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Post by Admin on Apr 15, 2020 13:22:42 GMT
I don't see a conflict with my beliefs and mental health advocacy. Even if I have to work in a secular fashion--- as long as mental health sufferers have a voice on board. I can put aside argument for the greater good. I don't even feel the need to agree with it all. The aim is to try & make it equal / all inclusive of everyone - health professional, service user / survivor, carer & general member of the public, religious or non religious, Christian or Pagan, Pro & Anti Capitalist, left & right political or non political / Anarchist, anti or pro psychiatry, hard & soft sciences, areas of biological, psychological, sociological, spiritual & integral areas, young & old, rich & poor, it shouldn't matter. i have my own biases as well, & i'm not sure if the vision of it all can all be integrated? The intention is to try & create far better mental health understandings & treatment, regardless of the individual. As i say, i am limited with this forum & what i can do around it all. It just makes sense to me personally to have a far more all inclusive, integrated / integral model / paradigm around it all; that can attempt to move us towards far better treatment of all people.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 13:31:37 GMT
I don't see a conflict with my beliefs and mental health advocacy. Even if I have to work in a secular fashion--- as long as mental health sufferers have a voice on board. I can put aside argument for the greater good. I don't even feel the need to agree with it all. The aim is to try & make it equal / all inclusive of everyone - health professional, service user / survivor, carer & general member of the public, religious or non religious, Christian or Pagan, Pro & Anti Capitalist, left & right political or non political / Anarchist, anti or pro psychiatry, hard & soft sciences, areas of biological, psychological, sociological, spiritual & integral areas, young & old, rich & poor, it shouldn't matter. i have my own biases as well, & i'm not sure if the vision of it all can all be integrated? The intention is to try & create far better mental health understandings & treatment, regardless of the individual. As i say, i am limited with this forum & what i can do around it all. It just makes sense to me personally to have a far more all inclusive, integrated / integral model / paradigm around it all; that can attempt to move us towards far better treatment of all people. I very much agree that it should include all affected. Christian or not. I want to help everyone.
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2020 23:59:45 GMT
Indian philosophy helps us see clearly, act wisely in an interconnected world June 10, 2020 1.13pm BST theconversation.com/indian-philosophy-helps-us-see-clearly-act-wisely-in-an-interconnected-world-135412To say the world today is interconnected is a cliché. Never before have so many people been linked by their activities and consequences. But knowing how to think and act as a citizen of this small world is no easy matter. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues – and Americans worry about their health, loved ones and jobs – it can be difficult to grasp that the crisis began after the coronavirus spread from animal to human on the other side of the planet. Indian thinkers have been reflecting on interconnectedness for more than two millennia. I study Indian philosophy, and I believe this diverse tradition offers rich and timely insights about how people might better understand global interconnectedness today and act more wisely. The “Guide to the Awakened Way of Life” by Shantideva, an eighth-century Buddhist monk, explores the arduous path from ignorance and suffering to spiritual liberation. For Shantideva and his fellow Mahayana Buddhists – the predominant branch of Buddhism in north and central Asia – this involves cultivating a wise understanding of the interdependence of things and a compassionate concern for all sentient beings.
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Post by naominash3 on Jun 30, 2020 16:15:38 GMT
I think hair is linked to your spirit.
1st Corinthians 11 in the New Testament suggests women should cover their heads as a "sign to the angels"
I take this literally.
Think about it. Your brain is in your skull. What is a brain? Thousands and thousands of nerves and synapses carrying electrical pulses.
Your hair grows directly from the dermis or skin covering your skull.
The electrical waves flow into your hair.
So hair and thoughts are connected.
That's why I think it's so important to take good care of your hair and scalp.
It's a link to the very consciousness of your humanity.
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Post by Bodhitree on Jul 4, 2020 18:57:23 GMT
Recently I have been reading this book of Advaita satsangs by H. W. L. Poonja (also known as Papaji), it’s done me a lot of good. They are basically short segments of meetings between Papaji and spiritual seekers who came to him, it removes a lot of the complication from the enlightenment process. Buddhism would have you believe its this long process that takes many lives, but it seems there are other views. You can download the book here: www.holybooks.com/the-truth-is-poonja/
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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2020 22:11:46 GMT
Recently I have been reading this book of Advaita satsangs by H. W. L. Poonja (also known as Papaji), it’s done me a lot of good. They are basically short segments of meetings between Papaji and spiritual seekers who came to him, it removes a lot of the complication from the enlightenment process. Buddhism would have you believe its this long process that takes many lives, but it seems there are other views. You can download the book here: www.holybooks.com/the-truth-is-poonja/i have one of Papaji's books. i prefer the root in Ramana Maharshi The main teacher i have applied a practice from is Adyashanti. & certain traditional non duality / Advaita Vedanta / Samadhi teachings i subscribe to the publications from Shanti Sadan - www.shantisadan.org/
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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2020 22:20:59 GMT
Recently I have been reading this book of Advaita satsangs by H. W. L. Poonja (also known as Papaji), it’s done me a lot of good. They are basically short segments of meetings between Papaji and spiritual seekers who came to him, it removes a lot of the complication from the enlightenment process. Buddhism would have you believe its this long process that takes many lives, but it seems there are other views. You can download the book here: www.holybooks.com/the-truth-is-poonja/i have one of Papaji's books. i prefer the root in Ramana Maharshi The main teacher i have applied a practice from is Adyashanti. & certain traditional non duality / Advaita Vedanta / Samadhi teachings i subscribe to the publications from Shanti Sadan - www.shantisadan.org/Robert Adams i also find very interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Adams_(spiritual_teacher)The most uncontroversial & i feel most genuine teacher of non duality for me is Ramana Maharshi
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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2020 23:34:58 GMT
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 5, 2020 19:36:55 GMT
Humans have human thoughts.
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Post by Admin on Jul 8, 2020 0:50:30 GMT
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 8, 2020 1:28:51 GMT
Interesting but I am triggered by what I consider illegal access to the spirit world. However, that is not to say that it doesn't all exist.
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Post by Admin on Jul 8, 2020 8:54:35 GMT
Interesting but I am triggered by what I consider illegal access to the spirit world. However, that is not to say that it doesn't all exist. What is illegal access to the spirt World?
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 8, 2020 9:32:52 GMT
Interesting but I am triggered by what I consider illegal access to the spirit world. However, that is not to say that it doesn't all exist. What is illegal access to the spirt World? For me, that would be any spiritual access that is forbidden in Scripture. I believe you can access the spirit world through mediums, crystals, sex, orgies, drugs, and witchcraft. However, I would never participate as these are the things that God was at odds with Israel over. Legal access, I consider to be prayer, time spent in nature, Scripture, worship, praise, service to others, love/joy/peace, hobbies that recharge you, and dreams you have in your sleep. Scripture does not forbid any of those things.
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Post by Admin on Jul 8, 2020 9:34:06 GMT
Scripture does not forbid any of those things. Not everyone is an Evangelical Christian.
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 8, 2020 9:35:34 GMT
Scripture does not forbid any of those things. Not everyone is an Evangelical Christian. You asked me a question. You're getting the evangelical Christian answer. Tough.
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