Zenatanism - State of the Godshead address

Zenatanism is my philosophy that is the union of the Self of Satanism and the Balance of Zen.

This union is achieved through letting go of Expectation through fierce Acceptance of what is.

One of the core tenants of Zen is "The Way". This can be summed up in the statement, "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." -Ursula K. Le Guin

At its heart, Satanism has absolutely nothing to do with devils or demons (and)/or Satan as entities. It is merely a counter to Western Religion's demonization of Selfishness that is required when you have an omnipotent Consciousness that requires submission to *its* Will. In using Satan to represent a Consciousness that puts its own need to understand and control its own destiny, before that of the will of a creator, Western Religion attempts to control all the desires and actions of Self awareness.

The mistake (and thus the self limiting factor) of Judaism, was that there was no good way to rectify our natural desires of Self, with obedience to a higher Will. Christianity "fixes" this problem by implementing "forgiveness" of sin. Through this "fix" the previously self limiting need for absolute obedience, becomes the self perpetuating result of allowing Christians to "be" selfish, yet to purge their Sins by asking for forgiveness of their true natures by submitting to a higher Will. It is a system that enables a large latitude of Self, as long as there is the occasional submission of Self to a higher power. It is this "have your cake and eat it to" that has allowed Christianity to thrive, because there is no need to practice Balance when you can have both together. Its devotees profess that their guiding principle is Love, and if it were not for "Hell" this might be true; but with the existence of Hell within their religion, the result is that the guiding principle is in fact, Shame. For it is the measure of Shame that determines a devotee's worthiness of Love.

In my opinion, Eastern Religion is no better. The goal of Buddhism is to achieve a state of enlightenment called Nirvana. This state is achieved by ordering one's mind towards releasing one's Karmic debt. Through Order, one can achieve a release of desire and a release of suffering. While I agree that this can grant you a state of Peace, taking it to this level requires letting go of Self. Devotees would say that letting go of Self, allows you to become one with everything, but without Self awareness what is the point of such a state of existence?

I have always believed that Self *IS* existence. Why must I give up my Self to achieve Love [Western] or achieve Peace [Eastern]?

Shouldn't the real goal be to achieve Love and Peace within my Self, without losing my Self?

To me this seems like a big "DUH", but I've come to accept that the reason I believe this way is that I [suffer] from a World View that seems to be very opposite to the vast majority. Things that others see as "Grey", I see in very Black and White terms, whereas what those same people see in Black and White terms, I see as Grey.

My philosophy requires that I accept "what is", so I can not make a judgment as to which view is "right", but in defense of my worldview I can say that the physical universe operates with very specific rules. These rules hold no judgment. These rules have no conscious Will that determines when they will be applied or when they will not be applied. If the criteria of the rule is met, then the operation is applied. There isn't much more black and white that you can get. Whereas the spiritual/moral realm is merely a construct of our minds. It does not have static rules, and is only influenced, not controlled, by physical laws. How much more "Grey" can that be?

So I ask you, why does the vast majority of humanity feel that our behavior in the physical should be perceived in hues of Grey, yet the behavior in the spiritual/moral realm should be perceived in absolute black and white, good or bad, right or wrong?

I believe that it is this fundamental difference in World View that gives me the audacity to believe that I can have Love and Peace within my Self, without giving up my Self; because it is only with a World View that sees morality and spirituality as Grey that allows me to have one without giving up the other.

It is what it is...