Atheism and creativity.

[vaneramos]

A friend of mine reflected that he is no longer technically atheist. He is also a poet. This is interesting, and provoked a comment which I record here.

I had a similar epiphany a few years ago when I realized I had become an atheist. My reaction was similar to yours: "This is interesting and unexpected." It was a mystical experience. But I was a

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[leafshimmer]

For what it is worth--the older I get, the less I think mystical experiences have to do with the construction and paraphernalia of religions. Both Paganism and Buddhism are somewhat special cases since both have teachings or techniques that can be freely adapted by solitary practitioners... the technique of meditation practice, so far as I am aware, first surfaces in the text by Patanjali, Yoga sutra, and to my mind it's debatable just how theistic that text could really be considered to be

[vaneramos]

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, Shimmer. I've been getting busy in a good way.

When posting something to LiveJournal I frequently imagine a particular friend listening, as if I'm posting it to address them, and it's interesting how often your are that friend, or one of them. And it's interesting how frequently you respond.

I was unaware of Patanjali, so I'll look it up.