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My two cents worth.......... Freedom to express oneself, even if it upsets others in any way, is to my mind, the only stand to take upon this. To me, that is what it means! If others are troubled by it, speech and expression, they can apply reason and rationality, sifting out the...

Huang-Po said: "This pure mind, which is the source of all things, shines forever with the radiance of its own perfection.  But most people are not aware of it, and think that mind is just the faculty that sees, hears, feels, and knows.  Blinded by their own sight, hearing, feeling, and...

You may or may not appreciate this quotation, DTS, though others may find it interesting: Sengstan: "The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and...

Correction - that MAY be a value judgment, or it may happen to be objective fact. ================ If it is an objective fact, then you won't mind posting the objective evidence to show it is no loger a value judgement. You show a peculiar disregard of terms. A value judgement is just...

Exactly my point, DTS. Good to see an American dictionary agreeing with me and ours over here. ;)

. My opinion is that questioning and challenging is what breathes life into faith. ======= Absolutely right, MirrorInTheFog. ======================= "this will clean my mind of negativity, which will eventually turn into my soul and carry it on as myself in the next life" If this was...

Why not just answer my points, Jn.Jean? ;) ======= Bruce, I don't think the organisation behind this 'new religion' would object to the quoting of their material... they crave publicity. You are right to point out the laws pertaining to (c) though, and all quotations should...

What about wives who might wish to take more than one husband? If they do this and get called 'slag' or 'whore', why shouldn't the man be treated in the same way? This seems to be an awfully one-sided debate. :) ============= As to ethical legalisation regarding multiple or plural...

May I praise POST 30 by Bandit. I agree with it whole-heartedly for telling it how it is! :)

" However, when looking at the apparent precision of the design of DNA for example, I find it extremely difficult to fathom that DNA happened to come together by shear luck, or chance." ;) :confused: ========= Dear Quahom, You find it extremely difficult, and so does my son as a...

So, as I understand it, FaithfulServant, you have no answers to the many questions. That's fine. :) I expected no other response than this, but it may make others think. I can only draw appropriate conclusions from that and wish you well in your blind faith. As with many people apparently...

If I can have so much peace and certainty from something why would you want me to question that faith? What is really your purpose? Is it even YOUR purpose or something elses? I believe you need to question your motives, Blue. ====== That is the point, FaithfulServant. You have a peace and...

What an excellent collection of sayings, SacredStar, and isn't it a delight to see that none of them proselytise a particular God or faith. Let us add to them and make this an even more inspiring Thread. Thanks SacredStar. :) ============ "Sometimes it is more important to discover...

"our will not aligning with Gods and how people fight it because its their nature.. That is so true.." ======================== How can we speak of our "will" not aligning with Gods, or aligning with Gods? (God's?) How can we possibly prove beyond personal validations that our "will" can...

"A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of his envy, malice, pettiness and dishonesty. There is a wall of words between his consciousness and his real self" Ciel and FS, I do...

As some of you will know by now, the concept in the Thread title means little to me in spiritual terms in spite of being a Theist myself. Without sounding flippant, salvation depends upon survival in this life to at least the point where we can fulfil the genetic imperative to reproduce...

Thankyou for the reply, DTStrain. You say: "I would also differ. While it's true that multiple responses may be equally valid in a logical/structural sense, they are not all of equal worth." 'worth' is a matter of value judgement. This means that any estimate of 'worth' is judged in terms...

DTStrain, Is it not the case that the 'metaphysical' is that which is of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses? (Something that could even be described as super - natural?) Even in common usage it is a term to indicate something which is...

Vajradhara, Thanks for the comments. Re: Conscious/ness - If one has an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts, we can be said to be 'conscious'. We are mentally perceptive or alert; we are awake. We are capable of thought, will, or perception...

Its not blind.. and its not something one can explain to someone else who has never felt it ===================== This is just special pleading, FaithfulServant, in all honesty, my friend. It is the usual argument that circumvents the questioning and answering process and which endeavours...