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  1. Devils' Advocate

    Blame and forgiveness

    Sounds like that is the definition for you. I agree journey is probably the better word. Quest is a more active type of journey. Knowing what little I do about you I don't think quest is inappropriate.
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    Your meditation practice

    Often it seems to me that purring is the cat version of Ohm.
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    Inspire v.encourage

    At first thought not so sure there is a significant difference. Encourage is an act of giving - it can be an inner or an outer influence though. Yes one can encourage someone else. One can also encourage oneself as well though. Inspire works the same way both inner and outer influences can...
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    Blame and forgiveness

    I can agree to an extent. Our daily lives is a quest, whether we wish it to be or not. As you say, this reality is the sea we swim in. There is no getting out of it (until we die from this reality). Whether or not it is automatically a spiritual quest, not sure I would agree with that. I simply...
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    Quotes

    Nice one!
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    Blame and forgiveness

    I knew you were going to say that. :D Okay, in the sense that, in most instances, you do see a need for an extended structure of some kind. You don't trust the 'self'. And I don't disagree with you to a point. Choosing one's self as the guide can lead to ego 'trumping' honesty (has there ever...
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    Your meditation practice

    And remains a classic!
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    Blame and forgiveness

    Forgiving oneself is one of the harder ones. Mostly we are raised that we should be ashamed of our misdeeds. That we should mire ourselves in guilt over every single little thing we have ever done wrong. That is all Bullturds! Forgiving oneself makes for a healthy person. This is someone who...
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    Quotes

    "Some days you're the statue. Other days you are the pigeon. Today is more of a statue day". Shadow Warrior fortune cookie.
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    Blame and forgiveness

    Why Wil, that was actually understandable! And an awesome insight that most people never seem to get. To their loss. I don't hold grudges for selfless reasons; rather for selfish reasons. The more I grind away in my head about a wrong done to me the more I am harming myself! Don't like harming...
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    Quotes

    Okay if we are going to get all serious about this quote stuff, here's a very good one. Don't compare your inner life with someone else's outer life.
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    What Use Guilt?

    I'm resurrecting an older thread cause we really, really, really need to get back to what this place is about. As I stated at the start, guilt is a useless emotion. Most people use guilt as a self punishment for a wrong action (and we're talking every day stuff here, not major crimes like murder...
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    Quotes

    Is that possible? Don't we bring all our entire life experiences into play whenever we do just about anything? Not that the sentiment is wrong. I would just word it differently. When reading a post and you are not sure what the intent was as written, ask for clarification!
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    Jokes, jokes, and more jokes ...

    Well, that was, , , different.
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    Quotes

    "We need more teeth." Gray. Jurassic World.
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    your daily Dharma realization

    Not sure how to answer. Physical issues covers a wide range. If it is physical limitations such as you can't sit a certain way for long there is nothing wrong with finding a position in which you can be comfortable. I'm sure you know this already. If it is more serious types of issues, such as...
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    What is religion?

    I think everyone missed the part of the OPs post where he said "Do not feel that I am attacking religion by my questions and opinions. These are experiences I have faced and my views about it." I can sympathize. Many of the questions he is asking he is asking because those are the typical...
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    My belief

    Many believe religion is created by man, whether there is a belief in gods or not. I happen to be one of those! Gods may or may not exist. Either way, religion has been created by all too fallible humans.
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    Can we know for certain anything about God and what he plans for us?

    Uh, most Germans during the reign of the Third Reich were either Roman Catholic or Evangelical Protestant Christians. Just sayin.
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    Can we know for certain anything about God and what he plans for us?

    Oh thank goodness. Thought I was breaking out in hives or something! :)
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