Seeing and hearing the atrocities does indeed wound one's heart I agree. Once the wounds are healed, we can become stronger and wiser souls. It's only temporary, this suffering lark. In the midst of this life, we need to feel our feelings, cry our cries, and honour our truths. Yet when the emotion is done, in the words of God: "Be still and know
They've got bombs, but we've got spirit. Well said floozie. That's what it's all about
humanity isn’t grown enough We can get a rough gauge of humanity's age by looking at the size of Bush's toys, and by observing the playground antics of the terrorists. To overcome terrorism, are we to hit other people on the head with a big mallet, as we did in Iraq? Or is there a more mature, effective method? Apologies if thi
whence arises any judgement of spirituality being 'more mature, grounded'? … who makes the judgement as to which is the better developed? Any human judgement, conclusion, or belief etc. must necessarily be drawn from a finite well of subjectivity, (i.e. from a person's consciousness). We are creators of our own experience, and only we as individ
But in what way is this 'little secret' any different from the schizophrenic knowing that other people's eyes contain laser beams, or that TV programmes are sending him secret instructionsto kill his budgie? I was talking from within the context of a more mature, grounded spirituality than the things you refered to there.
you throw in a completely unsubstantiated claim that religious people have a more developed 'consciousness'. ie. Elitism relating to the intellect is irrelevant, but elitism relating to the consciousness is significant Some religionists are very undeveloped, as I'm sure you're aware. (Tyrannical fundamentalists, for example.) I was referring more
It still doesn't give them a right to do what they did though It does according to their model of the world. In the eyes of the terrorists, what they did was "right". It gave them power and possibly revenge. Whether their actions are right or wrong depends on our point of view. Obviously, one could argue that from an enlightened point of view, th
The same goes for God God is a similar kettle of fish to psychic phenomenon, because God, like consciousness, eludes scientific weighing or measuring. ("God is Spirit", which is Consciousness). As was said earlier, science will always fall short when attempting to proof or dis-prove issues such as psychic phenomena, because of the
Good stuff little whip. I do know these flashes of precognition are a very real phenomenon, even if only because I myself have experienced them Yes, it's this kind of subjectivity that many sceptics can't accept. It's just not scientific enough, in their view. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class=
Why don't we ever hear of psychics winning the lottery? Maybe our consciousness can't get that clinically attuned, even psychics' consciousness. Rough paintings or images ("rough" is relatively speaking) of future or parallel events might be the closest we can get. Incidentally, psychic abilities come in many different forms, a
, the next morning he painted the events, (for example, twin towers burning with planes flying into them), went to a bank, and put the painting in a bank-safe, and dated it. The date was the date he painted it, by the way, not the future date of the event.
Do you have any details? (Not that I disbelieve you, just that details are what turn anecdotes into something more substantial.) I can't remember what the program was called to be honest. I caught it one evening and sat and watched it. James Randi was actually on it. He wouldn't give his $1m, because his argument was that the pyschic could have p
Psychic abilities are just another form of magic. There's nothing magic about psychic ability. It's natural. It just varies in degree from person to person. There are a few 'freaks' who have acute psychic awareness, but most people possess a normal degree of psychic (i.e. spiritual) awareness. (If you're sceptical about psychic phenomena in the f
Thye have logic, they have reason, they just use it for a different means. That's so true. Terrorism is their way of exercising power. The London attacks would have surely given the terrorists a feeling of power and satisfaction - even a warm feeling inside. They have a warped model of the world, rooted in the lower doldrums of consciousness. The
Why? We're living in a shit hole, to be sure
We are now entering the Aquarian Age, the sign of which is a man walking across the Heavens pouring something from a pitcher down upon the earth. I believe that what is being poured is the new and higher life force, quickening humanity's growth and compelling the spiritually minded to a more intense seeking for Light and Truth. Our global consciousness is surely maturing, and although not yet quite blossomed, growth from now on will be exponential. We'
So, it would seem that some of the ancients believed that God, Yahweh, was not alone. Which might explain why he refers to himself in the plural. Dharma, I like that. It's an interesting thought. I've just been reading a book called 'Conversations With God', which says that God has a God. It states that our perception of ultimate reality is more
but then again how do we ever know the truth, right? Aagghh... Intuition and spiritual, (or psychic), awareness, which increases as we grow spiritually. When we’re ready, we’ll know when we hear Truth, even if it's mere slices of Truth.
if you keep changing your beliefs with the sole purpose to make you feel good but that it's not the truth is it really worth it? I'm sure it's worth it, because we're all on a journey, exploring life and our own inner self, (and other people's selves too). If our paradigms or views are misguided, then we'll learn about it sooner or later. But u
The Bible has to be either a supernatural book, or a non-supernatural book That's somewhat black and white, and simplifies the issue. But I think the Bible is both, in that it describes supernatural events and principles, ("supernatural", here, referring to things 'beyond this world', or beyond the scope of science. For instance, the existence of
how can it be the true word of God if it was written by fallible humans? I think the true Word of God could exist as a 'message of Truth' on the Other Side of the veil, so speak, (in the Mind of God?), and could be inspired through the veil into human minds, which are like vessels or filters, and which could write such inspired truths into a bo
Kind of goes along the same lines of we are merely the dream of some other entity. That's also true, from a certain point of view. "In the beginning, God" (Gen. 1.1) ... "God is Spirit" (John 4.24) God is the fundamental reality. Everything else is merely God's Idea, including the Heavens and the Earth, and including all of life
'are WE virtual?' Yes, we’re most definitely virtual. how big of a stretch is it to imagine that somewhere someone is marvelling at the realism with which their character is typing this blog? <B
I'm all for women's empowerment, that's all. I think true strength, beauty, inner peace and contentment come from within - not from what a bloke can do for you. If you don't go within, you go without. At least that's what I've learned.
.. show that you are paying attention to her needs and desires ... Effort + Interest = Happy Woman I definitely think we should all be vocal (not demanding, but unafraid to share) what things are important to us a
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