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  How do I hear/feel God?

  by doinmypart in

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  13 years ago

  this is a serious question.. i know people that hear/feel god (and see postings about people's experiences), but i have not experienced this.

  i have never heard anything audibly (or otherwise) nor "felt" anything inwardly.. i've prayed, read, quieted my thoughts, etc...but still nothing..

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Boy, has this thread ever derailed.

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  How do I hear/feel God?

  by doinmypart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  13 years ago

  this is a serious question.. i know people that hear/feel god (and see postings about people's experiences), but i have not experienced this.

  i have never heard anything audibly (or otherwise) nor "felt" anything inwardly.. i've prayed, read, quieted my thoughts, etc...but still nothing..

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Perhaps appreciating the beauty in my kids' smiles or holding my wife's hand is good enough.

  Yes, it's good enough. It's in the simple things and quiet appreciation of what's around you that teaches you the language of silence.

  I just haven't figured out how to do the whole transcendental thing. Maybe I'm overanalyzing it...

  I hear you, and yes, overanalyzing it runs counter to what I'm pointing to. That's a common thing, actually, because people are so used to relying on their mind for answers, but what you call the "transcendental" has nothing to do with thoughts. Quite the conundrum, isn't it? I'd like to make a suggestion - there is a very profound book called Already on Holy Ground that may be helpful beyond what you've encountered with The Power of Now.

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  For those who have been pregnant....

  by freshstart in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  13 years ago

  i wish i could be one those women who absolutely love pregnancy, i really do.

  but i honestly don't care for it at all.

  it was the same with my first pregnancy.

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  poppers 13 years ago

  I've never been pregnant, and I can say with certainty that I never will be pregnant. I do sympathise, however.

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  Not better than others

  by sinedie in

  1. social
  2. family

  13 years ago

  as jw's we are taught that we are better than others; that we are almost superior to them.

  after finding out ttatt, and realizing that others are actually smarter than me, i feel quite small and insecure about myself.

  how do i start friendships with people i knew (sort of) for years, who i was trying to convince that the end is coming soon?

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Tell them the walls of your old world are being dismantled and you want to learn about and participate in the wider world beyond the confines of the witness world. And you would like them to help show you around as your guide and friend (or words to that effect).

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  How do I hear/feel God?

  by doinmypart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  13 years ago

  this is a serious question.. i know people that hear/feel god (and see postings about people's experiences), but i have not experienced this.

  i have never heard anything audibly (or otherwise) nor "felt" anything inwardly.. i've prayed, read, quieted my thoughts, etc...but still nothing..

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  poppers 13 years ago

  The problem with the basic questions lies with what you think "God" is. People have all kinds of ideas about that, but those are just ideas, just thoughts. Can anyone say what "God" is with any certainty? I doubt it, but people are convinced they "know" God and they can be quick to tell others that they should have the same thoughts and beliefs as they do.

  Perhaps whatever God truly is he/she/it "speaks" the language of silence, but because people are looking for some special and noteworthy communication based on false beliefs they can't hear the silence through the turmoil of their hearts and minds. Perhaps people need to learn the language of silence in order to "hear" what God is saying.

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  Choosing which world you live in

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  13 years ago

  we have chosen the world we live in......inside our thoughts.

  the physical location of us is practically (not entirely) irrelevant.. we have selected certain thoughts to regard as....... unthinkable and ignorable.. we have cherry-picked importance like a salad bar.

  we leave behind most of reality and head to the dinner table.

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Nice post, Terry. Something else to consider that relates to your post is this: who is this "you" that weaves the "thought created world" you live in? Is that "you" also part of the imaginary fabric of that world? What happens when you look for the "me" that you believe yourself to be? In other words, am "I" what I think I am? If not, then who/what am I really? What is found to be present when all thoughts of "me and my world" are absent?

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  Watchtower explains why it's NOT a Cult

  by JWOP in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  13 years ago

  here is a youtube video showing a wt article trying to explain how it is not a cult, but contradicts itself and undoes their own reasoning:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2lac74n638.

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Hilarious!

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  Rick Fearons wife Inez passed away

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  13 years ago

  did anyone hear that rick fearons wife inez passed away???

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  poppers 13 years ago

  My condolences to you, Rick.

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  Quotation marks ...

  by compound complex in

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  2. bible

  13 years ago

  the [human] creation itself also will be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of god.romans 8:21.

  [period within close of quotation marks].

  quotation marks can be used to indicate 'alleged' or 'so-called'.

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Thanks, CoCo. I wish people could learn the difference between its and it's. If you mean to say "it is" then use the apostrophe, otherwise don't. Simple, yet it's amazing how many people screw it up.

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  Update on my valve replacement.

  by Mall Cop in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  13 years ago

  well, i got a brand new bovine valve, june 21 was the date.

  three hour surgery,no other problems.

  four day stay in the hospital was the plan,however, i caught a body rash and had to be held over for four more days.

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  poppers 13 years ago

  Glad to hear it. Hope your recovery goes well.

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