I think nature and specifically bird-watching is a good religion to adopt-- it has been for me. But I love the art and beauty surrounding all old faiths.
On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 10:05 PM <silklist-requ...@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Send Silklist mailing list submissions to > silklist@lists.digeratus.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > silklist-requ...@lists.digeratus.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > silklist-ow...@lists.digeratus.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Silklist digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A religion for atheists (Peter Griffin) > 2. Re: A religion for atheists (Surabhi Tomar) > 3. Re: A religion for atheists (Venkatesh Hariharan) > 4. Re: A religion for atheists (Chris Kantarjiev) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:03:00 +0530 > From: Peter Griffin <peter.grif...@gmail.com> > To: Silklist - Intelligent Conversation <silklist@lists.digeratus.in> > Subject: [Silk] A religion for atheists > Message-ID: > <CAAzW4OLZwivTer0KtLmOFkhW34= > bpa0gmfp3gvpjrrocvzm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Many years ago, when I worked with Forbes India, as part of an anniversary > special, we commissioned an essay by Alain de Botton on a ?religion for > atheists? (he has of course written and spoken about this extensively > elsewhere). > > https://www.forbesindia.com/article/ideas-to-change-the-world/alain-de-botton-a-religion-for-atheists/13532/1 > > I just came across this. > > https://theconversation.com/church-without-god-how-secular-congregations-fill-a-need-for-some-nonreligious-americans-215749 > > I resonate with the thought. After beginning my walk away from Christianity > in my teens and twenties, and all religion some time after, there have been > many times I missed some of the peripheral things about religion. The sense > of community, the places of contemplative silence, the art, the music. > > What do you folk ? believers or otherwise ? think? > > ~ peter > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mailman.panix.com/pipermail/silklist/attachments/20240114/f998d040/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:06:47 +0530 > From: Surabhi Tomar <surabhi.to...@gmail.com> > To: Intelligent conversation <silklist@lists.digeratus.in> > Subject: Re: [Silk] A religion for atheists > Message-ID: > < > caaeom8gdrrpun9kn7mpxtvyjleosa216xwsc9unssve9j-a...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > As a fellow atheist, I understand the need- A place to have like minded > people. > > Hinduism has had many groups over thousands of years that are outrightly > atheist- if anti-god is what you are seeking. Jainism and Buddhism are > purely agnostic if just a philosophical lifestyle is what you are seeking. > > > > On Sun, 14 Jan, 2024, 2:04 pm Peter Griffin via Silklist, < > silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > > > Many years ago, when I worked with Forbes India, as part of an > anniversary > > special, we commissioned an essay by Alain de Botton on a ?religion for > > atheists? (he has of course written and spoken about this extensively > > elsewhere). > > > https://www.forbesindia.com/article/ideas-to-change-the-world/alain-de-botton-a-religion-for-atheists/13532/1 > > > > I just came across this. > > > https://theconversation.com/church-without-god-how-secular-congregations-fill-a-need-for-some-nonreligious-americans-215749 > > > > I resonate with the thought. After beginning my walk away from > > Christianity in my teens and twenties, and all religion some time after, > > there have been many times I missed some of the peripheral things about > > religion. The sense of community, the places of contemplative silence, > the > > art, the music. > > > > What do you folk ? believers or otherwise ? think? > > > > ~ peter > > -- > > Silklist mailing list > > Silklist@lists.digeratus.in > > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mailman.panix.com/pipermail/silklist/attachments/20240114/e9b951aa/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:06:57 +0530 > From: Venkatesh Hariharan <ven...@gmail.com> > To: Intelligent conversation <silklist@lists.digeratus.in> > Subject: Re: [Silk] A religion for atheists > Message-ID: > < > calt5ujoyue3r77f68eec-e8rkwk5y3p-r8eht+mfjbzdnqd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 2:04?PM Peter Griffin via Silklist < > silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > > > Many years ago, when I worked with Forbes India, as part of an > anniversary > > special, we commissioned an essay by Alain de Botton on a ?religion for > > atheists? (he has of course written and spoken about this extensively > > elsewhere). > > > https://www.forbesindia.com/article/ideas-to-change-the-world/alain-de-botton-a-religion-for-atheists/13532/1 > > > > I just came across this. > > > https://theconversation.com/church-without-god-how-secular-congregations-fill-a-need-for-some-nonreligious-americans-215749 > > > > I resonate with the thought. After beginning my walk away from > > Christianity in my teens and twenties, and all religion some time after, > > there have been many times I missed some of the peripheral things about > > religion. The sense of community, the places of contemplative silence, > the > > art, the music. > > > > What do you folk ? believers or otherwise ? think? > > > > ~ peter > > > > Having grown up with an atheist father, I find myself more spiritual than > religious. Personally, I have never felt the need for a "religion for > atheists." I have dabbled in Osho's meditations at the resort in Pune, > Vipassana meditation at Igatpuri and have liked them all but don't follow > them systematically. Some of my friends are similar in that they are more > religious than spiritual. I have often taken breaks with them to an ashram > in Bhaja, near Lonavala in Maharashtra. Though the ashram is Buddhist, they > do not impose their practices on us when we visit and our trips involve > sitting quietly in the meditation hall, bird watching, trekking, admiring > the flora and fauna, cooking and eating the locally grown produce, cleaning > the ashram, and long conversations. I find that fulfilling in a wonderful > way. > > Venky > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mailman.panix.com/pipermail/silklist/attachments/20240114/58a0888c/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:34:08 -0800 > From: Chris Kantarjiev <c...@dimebank.com> > To: Intelligent conversation <silklist@lists.digeratus.in> > Subject: Re: [Silk] A religion for atheists > Message-ID: <f569b352-02f1-4768-bccb-37f4e804f...@dimebank.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I spend time in the mountains, preferably skiing. Sometimes alone, > sometimes with other beings. That's enough for me. > > On January 14, 2024 1:36:57 AM PST, Venkatesh Hariharan via Silklist < > silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > >On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 2:04?PM Peter Griffin via Silklist < > >silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > > > >> Many years ago, when I worked with Forbes India, as part of an > anniversary > >> special, we commissioned an essay by Alain de Botton on a ?religion for > >> atheists? (he has of course written and spoken about this extensively > >> elsewhere). > >> > https://www.forbesindia.com/article/ideas-to-change-the-world/alain-de-botton-a-religion-for-atheists/13532/1 > >> > >> I just came across this. > >> > https://theconversation.com/church-without-god-how-secular-congregations-fill-a-need-for-some-nonreligious-americans-215749 > >> > >> I resonate with the thought. After beginning my walk away from > >> Christianity in my teens and twenties, and all religion some time after, > >> there have been many times I missed some of the peripheral things about > >> religion. The sense of community, the places of contemplative silence, > the > >> art, the music. > >> > >> What do you folk ? believers or otherwise ? think? > >> > >> ~ peter > >> > >> Having grown up with an atheist father, I find myself more spiritual > than > >religious. Personally, I have never felt the need for a "religion for > >atheists." I have dabbled in Osho's meditations at the resort in Pune, > >Vipassana meditation at Igatpuri and have liked them all but don't follow > >them systematically. Some of my friends are similar in that they are more > >religious than spiritual. I have often taken breaks with them to an ashram > >in Bhaja, near Lonavala in Maharashtra. Though the ashram is Buddhist, > they > >do not impose their practices on us when we visit and our trips involve > >sitting quietly in the meditation hall, bird watching, trekking, admiring > >the flora and fauna, cooking and eating the locally grown produce, > cleaning > >the ashram, and long conversations. I find that fulfilling in a wonderful > >way. > > > >Venky > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mailman.panix.com/pipermail/silklist/attachments/20240114/b65c4ba3/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > Silklist mailing list > Silklist@lists.digeratus.in > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Silklist Digest, Vol 13, Issue 1 > *************************************** >
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