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I know I do, but does it count as religion when you just feel a great sense of peace?

Yup, I do.. and yeah, it is like that... lots of religions describe that "peaceful" feeling.. its practically zen

What is it with the weird pseudo-spiritual crap on this site lately?

swimguychicago saidI know I do, but does it count as religion when you just feel a great sense of peace?

I thought the only green you gave a damn about was $.

It can sure be relaxing/meditative for me, though I wouldn't call it it religious as much as reconnecting with nature.

As I was describing in another thread, the one about plants having feelings, I expressed that I get epiphanies and basically an inner sense of peace from working with plants.

So a big resounding YES.

Firebrand saidWhat is it with the weird pseudo-spiritual crap on this site lately?

Oh, you know you and your hubby tiptoe through the tulips on the weekends!!

But, no, I don't really get that sense when in nature. I've always wanted to feel it, whether when hiking, vacationing, or whatever but I never do. maybe I'm not focusing correctly or I'm too worried about bugs or snakes or other pests.

ECnAZ said

Firebrand saidWhat is it with the weird pseudo-spiritual crap on this site lately?

Oh, you know you and your hubby tiptoe through the tulips on the weekends!!

But, no, I don't really get that sense when in nature. I've always wanted to feel it, whether when hiking, vacationing, or whatever but I never do. maybe I'm not focusing correctly or I'm too worried about bugs or snakes or other pests.

I finally made the decision to reblock FeartheFuckUp and now you had to quote him? Doesn't he have anything better to do than to harass others?

No wait....

I have spend the last 12 years landscaping my acre garden by hand, shovel crowbar wheel borrow. Digging into rock and clay. creating wholes six feet deep and some 12 ft round, to fill the with good organic soil. I do this because it is soothing to my soul, and I am reaping the rewards now, as in a paradise I have created, it's like my own personal park.

swimguychicago saidI know I do, but does it count as religion when you just feel a great sense of peace?

I think you're misusing the word "religion". Correct me if I'm wrong, are you meaning "spiritual connectedness" or "enjoying a peace liken to a religious experience/high".

Does anyone else get a near religious sense of peace when working in their garden...

No, I get a sense of being dirty.

...or being out in nature?

Not a religious sense, but a simple feeling of contentment & nostalgia, that this is where I belong, my natural home. Perhaps because my late Father took me for walks in the deep woods when I was just 4, or sent me to a very basic summer camp starting when I was 8, literally living outdoors with few modern amenities.

I call it a spiritual sense, cause that is what works for me... I get it when I'm doing any kind of focused hard work. Sometimes I get it in the middle of my gym workout... then the gossip gurls come in and remind me where I'm at.

Do I get a religious sense? No
Peace? No. My self-will is way too strong to ever have peace -maybe someday.


Serenity I get though, and when my serenity increases my acceptance increases (30 day study from March2012-April2012: Pearson's=0.86, p=0.02). My meditation consists of one of two things everyday: walking into town or composing.

Meditation increases my Faith of which is an action, and Religion and Faith are two entirely different things.

I just like creating a beautiful space and order, which gives me peace.

JackBlair69 saidYes and no. It's a near-death experience, especially in this heat.

This ^ hahahahaha

JackBlair69 saidYes and no. It's a near-death experience, especially in this heat.

+1

TerraFirma said

swimguychicago saidI know I do, but does it count as religion when you just feel a great sense of peace?

I think you're misusing the word "religion". Correct me if I'm wrong, are you meaning "spiritual connectedness" or "enjoying a peace liken to a religious experience/high".

Yep, the real definition(s) are:

1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man.
3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care.
4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religious

The sense of peace you're experiencing is the conection with nature or what I like to call creation. You need to replace the word "religion" with spiritual.
Like so:

"..does it count as spiritual when you just feel a great sense of peace?"

Yes

This thread reminds me that I want to get some bonsai trees for my place. Thanks!

yeah it's fantastic, they have deer in the local park here. so cute.

Pagan

Absolutely. I think each person is drawn more to particular elements than others. Mine is definitely water. One of my biggest dreams in life was to get a boat so I could spend more time on the water, and the first time I took it out I could feel my eyes watering up because I had longed for that day so much.

SportyGuy_1 saidyeah it's fantastic, they have deer in the local park here. so cute.

Arrgh. Cute but destructive. Kill the bastards.

showme said

SportyGuy_1 saidyeah it's fantastic, they have deer in the local park here. so cute.

Arrgh. Cute but destructive. Kill the bastards.

lol, only baby deers, they don't run away when people walk up to them either.

I get a spiritual sense of peace, but not a religious sense of peace.