Pinku

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  The best Parable I have ever heard!

  by Pinku in

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  10 years ago

  nothing good exists outside jw world is the general thinking among jws.

  if they read the heart of the enlightened (written by anthony de mello), they would probably feel how wrong they were!

  story goes like this: there once lived a godly man.

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  Pinku 10 years ago

  sunny23

  Do not get confused with OT or NT or any other scriptural presentation of the God. Bible itself says much of it is fabrication of dishonest men. (Jeremiah 7:22; 8:8) God has not used any scripture; if he did, he would not have permitted their corruption! So is the case with religions. The very fact that God has done nothing to systematize the conflicted religions throughout the millennia shows that they don’t belong to Him, and He doesn’t want our worship. And what He has done is more than enough for us to lead a good life:

  1) He has given us a conscience to know what is right and wrong.

  2) He has given us three major principles through His creation. For example, take any fruit-bearing tree. It is actually an interplay of truth (or eternity) and transience—memory of all future generations of that particular tree remains protected in the memory of its seed, hence there is something like a substratum in the seed that can be called TRUTH. Tree clothes its seed with sweet, nutritious flesh which teaches us BENEVOLENCE, and tree presents the fruit in appealing colors which teaches us BEAUTY. Hence Socrates taught: Whatever you speak, speak only the TRUTH, convey it if it is only BENEFICIAL to the listener, and convey it only if you can do it in a most pleasant manner (or with BEAUTY). Now try these qualities into your life—into your thinking, speaking, and acting, and see how you will be loved by people around you!

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  Spirituality is innate!

  by Pinku in

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  10 years ago

  on seeing the horrifying scene of world trade centre being attacked and knowing the pain of those trapped in and their loved ones, not only in new york but across the world millions of people turned into silence, prayer, and meditation.

  they gathered on the streets, lit candles, wrote condolence, anything to feel solidarity and to spread a wave of love.

  churches, temples, mosques and retreat centers were flooded with people seeking to raise their consciousness beyond the senseless killing to a higher, more noble plane.

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  Pinku 10 years ago

  sunny23,

  Good quote. Thank you for that. Let such views thrive!

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  Religion is all about therapy!

  by Pinku in

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  10 years ago

  in psychotherapy, east and west, british philosopher and writer alan watts makes one interesting observation.

  beneath the details most of the religions are more nearly resembling psychotherapy than either philosophy or religion.

  the most significant area of resemblance that he found between them was about the concern they had for bringing about changes of consciousness in people's relation to society and the natural world.

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  Apognophos

  Your humorous definition of humility as being practiced among JWs is 100% documented. Neither their action nor their teaching can match the majestic claim they make: God's appointed channel!

  If JWs are a failure, then spirituality without religion is the only option left.

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  Spirituality is innate!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  on seeing the horrifying scene of world trade centre being attacked and knowing the pain of those trapped in and their loved ones, not only in new york but across the world millions of people turned into silence, prayer, and meditation.

  they gathered on the streets, lit candles, wrote condolence, anything to feel solidarity and to spread a wave of love.

  churches, temples, mosques and retreat centers were flooded with people seeking to raise their consciousness beyond the senseless killing to a higher, more noble plane.

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  sunny23

  Thank you for that link. Good to find one like that!

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  Spirituality is innate!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  on seeing the horrifying scene of world trade centre being attacked and knowing the pain of those trapped in and their loved ones, not only in new york but across the world millions of people turned into silence, prayer, and meditation.

  they gathered on the streets, lit candles, wrote condolence, anything to feel solidarity and to spread a wave of love.

  churches, temples, mosques and retreat centers were flooded with people seeking to raise their consciousness beyond the senseless killing to a higher, more noble plane.

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  xchange

  You don't have to become like me. You just need to unfold yourself--that's what spirituality is!

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  July WT Study magazine - How can any intelligent person believe these things??

  by Faithful Witness in

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  10 years ago

  i haven't been paying attention, i admit... but thought i would go and look at their latest magazine, and see what my parents are spending their precious energy on this month.

  my mom retired in may, and we have seen her just once since then.

  our invitations have been rejected, due to meetings, conventions, service work requirements, etc.

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  "Jehovah will always love 'those who belong to him' and adhere to his righteous ways." Isn't this contrary to Mathew 5:44-48?

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  Religion is all about therapy!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  in psychotherapy, east and west, british philosopher and writer alan watts makes one interesting observation.

  beneath the details most of the religions are more nearly resembling psychotherapy than either philosophy or religion.

  the most significant area of resemblance that he found between them was about the concern they had for bringing about changes of consciousness in people's relation to society and the natural world.

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  Phizzy

  Thank you for that update! Very good--let it thrive!

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  ALIENS!! (and the downfall of religion)

  by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

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  10 years ago

  let me clarify, when i say aliens, i don't mean shiny helmeted spaceship dwelling anal probers.

  (although i could be proved wrong).

  if any alien lifeform was found on mars or another planet or even a comet, be it tiny bacteria or even some form of non carbon based life form, would that not destroy religions grip on mankind?

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  Pinku 10 years ago

  disposable hero of hypocrisy, why do you go that far? Jeremiah has already proved not only Genesis account, even first 5 books of the Bible are nothing but imagination, sheer fabrication.--Jeremiah 8:8

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  Religion is all about therapy!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  in psychotherapy, east and west, british philosopher and writer alan watts makes one interesting observation.

  beneath the details most of the religions are more nearly resembling psychotherapy than either philosophy or religion.

  the most significant area of resemblance that he found between them was about the concern they had for bringing about changes of consciousness in people's relation to society and the natural world.

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  Pinku 10 years ago

  In Psychotherapy, East and West, British philosopher and writer Alan Watts makes one interesting observation. Beneath the details most of the religions are “more nearly resembling psychotherapy” than “either philosophy or religion.” The most significant area of resemblance that he found between them was about the concern they had for bringing about changes of consciousness in people's relation to society and the natural world. With a small difference: whereas a psychotherapist is interested in bringing about changes in the consciousness of psychologically disturbed individuals, religious disciplines are concerned with changing the consciousness of those who are NORMAL and socially-adjusted.

  But why bring about a change in `NORMAL' people? Because, said Watts, the accepted sensation of oneself as a separate ego enclosed inside a body was a delusion, against all known experiences—we arrive here on earth depending on our parents, then thrive on the services of the society, and lead lives of dependency during old age, and exit DISILLUSIONED leaving behind everything we thought we owned. Yet all along people were ruled by the thought that I did this & that, I owned this and that ….. which is actually a delusion! No wonder Bible contrasts the spirituality with egoism! (Galatians 5:25, 26; James 3:14-16; 4:16) Interestingly, another FAMOUS Scripture calls egoism as a “mental disease.”

  Yet very little is accomplished by religions which are themselves egoistic as they are more concerned about safeguarding each one’s separate identities [even worse are JWs who view all other religions are instruments of Satan the Devil]. This is why the concept of spirituality without religions is getting momentum nowadays. Surprisingly, this is almost the same thing that atheists from Bertrand Russell to Richard Dawkins - people whose moral fibres at least have never been doubted - have been saying: that we require an independent approach to ethics that is not necessarily associated or reliant upon religion. They've proposed, instead, that the deeper roots of all moral behavior predate religions.

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  Spirituality is innate!

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  on seeing the horrifying scene of world trade centre being attacked and knowing the pain of those trapped in and their loved ones, not only in new york but across the world millions of people turned into silence, prayer, and meditation.

  they gathered on the streets, lit candles, wrote condolence, anything to feel solidarity and to spread a wave of love.

  churches, temples, mosques and retreat centers were flooded with people seeking to raise their consciousness beyond the senseless killing to a higher, more noble plane.

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  Pinku 10 years ago

  xchange,

  Thank you for that.

  It's only a matter of time that you WILL develop a balanced view contrary to the one you expressed now.

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