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  "The World As I See It"

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  einstein:.

  i do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense.

  everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.

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  zen nudist

  Yes, after all if there is no such self in the first place,

  IN MY VIEW this is the worst horse manure spiritual people have ever come up with... while the self you may know may not be your true self, to say that no self exists is just plain stupid.... if there were no selves,then you would not be discussing this with me.

  often overlooked in buddhism, the buddha said there is no self, but he also said there is no no self either.... and my understanding is that we are like a dreamer who has never known a waking life, the only things we do know are our own minds inventions, symbols, dreams... so anything we know of our self is not our real and true self...only the symbol of it... and the accuracy of the symbol to the reality is not testable. The fact that you experience and feel and care is more than sufficient to show you have a true self.... but not one that you can know any true nature about.

  any effort to erase anything is only coming from a confused idea about self, the spiritual seeker is created and then trying to get rid of self, whereas that created identity is the false self. The true teachers are not trying to get followers for themselves, they are essentially turning away confused seekers by trying to get them to see they have misunderstood all along, or turning them to their true self-nature if you will. There is nothing wrong with a sense of self, you just become confused when you believe in that sense as a solid entity.

  this is the core of the con... the religious mystic has had some experience and a belief about that expeirence and is now passing it off as KNOWLEDGE...and because he is CONfident about it, others tend to admire him and accept his pronouncements even if they violate anything that has ever made sense.... The true teacher is one who can show you that you never needed him, a false teacher ensnares people like a shepherd ensnares sheep...making them feel comfortable while doing them overall violence in the end.
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  Faced with loss of tax breaks, Danish WTS drops "Bible-Based" stance

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  from an awake!

  correspondent in cyber-space:

  with the threat of removal of tax breaks hanging over their heads, watchtower has changed from ther bible-based position.

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  zen nudist

  Don't evade my questions. Have the balls to face up to them squarely:

  1. Do you feel the same about adult rapists?
  2. Were they just following uncontrollable urges?

  I did not evade your question, I would think it was obvious where I stood, of course I believe there is something uncontrolled going on in a rapist the same as a child molester to take the chance of being imprisoned, killed or worse to accomplish an act which may last for seconds.... these people have a severe problem, one which is not cured by threats of violence against them...nor the hearing of people like you who show them that they need not bother being cured, as that will not matter, they will still be harmed.
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  Faced with loss of tax breaks, Danish WTS drops "Bible-Based" stance

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  from an awake!

  correspondent in cyber-space:

  with the threat of removal of tax breaks hanging over their heads, watchtower has changed from ther bible-based position.

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  zen nudist

  Zen:Do you feel the same about adult rapists?
  Were they just following uncontrollable urges?

  Castration is too good for them, IMHO...

  how christ like and loving of you? forgiveness is not in your vocabulary?

  if castration would end the demonic urges and restore the person to a sane existance beneficial to the public, you are saying you have no use for it?

  how many ways can a person go wrong? there seems to be mentally or physically... if the urges are a result of too much testosterone or something like it, then a quick snip may provide the cure, and why would you damn a cured man?

  if it is mentally, such as irrational beliefs and the person changes because of some religious conversion, you would still find no cause for forgiveness?

  I find people who have no compassion for the suffering of their fellow man...who would rather see another punished then cured, to be just as monsterous as those they seek to harm.... you just think you have a better excuse to do violence to another, is that it?
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  Faced with loss of tax breaks, Danish WTS drops "Bible-Based" stance

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  from an awake!

  correspondent in cyber-space:

  with the threat of removal of tax breaks hanging over their heads, watchtower has changed from ther bible-based position.

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  zen nudist

  has anyone considered the following:

  Pedophiles are acting on what they are often if not always aware, an impulse which may get them killed or worse....

  that is one mighty powerful impulse and apparently laws, threats of death and violence has had no great effect on it.

  but from a pedophiles point of view, would it not make sense for them murder their victims to avoid punishment?

  giving them no chance of forgiveness and no option but death or worse, I would think they would feel trapped and desperate beyond their already uncontrollable urges, no?
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  New BLOOD Watchtower - June 15, 2004 Issue!

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower, june 15, 2004 issue, pages 14-24:.

  " for the benefit of current readers, the answer is reprinted on pages 29-31 of this magazine.

  19 near its conclusion, the reprinted answer on pages 29-31 says: "does the fact that opinions and conscientious decisions may differ mean that the issue is inconsequential?

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  zen nudist

  A while back I remember reading something about the Acts 15 council.... there were four "laws" established that were binding on all, christian and jew alike and these were based on what was told NOAH as that covenent preceding the law of Moses was for all mankind, not just the jews.

  according to those laws given to Noah, it came out as follows:

  1. Do not eat meat from an animal which was not properly bled.

  2. Do not eat meat sacrificed to Idols

  3. Avoid immoral sex4. Abstain from blood [ shed], that is murder...not what Witnesses have misinterpreted....
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  "The World As I See It"

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  einstein:.

  i do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense.

  everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.

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  zen nudist

  Have you ever thought of makeing an imaginary guru or wizard,, to draw from yourself wisdom??

  I have been following a zen path which is a mixture of many things I have studied and experienced.. it basically goes like this

  accept all experiences.

  challenge all beliefs that arise from experiences.

  try to find a minimum of three different explanations, theories, or beliefs for any experience to prevent false certainty from dominating the mind.

  using the best judgement availible gamble on the option most likely to lead to peace of mind in the present moment.

  challenge the standard for all judgements... where did they come from, what has verified their usefulness?

  hold nothing sacred and beyond question, see the sacred in the perfection of the moment.

  accept that all I know is within me and a part of me no matter how seperate it may seem and treat it as such... harming anything is a form of harming myself.

  Trust in the ultimate nature of reality to be exactly what it must be... accept the wisdom intrinsic within it as well as the insanity.

  accept everything and everyone as my teacher, but challenge everything and be skeptical as all beliefs are partial and incomplete to some degree.
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  Mental masterbaition is it bad or good?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  first off let me thanks for your contributions in advance.. i read this term in post that gave it a negative slant.. masterbaition is good and whole some,,why would some one use it as negative,,unless they veiwed it a negative??

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  As to the path of enlightenment, I find that all systems, living or otherwise tend to seek stability and balance of forces as a natural result of the laws of physics... for a human this means seeking for a state of mind called peace or contentment.... since everything we do is caused by conditions which are the opposite of peace, namely, anxiety, boredom, dis-ease, etc.

  But seeking in itself is an overcompensation and ends up being a movement away from that which you seek, since there is natural stability and balance. I would say it's pretty much the same as desire in context of the 4 noble truths as the cause of suffering. By focusing on exterior conditions and forces, one loses sight of that which is not subject to the pull of opposites - since both have the same essential nature. In other words, true peace have no opposite, and is not separate from opposites. They're one and the same.

  when I say living systems seek, I do not mean consciously....I mean this is the laws of physics at work
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  "The World As I See It"

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  einstein:.

  i do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense.

  everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.

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  zen nudist

  Yes Zen, of course this is where the no self thing comes in. Self in this context as you know is really just being in bondage, the best example for a forum like this would be the JW self. Any identity, including Christian would be the same stagnant, idolatrous existence.

  sense of self has always been something the so called spiritual have sought to erase... perhaps there is some value in this, but often it only means the shepherd seeking to manipulate the sheep...making it easier to fleece them.

  this notion that we should strive to be enlightened be transcending the illusion of the self... sounds like it may have merit, but it could also be the oldest con game in the world...something leaders discovered to make their followers more manageable. which seems to me borne out by much history.
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  "The World As I See It"

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  einstein:.

  i do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense.

  everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.

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  zen nudist

  Then we have Jesus who says love your neighbor as yourself

  but he also said: he who does not hate .....

  ...even his own self, cannot be my disciple --luke 14:26
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  Should the age of consent for sexual acts be changed?

  by RubyTuesday in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this woman seems to think so.pretty scary who is controlling our laws..wouldn't you say?

  june 14: avowed feminist and aclu activist ruth bader ginsberg was appointed to be an associate justice on the supreme court.

  based on a report she co-authored and on her previous decisions, these are some of the positions she has expressed in the past.

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  zen nudist

  sex is sort of a natural drug and can cause many of the same problems as any drug addiction... and while free for all sex may seem like a good idea, it does reduce aggression and makes everyone much more mellow, the draw back seems to be extinction. the one main example in primates is the Banobo Chimps. they are considered the smartest and least aggressive of all apes, yet they are also the most endangered and near extinction....too much sex and too little aggression seems at terminal combination in the long run...so much for love being the key to eternal life (^_^)