Essay On Aboriginal Spirituality
• The belief in the idea that a perfect reality lies beyond our imperfect world still strongly exists in today’s society & in every world religion.
• Throughout history man has asked the questions of why am I here? What is my purpose? What is the meaning of this life? Religion has helped answer these questions, resolve this issue of confusion & has given humanity a belief since the beginning of time that there is a perfect reality that les beyond this imperfect world.
• Dating back to thousands of years ago when Indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the only human existence on the continent Australia the Aboriginal people believed in a perfect reality that lies beyond our imperfect world.
• Every world religion has characteristics that contribute to it. The Characteristics of …show more content…
Religion are Supernatural Forces & Transcendent Dimensions, mans ultimate concern, sacred objects, sacred texts, intimacy, ethics & rituals.
• Ethics a very important characteristic of religion, their purpose is to clarify what is right and what is wrong. Significant ethical teachings in Aboriginal Spirituality are belief in the cultural landscape and life being a web of inter-relationships where man and nature are partners and where the past is always connected to the present.
• The Aboriginal people believe that the creation of all land has a story behind it.
Dreaming is the beginning of all things. It is the unseen spirit world or transcendent dimension & affects all life.
• Sacred Texts are a foremost characteristic in all religions. Sacred Texts are oral or written accounts that tell stories & beliefs of the religion. For Aboriginal Spirituality the sacred texts are the Dreamtime Stories & Aboriginal Artwork. Dreamtime can be described as the period before living memory when Spirits emerged from beneath the earth and from the sky to create the land forms and all living things. Aboriginal artwork the other sacred text of aboriginal spirituality expresses the stories and events of the past & dreamtime or creation.
• Another characteristic of religion that plays an important role is supernatural and transcendent dimensions. The dimension of natural or immanent is a world view that recognises a divine being or powers as a constant reality, an active and continuing presence among believers and in this world. Supernatural or transcendent Dimension can be defined as the belief in a divine being or powers whose existence “goes beyond” human
limitations.
• The Aboriginal spirituality transcendent dimension is the “dreaming”. The “dreaming” is a belief in the telling of journeys and actions of Ancestral beings who created the natural world. This is their transcendent dimension because they are divine powers which go beyond human limitations. Dreaming stories carry the truth from the past, together with the code for the Law, which operates in the present. Each story belongs to a long complex story. Some Dreaming stories discuss consequences and our future being.
• Throughout all of history religion has caused wars, controlled lives, changed, shaped & responded to billions of people. You could say that if religion did not exist than the world would be a very different place to as it is today. Dating all the way back to the 16th century religion controlled the mainstream of Europe. Religions were used as force and many rulers in those times used religion as an excuse to disturb the peace and take control of another country.
• The influence of religion in Aboriginal Spirituality is immense it fundamentally defines the aboriginal culture and their way of life. The Aboriginal people have a deep spiritual connection to their country and aboriginal spirituality lies in the belief of a cultural landscape and the interconnectedness of all things.
• All world religions have traditions dating & relating back to their sacred texts. Religious traditions or rituals are a behavior which occurs within a society either on a regular basis or at certain times of people’s lives when actions, not words, are used to convey meaning.
• The traditions of Aboriginal spirituality are regular ceremonies that include music, song, dance and sand and body paintings. These traditions still have a strong hold in the Aboriginal culture today
• Clearly gentlemen, this world is imperfect from observing the amount of pain & suffering thousands of people go through every day in this world. Wars, natural disasters, disease. The list just goes on. Therefore there must be a perfect reality that lies beyond this imperfect world. Personally I am looking forward to this reality that lies beyond this imperfect world, I look forward to maybe seeing you there too.
• Throughout history man has asked the questions of why am I here? What is my purpose? What is the meaning of this life? Religion has helped answer these questions, resolve this issue of confusion & has given humanity a belief since the beginning of time that there is a perfect reality that les beyond this imperfect world.
• Dating back to thousands of years ago when Indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the only human existence on the continent Australia the Aboriginal people believed in a perfect reality that lies beyond our imperfect world.
• Every world religion has characteristics that contribute to it. The Characteristics of …show more content…
Religion are Supernatural Forces & Transcendent Dimensions, mans ultimate concern, sacred objects, sacred texts, intimacy, ethics & rituals.
• Ethics a very important characteristic of religion, their purpose is to clarify what is right and what is wrong. Significant ethical teachings in Aboriginal Spirituality are belief in the cultural landscape and life being a web of inter-relationships where man and nature are partners and where the past is always connected to the present.
• The Aboriginal people believe that the creation of all land has a story behind it.
Dreaming is the beginning of all things. It is the unseen spirit world or transcendent dimension & affects all life.
• Sacred Texts are a foremost characteristic in all religions. Sacred Texts are oral or written accounts that tell stories & beliefs of the religion. For Aboriginal Spirituality the sacred texts are the Dreamtime Stories & Aboriginal Artwork. Dreamtime can be described as the period before living memory when Spirits emerged from beneath the earth and from the sky to create the land forms and all living things. Aboriginal artwork the other sacred text of aboriginal spirituality expresses the stories and events of the past & dreamtime or creation.
• Another characteristic of religion that plays an important role is supernatural and transcendent dimensions. The dimension of natural or immanent is a world view that recognises a divine being or powers as a constant reality, an active and continuing presence among believers and in this world. Supernatural or transcendent Dimension can be defined as the belief in a divine being or powers whose existence “goes beyond” human
limitations.
• The Aboriginal spirituality transcendent dimension is the “dreaming”. The “dreaming” is a belief in the telling of journeys and actions of Ancestral beings who created the natural world. This is their transcendent dimension because they are divine powers which go beyond human limitations. Dreaming stories carry the truth from the past, together with the code for the Law, which operates in the present. Each story belongs to a long complex story. Some Dreaming stories discuss consequences and our future being.
• Throughout all of history religion has caused wars, controlled lives, changed, shaped & responded to billions of people. You could say that if religion did not exist than the world would be a very different place to as it is today. Dating all the way back to the 16th century religion controlled the mainstream of Europe. Religions were used as force and many rulers in those times used religion as an excuse to disturb the peace and take control of another country.
• The influence of religion in Aboriginal Spirituality is immense it fundamentally defines the aboriginal culture and their way of life. The Aboriginal people have a deep spiritual connection to their country and aboriginal spirituality lies in the belief of a cultural landscape and the interconnectedness of all things.
• All world religions have traditions dating & relating back to their sacred texts. Religious traditions or rituals are a behavior which occurs within a society either on a regular basis or at certain times of people’s lives when actions, not words, are used to convey meaning.
• The traditions of Aboriginal spirituality are regular ceremonies that include music, song, dance and sand and body paintings. These traditions still have a strong hold in the Aboriginal culture today
• Clearly gentlemen, this world is imperfect from observing the amount of pain & suffering thousands of people go through every day in this world. Wars, natural disasters, disease. The list just goes on. Therefore there must be a perfect reality that lies beyond this imperfect world. Personally I am looking forward to this reality that lies beyond this imperfect world, I look forward to maybe seeing you there too.