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Peace to all. I have been reading recently about the effects of the drug, mescaline. I understand that if a sufficient dose is taken the user will experience "Ego Dissolution" This is discribed by Wikipedia as: I would like to know if anyone has experienced this, and would anyone equate...

Peace to all, When I used to post here some time ago, I was so certain in my beliefs. I was convinced that I had now reached my ultimate spiritual path with NKT Buddhism and I would countinue on that path till my dying day at least. But now, the path is less clear. I still believe in the...

Hi all, I've been gone for a long time, been having a bit of a spiritual crisis. Hoping to get back here more often now. Hope to meet some old friends and some new faces. Peace AT5

I would like to talk about sport. Playing it and following it. To many people, myself incuded, it is a VERY strong attachment. A large part of buddhism is giving up one's attachments, and I have great trouble giving up this. In my case it's football. Any supporter will agree that it's all...

I have been thinking about how paganism still shows through our society, even after thousands of years of christianity. Does everyone know about pulling the wish bone? (no, that's not a euphamism) OK, I was at my parents place for lunch on Sunday. Roast Chicken. mmmmmm. After the meal, I...

Something that I have been thinking about since I first found this forum. The rules here state that proselytizing is not acceptable and, I believe, in some cases has been punishable by a complete ban. But so often, on any given thread, we all have our own point of view which is usually...

When reading Thomas' post on the historical proof of Jesus, another question occurred to me. If Jesus had not been killed so early in his ministry, would Christianity have ever existed as a seperate religion. If I may, I would like to compare Jesus to Elvis Presley. A great man, the best...

Absolute Devotion to and reliance on the Guru. There are many branches of Buddhism which hold this concept to be very important. I have been told before by teachers that it is impossible for me to achieve enlightenment without it. At first I believed it completely, but now I doubt it. This...

This is a quote I found on another thread and, when I investigated further, quickly found other uses of it elswhere on the internet. The Dalai Lama said: Why is the Dalai Lama involking "God"? Any ideas?

I have seen a number of threads floating around asking questions about Idol Worship, the general concensus seeming to be that Idol Worship is wrong. But doesn't every faith do it to some extent. I pray and meditate in front of a small statue of Buddha Shakyamuni. I am not directing my thoughts...

Peace to all. I believe we have one or two Jehovah's Whitnesses here on CR and I was hoping they could confirm or deny some things I have heard about that faith. 1) Is it true that Jehovah's Whitnesses refuse medical treatment? 2) Is it true that extreme sports are forbidden? 3) Whats...

Peace to all. First of all, to avoid insulting anyone's religion, let me explain my view on Magick. As a buddhist I primarily believe that we each create our own world through our own focus and perception. Magick has never played a noticeable role in my world, neither have Gods or Spirits of...

Peace to all, I think I should begin by saying that I am not here to attack the Christian faith, I am only seeking answers to questions. My question is this Why did jesus have to die for our sins? If God is truly all powerful, could he not have simply forgiven mankind for its sins...

Peace to all. I am aware that many hindus regard the Buddha as an Avatar of one of the hindu Gods. As a Buddhist, I am under the impression that he personally denied that his was true, so I am hoping that any Hindus here might be able to explain why Hindus believe this. Is there some hindu...

Peace to all. I would like to share a little personal discovery I have made in the hopes of hearing some others' responses. I was watching a movie a few days ago, cant even remember what the movie was now. The main character died, a sad moment you would think, but I thought to myself, "It...

After all the talk recently about Creation and Evolution, I was curious to find out just how many of our CR brethren believe in Evolution and how many in a Genesis style creation. Please note that this is in no way limited to the Christian idea of Creation, any version of a creation myth is...

I have noticed on a number of threads in this section, references to central baha'i membership lists and membership cards and the like. I am wondering, why is it necessary to be officially accepted as a 'member' of the faith in order to share these beliefs and call onesself a baha'i? Is it...

Peace, I have been reading some other threads about how Jews do not accept that Jesus was the Messiah. Can I just say that I accept this 100%, Im not recruiting Jews for Jesus or anything. I was wondering though, what do Jews mean when they say messiah? Who will he be? What is his purpose...

I have recently discovered that the man who I consider to be my spiritual guide (simply through his writings), Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is in a long running dispute with the Dalai Lama over the exisence of the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Since I have only ever learned from Geshe Kelsang's New...

Put a well known story or text exert from any religious tradition through the Babel Fish translator and back again, then let other people try to guess what it is. Here's an easy one for starters: There were a man WHO had two sons. The younger were there people who two had zonen. Younger...