Allan
Allan
On 29 jul. 2011, at 22:33, Jo <jojocasamento@gmail.com> wrote:
> No. It's random and has only happened 3 times. I do not meditate or
> even seek spiritual enlightenment. I'm just living my life like
> everyone else.
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> On Jul 29, 2:47 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Jo, i dont doubt that there might be a divine or metaphysical source
>> of that special sense of cognitive "connectedness", i wish we all had
>> that more often too. Do you reflect on where you are in your personal
>> life, within yourself and your relationships, at times when you feel
>> that special sense?
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>> On Jul 29, 3:37 pm, Jo <jojocasame...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> There have been times in my life when every fiber of my being felt
>>> open and aware of everything in my surroundings, their purpose and
>>> origins. Aware of people and their complexities. When everything
>>> suddenly made sense and I felt as if I were tapped into.....
>>> something. The source? The Universe? God? I don't know. I just know
>>> that these moments don't last near as long as I would like. I wish I
>>> could make them happen more often but I can't. And I don't feel that
>>> there is a Will behind this source. The only Will I sense is my own.
>>> So I'm very thankful to what ever it is that powers my being. I make
>>> it a point to express my gratitude several times a day.
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>>> On Jul 28, 4:50 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Interesting Jo; how do you imagine our connection to this higher
>>>> power?
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>>>> On Jul 28, 5:53 pm, Jo <jojocasame...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> We never went church while I was growing up. However, I do believe
>>>>> that a higher power does exist. I also believe that we are somehow
>>>>> connected to it. Worship for me has always been about giving thanks
>>>>> and counting my blessings.
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>>>>> On Jul 27, 8:25 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> If we are completely bound by the will of God it follows that
>>>>>> everything is done by God , and hence it is God who would be
>>>>>> worshiping God which to me appears ridiculous. If you believe yourself
>>>>>> to be an emanation of God and completely controlled by Him it would be
>>>>>> lack of wisdom to worship Him. God is our innermost being and is not
>>>>>> separate from us , but you can only worship someone separate from you
>>>>>> which is inconsistent with our belief that God is our essence. Either
>>>>>> believe God to be separate from you , in which case it would be proper
>>>>>> to worship Him like loving someone , or believe Him to be your Being
>>>>>> and hence act with an attitude of equality to all and looking at
>>>>>> everyone animate or inanimate with an equal eye. As for reaching a
>>>>>> state of calmness and peace I am far from it but it is my resolve to
>>>>>> be so.
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>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Menfranco Laws <menfra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I see what you mean and I believe that you have reached a stage of
>>>>>>> calmness and peace, otherwise you would not have written what you have
>>>>>>> written about we all being part of God in this thread. But I would
>>>>>>> like to ask you a question to your statement where you say that there
>>>>>>> is no wisdom in worshipping our creator; my objection to that is that
>>>>>>> I believe that man needs to pray God, so that they may feel protected
>>>>>>> from God; I believe that it is one of the needs and the reason why we
>>>>>>> have religions?
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>>>>>>> On Jul 26, 4:35 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I do not say that I have reached a peaceful state , I only say that on
>>>>>>>> gaining knowledge of the Truth one should strive to reach a state of
>>>>>>>> calmness and peace. By Knowledge I mean a logical conclusion about the
>>>>>>>> nature of Reality and not any transcendental experience.
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>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Menfranco Laws <menfra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi, RP Singh; These are indeed words of wisdom when you say: What I
>>>>>>>>> feel, think and do is totally bound by the spirit within me and the
>>>>>>>>> same is true for everyone else; but then, you assume that you are part
>>>>>>>>> of God and therefore everybody should be or feel that they are part of
>>>>>>>>> God, so in reality you are saying that God is pandemic in nature and
>>>>>>>>> we live within God life force, am I right?
>>>>>>>>> But, I have to say that not everybody has reached this peaceful
>>>>>>>>> feeling within them selves that you have achieved, I believe that you
>>>>>>>>> are one of the few that has this feeling about being part of God and
>>>>>>>>> you are blessed, the rest of us just think that we may not be worthy
>>>>>>>>> enough of being part of God, therefore during our lives we are trying
>>>>>>>>> to achieve what you have achieved for yourself and we hope to
>>>>>>>>> understand you fully when we reach our goal.
>>>>>>>>> I wish you all the best
>>>>>>>>> Menfranco
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>>>>>>>>> On Jul 24, 6:25 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> What I feel , think and do is totally bound by the spirit within me
>>>>>>>>>> and the same is true for everyone else. So , if I think of God
>>>>>>>>>> separate from me I am thinking wrongly ; as our innermost being is the
>>>>>>>>>> same in all and all of us follow his dictates totally there is no
>>>>>>>>>> wisdom in worshiping our creator as albeit we are Him. It is
>>>>>>>>>> ignorance to worship yourself. God is in all and it is God who does
>>>>>>>>>> everything as all our bound totally by Him. We should have a feeling
>>>>>>>>>> of love for all as essentially we are one and not harbour enemity for
>>>>>>>>>> those of us who are ignorant of the Truth and enjoy hurting others.
>>>>>>>>>> When a person knows that all are One then he attains a state of
>>>>>>>>>> calmness and if not he should try to achieve that peaceful state. But
>>>>>>>>>> of course we cannot cut the ties that bind us through this body and
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