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From Louis.... For me, it would change nothing.... I personaly see no reason why life (human life) needs meaning or purpose. Of course, that's just my "ego" talking - I look into my mind, check off my desires and fulfill them one by one until I'm satisfied..... A "purpose" implies that I've...

religion - A group thing ?

ego For myself I am equating "ego" with sense of identity - I'm actually approaching the word primarily from a Freudian aspect (Freud was my initial bridge into psychology as a subject, though I do not necessarily ascribe to any or all of his ideas). From Louis... I carefully read all the...

difference From Louis... Sorry I did not make myself clear.... "Mine" means what I own because I worked for it or because I made it. When it comes to natural resourses, no one truly "owns" them - we just own the right to use them responsibly, taking only what we need and leaving enough...

I particularly remember certain Christians approaching myself with the question: "Are you happy?" From Louis... I don't remember ever hearing that question from a believer ... I assume the answer would depend one's own definition of "happy". For me, it has always been synonimous with...

just there if this is true.. why insist that it be called "I"? by what modality are you able to determine this "I" that is "just here"? From Louis... There's a saying which goes .... "Am I a man dreaming I am a butterfly... or... am I a butterfly dreaming I am a man ?" Whichever IT is...

reversals I tried for ages to chase up a book I was under the impression would be rather authoritive on the whole topic of occult influence on the Nazi's - "Satan and the Swastika" by Francis X. King. From Louis... It's a common practise with Satan worshipers to reverse positive mystical...

rand I accept that a person should be able to use resources available to them to sustain themselves and earn a living. In that context, is it justifiable then to destroy an ecosystem in that pursuit. If earning your living means ruining the drinking water for those downstream, are you still...

vicar ??? From Louis .... What "vicar" ??? I've never had a vicar - I've never practised any form of religion. All I know about is pre-columbian art motifs. The original symbol appears on carvings dating back centuries - notably in North America. It's called a "fyflot" and is still used...

swastika What I am unclear about is what it actually represented in Eastern Thought, and also why the Nazi Party and Hitler were so keen to use it. From Louis... Maybe this will help ... The swastika is the NEGATIVE of a much older symbol. It starts with a cross ( MUCH older than...

paths The "popular" saying "All paths lead to God" is one of my personal principles. From Louis ..... I'm inclined to agree. I assume there's a God because I think the idea of a "living intelligence" is the only explanation that GOES FAR ENOUGH - because my finite brain interprets...

elephant the elephant analogy From Louis... Yes! I have always considered that story to a perfect analogy for "church". The point is, your conclusions are only as valid as your original premise - if you make a mistake right away, as the blind men did ( it wasn't God - just an elephant )...

all good From louis... exactly ! what's good for you may not be good for me, but as long as it "feels" good, that's what matters.

I think I was From Louis... Thank you for your comments, but I do remember how I felt from a very early age. That's typical of any child born with a touch of "Autism". Thrust out of the only world I knew for my first 9 months, I at first refused to acknowledge my new surroundings. That...

death Death is simply change - it is simply the movement from one experience of reality to another, in a never ending chain of experiences in a never ending depth of different realities. From Louis... I must agree - but a change to what ? Since I'm content as I am, any change would be...

master If such assumptions as these prevent you from exploring your own spiritual nature and inquisitiveness, they are in themselves the kinds of "attachments" I would suggest act as barriers to our spiritual growth. Please know that I am not trying to undermine your self-estimation at all...

opinion A brief opinion. From Louis... A most attractive concept. There's always a chance it might be true. But, as you point out, it IS an opinion - a product of speculation - that's ALL that can be offered by anyone who is not yet dead. I, too could indulge in speculation and...

born without

From Louis... Does any part of us survive after we die ? I know there is already a thread on this subject, but since the poster has suffered a recent loss, I was afraid my remarks might be in poor taste, so I'm starting my own thread to share some thoughts on mortality. To answer my own...

I agree Individuals gave us every work of art, not organizations. Some of the artists that created masterpieces paid lip service to the church while secretly dispising the cardinals and bishops that doled out the money to pay for their materials and room and board. Organized religion is no...