Questioning Christianity (146)
And one more thing. I went to retreats and was silent for days. No reading, just experiencing. I tried to do what the mystics said - be silent and contemplate. Or I attended churches to sing and take the communion, I prayed alone and in Bible study groups. I did everything that a christian should do. And of all these mentioned above, it was not from one day to another that I shifted perspective. It was for months or years.
I have been to Israel and Palestine twice and been active in religious dialogue between christians, jews and muslims. And two times I went to the ecumenical monastery Taizé in France, where this beautiful music is made.
I can still today listen to this music:
These tunes and lyrics are calming for me, and I have seen many good things coming out of there.
I have been to Israel and Palestine twice and been active in religious dialogue between christians, jews and muslims. And two times I went to the ecumenical monastery Taizé in France, where this beautiful music is made.
I can still today listen to this music:
These tunes and lyrics are calming for me, and I have seen many good things coming out of there.
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felixis99: I agree the way to follow what lies before is too see the path you walk and then share the path(s) of/with others if you choose torather than the other way around.
A silent mind is an open mind and when the self is subservient to the mind the eye of the mind can then see. my thought anyway - whence possibilities are clear with a flexible way of thinking
sometimes the choices that we do not make define us as well or better than the ones we make.
A silent mind is an open mind and when the self is subservient to the mind the eye of the mind can then see. my thought anyway - whence possibilities are clear with a flexible way of thinking
sometimes the choices that we do not make define us as well or better than the ones we make.
An excellent analogy, and If I may say so very powerfully expressed, It is truly refreshing to see someone who understands the backbone of another belief system.
Kind Regards
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Iseek: Very interesting, If you do not mind may I ask what drew you to Buddhism ?
Please Feel free to say NO, I would fully understand, I am just curious and not in any way attacking your choice..
Kind Regards
Please Feel free to say NO, I would fully understand, I am just curious and not in any way attacking your choice..
Kind Regards
Iseek: That will have to be in my own thread. The dialogue isn't proper here on this thread. Or I will probably write a book about it one day.
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Zebaztian: Iseek: That will have to be in my own thread. The dialogue isn't proper here on this thread. Or I will probably write a book about it one day.
I believe I understand that completely, As I have said I do not mean to Pry, I am just Interested.
Like you I too have converted from Christianity many many years ago, for many of the reasons you expressed. Not in any way to disrespect but out of both choice and need.
Peace a love be yours
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I have only changed vehicles.
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felixis99: sometimes the choices that we do not make define us as well or better than the ones we make.
Very true. A failure to act is an action in itself.
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Iseek: Again I agree, Exactly my point about the psychology of man with reference to the Devil/God and Hell/Heaven thing.
If man took responsibility for his/her own actions (Free Will) one would have to accept ones actions and the Consequences of such actions or failure to act...
No hell for doing wrong, just taking responsibility for the action, and in doing good, No Heaven just the reward of doing good..
If man took responsibility for his/her own actions (Free Will) one would have to accept ones actions and the Consequences of such actions or failure to act...
No hell for doing wrong, just taking responsibility for the action, and in doing good, No Heaven just the reward of doing good..
Or the consequences for your bad acts. And also the rewards and consequences of others actions, we are all in this together.
But there is no eternal reward or consequence.
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Zebaztian: So I left church for about 10 years, and last summer I tried to do a "comeback", but these experiences scared me to death in what christians are capable of. I will not tell you here, it's not suitable, because it's too offensive.
I tried to private message you to pursue this, but you don't accept mail from here. I would like to hear more of your story, though.
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LuvHurts51: I tried to private message you to pursue this, but you don't accept mail from here. I would like to hear more of your story, though.
It was the age range.
I did set it before I started to be active on the forums.
Now it's fixed.
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Zebaztian: It was the age range.
I did set it before I started to be active on the forums.
Now it's fixed.
I did set it before I started to be active on the forums.
Now it's fixed.
GACK! I'm old! However, sometimes old people rock!
I'll try again.
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i never read this but i reakon one second in time is entirnaty for God
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pedro27: i never read this but i reakon one second in time is entirnaty for God
One can not put that kind of limit on eternity. That would be to trivialize God. God never reveals him/herself as anything finite.
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Dadude62: One can not put that kind of limit on eternity. That would be to trivialize God. God never reveals him/herself as anything finite.
Alpha and Omega
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Dadude62: One can not put that kind of limit on eternity. That would be to trivialize God. God never reveals him/herself as anything finite.
see the man was never born, and the man gave us free will
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pedro27: i never read this but i reakon one second in time is entirnaty for God
i mean the begining and the end is one second in Gods eye's
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pedro27: i mean the begining and the end is one second in Gods eye's
1/2 second,,, no 1/4 second,,, no 1/8 second,,,,,no 1/16 second,,,,no 1/32 second,,,,no 1/64 second,,,, no 1/128 second,,,,, no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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sophiasummer: Hi
if one disagrees there can be no disagreeable with the one whom disgarees.
You believe? but reject?
if one disagrees there can be no disagreeable with the one whom disgarees.
You believe? but reject?
I don't understand your statement... If one disagrees.... how can you say there can be no disagreeable with the one whom disagrees?
Maybe it's your sentence structure, which might make more sense in another language?
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Dadude62: 1/2 second,,, no 1/4 second,,, no 1/8 second,,,,,no 1/16 second,,,,no 1/32 second,,,,no 1/64 second,,,, no 1/128 second,,,,, no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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rather than the other way around.
A silent mind is an open mind and when the self is subservient to the mind the eye of the mind can then see. my thought anyway - whence possibilities are clear with a flexible way of thinking
sometimes the choices that we do not make define us as well or better than the ones we make.