@techriot
Was this in answer to something?
Anyway, I agree with you but with a caveat: abundance is not intrinsic.
It's the result created by the divine spark that lives in all living beings. Our world is abundant because many men have done so throughout the ages, one small action at a time.
Divinity really is in every small thing around us.
@techriot
It's all good man. I know exactly what you meant, i felt intimidated and even bothered by churches when I was growing up too. Until I honestly stopped and honestly asked myself why that was, really went into an introspective journey (specially after going in to so many european ones).
I don't know why you feel that way, but I can share in my case it was the feeling of suppression of individual will, how they taught you can only accomplish greatness by surrendering to a collective.
@techriot
Today I love churches but for a complete different reason. I love the architecture, the passion of the men who designed, built and maintain them to this day. How their own divine spark of their individual genius have created this structure that serve to protect, allow respite and calm among the turbulence of all the problems of the world for so many, specially their community.
In the end it's recognizing that what everyone call god, it's actually just that. Everyone's little acts.
