THE GOD OF SPINOZA
Abismo Cavado e Medicado
Stop praying and beating your chest
What I want you to do is go out into the world
And enjoy your life
I want you to have fun, sing, enjoy yourself
And savor everything I have made for you
Stop going to these gloomy, dark, and cold temples
That you yourself built and that you believe to be my home
My home is in the mountains, in the woods, in the rivers, on the beaches
That is where I live and express my love for you
Stop blaming me for your miserable life
I never told you you were a sinner
Stop reading so-called sacred scriptures that have nothing to do with me
If you can't read me in a sunrise, in a landscape
In the gaze of your friends, in the eyes of your little child
You won't find me in any book
Stop being so afraid of me
I don't judge you, nor do I criticize you
Nor do I get angry, nor do I get bothered
Nor do I punish you
I am pure love
Stop asking me for forgiveness
There is nothing to forgive
If I made you
I filled you with passions, with limitations
With pleasures, with feelings, with needs
With inconsistencies, with free will
How can I punish you for being who you are
If I am the one who made you?
Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children
Who don't behave well for the rest of eternity?
What kind of God could do that?
Forget any kind of commandment
They're tricks to manipulate you, to control you
That only make you feel guilty
Respect your neighbor
And don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to you
The only thing I ask of you is that you pay attention to your life
Let your awareness be your guide
You are absolutely free to make your life a heaven or a hell
Stop believing in me
To believe is to assume, to imagine
I don't want you to believe in me
I want you to feel me within you
When you kiss your beloved, when you tuck your little girl in
When you pet your dog, when you swim in the sea
Stop praising me!
What kind of egotistical God do you think I am?
Do you feel grateful?
Show it by taking care of yourself, of your health
Of your relationships, of the world
Express your joy!
That's the way to praise me
Stop complicating things
And parroting what you've been taught about me
Don't look for me outside!
You won't find me!
Look for me inside
That's where I am
Inside you
Look for me inside
That's where I am
Inside you