final ceasing'. Buddha also said that "Nirvana is ultimate happiness." (nibbanam paramam sukham). Some people have asked "If desire, wanting, and craving, causes rebirth, then how could one ever attain Nirvana because in wanting to attain it one would be strengthening the very thing that prevents it from being attained?" Johnansson , The Psychology of Nirvana, Garden City, 1970. This question does not recognize the fact that Nirvana is not something that a person gets by wanting and then pursuing, rather it is the state of being utterly without wanting.

There are also some actions that might not get a second thought from some people, but that I would feel guilty doing. I would think of these actions as sins. A few examples are lying and stealing. I know some people who might tell a lie every now-and-then. They think that nobody knows the truth except them. I know that I have had that thought cross my mind too. The difference between me and a non-religious person is the fact that I think of how God knows that it would be a lie. I can't keep any secrets from Him, so usually I wouldn't lie. It is the same way for stealing.

I own some religious objects that I view as sacred. The objects include a Bible, a crucifix, and a rosary. Even though these objects do not have much material value, I consider them to be very important. I treat them with more care than I would for an object that is worth a lot of money. The Bible is God's word and I treat it with a lot of care. The crucifix reminds

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