Posts by poppers

Reading The Power of Now was the turning point in my life. It was the trigger which got me interested in investigating who I really am, and which opened my eyes in a way that many years of meditation never did. Do yourself a favor if what you read strikes a chord within you - get some of his tapes and just listen with an open mind. What you may discover about yourself could change everything.

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belief

by bavman in

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what really is the "truth"?.

bavman

poppers

Drop all beliefs and uncover truth - that which is.

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Welcome!

by desib77 in

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hi everyone.

i was just wanting everyone to help welcome my dad, eiu2003 to the forum.. welcome, dad..... desi

poppers

Welcome eiu2003 - stay in the present, that's where it's at. Poppers

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catholic church

by prgirl79 in

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hi well here in massachusetts where i live they were announcing catholilc churches that would be closed, due to lack of priests, and financial difficulties due to the lawsuits.

i was thinking about jw's and how they like this, they talk about look at the catholic church and what they do.

i am not defending the catholic church, but used to get pissed when my ex and his parents would talk about how wrong the catholic churches and other churches are.

poppers

When I was a practicing Catholic and reports of abuse were hitting the headlines the priest at my church gave a scathing denunciation of his brothers in the priesthood who were perpetrating such actions - and he didn't excuse the hierarchy either. It made me feel good that he took such a stance rather than ignore or excuse it in some way.

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the jesus test

by Sirius Dogma in

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One can see how strongly one is attached to a belief by one's reaction to the Jesus test. A belief, any belief, is just that - it is not reality. If you want reality investigate what is there before any belief is accepted.

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I been shunned by a Baptist,

by jst2laws in

just moments ago i was on the back deck looking at the stars and a renter next door came out to do the same.

i said hello and we talked about where we were from and where we are at, spiritually.

after a few clues the neighbor asked if i had accepted jesus as my personal savior.

poppers

I would ask anyone how they "know" they "connect" with god, and how anyone can state categorically that they "know" someone else can't - all belief systems are the bane of spirituality and are often the breeding ground of intolerance, hatred, and separation.

And just what does one mean by "connecting" with god anyway?

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Has your prayer life changed?

by poppers in

i am wondering if or how your method of prayer has changed?

this question is for everyone, including never-been dubs (which i am).

what does prayer mean to you, not what others have told you it means.

poppers

Mark -

I too have dropped all forms of prayer. When I was still attending church (Catholic) and we were asked to "pray" I felt uncomfortable because when praying I suddenly felt myself separate from god. I believe this resulted from a long-standing meditation practice. After leaving the church for many years I "rediscovered" it for a short time when I investigated the mystical teachings of some of the saints, but eventually I dropped it again because I found myself trying to have the same experiences and failing, for the most part. Eventually I was led to nondualism and everything became clear once I dropped all notions of who I thought I was, and any and all practices became an obstruction to realizing who I really am.

My interest in the question stems from wondering how or if people in general become complacent about their partcicular yearning to grow spiritually. Are people willing to explore beyond what they have in most cases accepted from others, or do they tend to keep doing what has been previously done.

As for how I came to this site: while teaching as a 4th grade substitue teacher, one day a little girl asked my permission to pass out Watchtower literature to her classmates. Of course I had to turn her down, which I would have anyway even if it wouldn't have been against school policy. It piqued my interest, however, as to what would prompt someone so young to do such a thing so I did some research on the internet and found this site, which I found to be very illuminating. I must confess that one story after another about how the WT affected otherrs' lives kept me coming back for more. In the end, I found a group of sincere people who I felt a sort of kinship with, people I would enjoy knowing and having as friends.

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ALL TIME FAVORITE "OLD" MOVIE

by sandy in

i just finished watching "splendor in the grass".

for some reason i love to torture myself with sad movies and sad songs.. the end of that movie is so heart breaking.

actually its bitter-sweet but when you are still stuck on someone who you cannot have it is heart-breaking.. i had to restrain myself from calling my ex.

poppers

For sheer romance it is Casablanca and Wuthering Heights

For sheer hilarity it is Bringing Up Baby with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. Now you'll know where "gay" got its current connotation. Also include Arsenic and Old Lace with Cary Grant

For chuckles galore anything with W.C. Fields or the Marx brothers.

For insight into women The Women - also very funny

To relive my youthful days in front of the tv all of the Bowery Boys - just love Satch (Horace DeBussey Jones)

For sentimentality It's a Wonderful Life

For wartime action Audie Murphy starring as himself in To Hell and Back

For identifying with the angst of finding love Marty

Not an old production but my favorite adaptation of a romance the BBC tv production of Pride and Prejudice (yes, I do like Jane Austin - I am a hopeless romantic).

For an almost autobiographical rendering of the BB gun quest/event from my youth (again, this is not an "old" movie) A Christmas Story

Others will be added later as they come to mind