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Post by Admin on Jul 8, 2020 9:36:54 GMT
Not everyone is an Evangelical Christian. You asked me a question. You're getting the evangelical Christian answer. Tough. Sure - i know what the Christian Belief system is - was just pointing out that not everyone shares it or is a Christian.
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 8, 2020 9:42:55 GMT
You asked me a question. You're getting the evangelical Christian answer. Tough. Sure - i know what the Christian Belief system is - was just pointing out that not everyone shares it or is a Christian. That seems to go without saying. I hear you. I think being a Christian means balancing the need to stand on the Word of God with the obvious opposition that society has to it. I am aware that people hate Christianity and everything involved with it But that is their issue. I simply stand by my views, I don't attack them. People need to be respected, whether they share my views or not. So, other people want access to the spirit world on their own terms. I will go right ahead and let them. But I think that is very dangerous, like sticking your fingers inside an electrical socket. You'll feel the power...but it's not safe. That is not just a Christian view it is MY view because of my life experiences.
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Post by Admin on Jul 8, 2020 10:00:19 GMT
Sure - i know what the Christian Belief system is - was just pointing out that not everyone shares it or is a Christian. That seems to go without saying. I hear you. I think being a Christian means balancing the need to stand on the Word of God with the obvious opposition that society has to it. I am aware that people hate Christianity and everything involved with it But that is their issue. I simply stand by my views, I don't attack them. People need to be respected, whether they share my views or not. So, other people want access to the spirit world on their own terms. I will go right ahead and let them. But I think that is very dangerous, like sticking your fingers inside an electrical socket. You'll feel the power...but it's not safe. That is not just a Christian view it is MY view because of my life experiences. i think it's a highly in depth & complex subject concerning comparative religion / spirituality & spiritual practices. Christians state that theirs is the one true religion - i think this is where part of the problem comes in. As for people hating Christianity - again i think it's highly complex as to what is meant by Christianity?
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 8, 2020 10:03:15 GMT
That seems to go without saying. I hear you. I think being a Christian means balancing the need to stand on the Word of God with the obvious opposition that society has to it. I am aware that people hate Christianity and everything involved with it But that is their issue. I simply stand by my views, I don't attack them. People need to be respected, whether they share my views or not. So, other people want access to the spirit world on their own terms. I will go right ahead and let them. But I think that is very dangerous, like sticking your fingers inside an electrical socket. You'll feel the power...but it's not safe. That is not just a Christian view it is MY view because of my life experiences. i think it's a highly in depth & complex subject concerning comparative religion / spirituality & spiritual practices. Christians state that theirs is the one true religion - i think this is where part of the problem comes in. Exactly . It is very much a problem. This is why Jesus is called a "rock of offense". I just believe that there are worse things you can do to a person than offend them. Muslims will tell me I'm their sister. But Im not offended that they don't think Jesus is the Son of God. I just disagree.
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 11, 2020 19:49:51 GMT
I will take my time deciding on the merits of socialism vs Capitalism.
As a Christian, I want to learn things that are important to people.
But this world is ultimately not my chief concern in the sense that it is not my true home.
Therefore, my priority is caring for souls, not ideologies.
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Post by Admin on Jul 11, 2020 20:43:12 GMT
I will take my time deciding on the merits of socialism vs Capitalism. As a Christian, I want to learn things that are important to people. But this world is ultimately not my chief concern in the sense that it is not my true home. Therefore, my priority is caring for souls, not ideologies. Aren't we at liberty to try & do good & try & improve the World for all Beings? To be pedantic - some people would say that religion is ideology.
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 11, 2020 23:03:56 GMT
I will take my time deciding on the merits of socialism vs Capitalism. As a Christian, I want to learn things that are important to people. But this world is ultimately not my chief concern in the sense that it is not my true home. Therefore, my priority is caring for souls, not ideologies. Aren't we at liberty to try & do good & try & improve the World for all Beings? To be pedantic - some people would say that religion is ideology. Everyone has the right to choose their ideology. No one has the right to force everyone to accept theirs.
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Post by Admin on Jul 11, 2020 23:18:56 GMT
Everyone has the right to choose their ideology. No one has the right to force everyone to accept theirs. Just about 'everyone' tries to 'force' their opinions / ideology / politics onto others; throughout society, by persuasion, propaganda, 'education' & often force. However, sure, it's ultimately down to the individual & their own responsibility whatever they do, think, say & believe.
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Post by Admin on Jul 11, 2020 23:29:27 GMT
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 11, 2020 23:33:57 GMT
Jesus might have come from PLUTO
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2020 19:42:45 GMT
One reason why meditation becomes mere routine, and hence ineffectual for many who practice it, is that they are unwilling to alter old habits of eating, sleeping, breathing, behaviour in general, and are especially unwilling to change established ways of thinking and feeling. So, for example, however much an aspirant may cultivate goodwill and tenderness of heart, expressing it perhaps toward animals or children, nevertheless if hostility toward those whose opinions differ from his own is allowed to remain unchallenged, the character of such an aspirant will not be materially altered.
Extracted from 'Meditations: a Practical Approach' Adelaide Gardner p32-33
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Post by naominash3 on Jul 14, 2020 20:32:53 GMT
One reason why meditation becomes mere routine, and hence ineffectual for many who practice it, is that they are unwilling to alter old habits of eating, sleeping, breathing, behaviour in general, and are especially unwilling to change established ways of thinking and feeling. So, for example, however much an aspirant may cultivate goodwill and tenderness of heart, expressing it perhaps toward animals or children, nevertheless if hostility toward those whose opinions differ from his own is allowed to remain unchallenged, the character of such an aspirant will not be materially altered. Extracted from 'Meditations: a Practical Approach' Adelaide Gardner p32-33 There's this Christmas song by a group called Take 6 with this lyric A new day with love for all mankind. How do you have love for all mankind if you are not experiencing love yourself? You don't.
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Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2020 14:52:41 GMT
7 Contemporary Artists Influenced by Alchemy and Magick BY JASON LOUV ultraculture.org/blog/2015/05/21/contemporary-artists-alchemy/While the alchemical tradition might have started in the Middle Ages, these incredible, visionary (and often unknown) contemporary artists demonstrate how vital and living a spiritual tradition it really is The Alchemical tradition goes back hundreds of years in Europe—and even farther in India and the Middle East. While Alchemy was, on one level, the quest to turn lead into gold, and was quickly disproven and replaced by modern science, there was another, deeper Alchemy. That was the quest to turn a human being into an enlightened sage, and its proponents created artworks that veiled their philosophical and allegorical system underneath the metaphorical imagery of technical alchemy. Although lead-to-gold alchemy may have (mostly) died out, speculative alchemy has influenced contemporary artists, writers, dramaturges and filmmakers ever since—alchemical imagery pops up in everything from Freemasonry to Surrealism. As interest in esoteric arts has only increased in modern times, a lot of contemporary artists are continuing to work in the alchemical tradition, both honoring the ancient tradition and updating the images and metaphors for the modern world.
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Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2020 14:58:48 GMT
One reason why meditation becomes mere routine, and hence ineffectual for many who practice it, is that they are unwilling to alter old habits of eating, sleeping, breathing, behaviour in general, and are especially unwilling to change established ways of thinking and feeling. So, for example, however much an aspirant may cultivate goodwill and tenderness of heart, expressing it perhaps toward animals or children, nevertheless if hostility toward those whose opinions differ from his own is allowed to remain unchallenged, the character of such an aspirant will not be materially altered. Extracted from 'Meditations: a Practical Approach' Adelaide Gardner p32-33 There's this Christmas song by a group called Take 6 with this lyric A new day with love for all mankind. How do you have love for all mankind if you are not experiencing love yourself? You don't. "If I go into the place in myself that is love and you go into the place in yourself that is love, we are together in love. Then you and I are truly in love, the state of being love. That’s the entrance to Oneness. That’s the space I entered when I met my guru." - Ram Dass How does unconditional love help us rediscover our souls? Posted May 14, 2019 Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It’s not “I love you” for this or that reason, not “I love you if you love me.” It’s love for no reason, love without an object. It’s just sitting in love, a love that incorporates the chair and the room and permeates everything around. The thinking mind is extinguished in love. www.ramdass.org/rediscover-souls-unconditional-love/
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Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2020 15:00:01 GMT
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