Ciao Tutti, buona giornata!
I just got here yesterday and whilst I know it in my bones that I am at the right place with lovely people, please be so kind and reassure me that this is not a cult. I do not think it is but the Roman Chatolic references were freaking me out a bit. I'll be honest, I had been a devoted atheist since I was 13. By then I read the Bible twice, the Koran once and noticed that they were not that different at all. I always accepted the existence of the divine but I was so jaded by any and all organised religions and have been since, as all religions seem to teach the masses what to think (beleive) , not how to think. They monopolize on moral agency and provide a self sufficient regulatory framework. Anyway, I could go on and on, but I will not because I don't wish to offend anyone. I do believe that life is a spiritual journey, I love my life and I am grateful for existence. I know of the divine, I see it on this wonderful planet mainly in nature and I also know that we are self healing creatures and here I am with an open heart and mind ready to continue learning and to heal. I also have a theory that holds that the fabric of the universe is truth. Here is how I feel, thanks for letting me share. I felt really similarly when I attended a Vipassana meditation retreat they call it, but it is a meditation work camp really and to date I experienced the most incredible thing. My self as subatomic particles in waves. The body was instrumental literally yet it kinda also disappeared. Anyway. Yey breathwork, thanks for having me, I just had to let it all out. Not a cult. I am happy to be here and looking forward to the work we do.