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There is an argument which runs that Jesus was mad, bad or else must have been the Son of God; that he he could not have been simply a good man or a great teacher. I would love to know what people here think about this. Thanks

When I first came across the concept of non-duality, it seemed that I was supposed to believe that "good" and "bad" did not really exist. I have a problem with this since it seems clear, to me at least, that "bad" really does exist. I wonder now if I perhaps misunderstood the concept...

This may be the wrong forum, I'm not sure. Someone I care about is suffering with depression. I wonder if any of you has any experience or knowledge in this area, if you could tell me what the best things are that I can do to support that person, and myself. If anyone can help or advise...

I have heard people question whether God and Buddha nature can be equated. Some say no, and others say it depends on what your view of God is. Though I would be interested in views on this, what I really want to ask is, can heaven be equated with nirvana? Some more question following on from...

Hey Obviously I'm not a new member, but I have spent some time away and I had thought that I wouldn't be comming back. I joined the site more than a year ago and my intention was to ask questions, and to learn from all the wise and helpful people here. Somewhere along the line though, my...

Anyone else read it? have any opinions?

Self-acceptance, or self reproach? One pushes us forward, spurs us on to be better, but can also lead to damaging feelings of low self-worth. The other teaches us to love ourselves (and from there perhaps to truly love others instead of coveting them and their attributes) but must also be the...

When my grandfather writes to me, he always encloses a number of tracts from his church. Normally I don't read them, but having a bit of extra time today, I picked one up. There was a line in it that I wanted to share and ask people's opinions on. "There are two voices in your head today, one...

If I choose heaven just because I'm afraid of hell?

My wife is a big fan of scary movies, and we've been watching a few recently. I can't say that I'm a big fan. Though ok watching them, later on when I'm in the shower or trying to sleep, my mind wanders. Something that I've noticed is that I get more scared at those times when there something in...

My wife is a big fan of scary movies, and we've watching a few recently. I can't say that I'm a big fan. I'm ok while watching them, but later on when I'm in the shower or trying to sleep, my mind can wander. Something that I've noticed though, is that I get far more scared when there is...

Nelson Mandela

Is anyone here following the cricket? I'm reading about in the newspaper but it's not on TV over here. Anyone watch the first test? What went wrong? Are you able to cheer me up with news that England will bounce back?

I have just been watching my favorite movie, Shadowlands. In case you're not familiar, it stars Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger and tells the story of C.S. Lewis' love affair with his fan Joy Gresham. Anyway, during the movie Hopkins says something like, "I do not pray to change God, I pray to...

Hey guys I'm thinking of starting a blog, a Taiwan blog to be specific. The thing is that I don't know too much about these kinds of things. I've heard that there are places you can go on the internet where you can get help in starting and managing a blog. Do any of you (i) know any of...

I'm not talking here talking about the teachings of Christ, I'm talking about Christianity. Christianity has a long history of using violence to support its cause, now I open my newspaper to see a story on Christian mobs in Indonesia. "Christian mobs freed hundreds of prisoners, torched cars...

I'm going to write an article for a magazine over here in Taiwan, the theme for the article is beauty. So I wanted to ask you guys what ideas you have about beauty. Answers, both long and short, covering any perspective of beauty are very welcome. Thank you

Much of what I have written comes from a Christian standpoint but I have used this board because I would like to hear what anyone thinks. I came to this site not really knowing what to believe about religion, spirituality and all assossiated things. For example, I believed that the Biblical...

Something I saw on another thread intrigued me, I hope someone here can help me understand I've been told by people of the Jewish faith that writing or speaking the name of God is a form of idolatry. It takes the essence of the unknowable and puts it into words (or images) of human creation...

Pretty simple, marooned on a desert island you can choose 5 books to take with you. No anthologies or complete works of. On the Road - Jack Kerouac To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee David Copperfield - Charles Dickens One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey Something Happened - Joseph...