Jake, why don't you provide us with some links to authenticate what you are saying about yourself. Then, maybe you will have some believers in you coming forth. You want to be widely known don't you?
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So, why didn't Jesus write anything down?
by poppers interry's thread on who is right - jesus or paul, got me to wondering; why didn't jesus write anything down?
surely he would know that the things he said would be written down at some point, and that this would be the beginning of misunderstanding what he was saying.
secondhand accounts of spoken words have a way of changing dramatically from the original words.
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So, why didn't Jesus write anything down?
by poppers interry's thread on who is right - jesus or paul, got me to wondering; why didn't jesus write anything down?
surely he would know that the things he said would be written down at some point, and that this would be the beginning of misunderstanding what he was saying.
secondhand accounts of spoken words have a way of changing dramatically from the original words.
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That's interesting, Hellrider. Thanks for the link. It will be interesting to see what becomes of this. Perhaps this will be the subject of Dan Brown's (The Da Vinci Code) next book.
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Do you still believe?
by Chimene ini have found a lot of people no longer believe in god or jesus since leaving the organization.. im very shocked at this.
if you dont believe, can you tell me what brought to that conclusion?.
i was told to look at the thread that one of the members in this forum has created, they are very interesting, but i wanted to get a some feed back from different individuals.. thanks!
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Hi onesong. I am glad you have discovered Tolle. What he does is give tips on how to circumvent the mind, and he calls these "portals" to now. By putting attention on something other than thoughts, feelings, and sensations one can realize that they are not one's thoughts, feelings, or sensations, but are instead the awareness in which all of these appear.
Each of these portals leads to the same thing, thoughtless awareness. This awareness is what you really are. When this is seen the belief in the "little me", as Tolle calls it, falls away. The "little me", or egoic sense, is seen to come and go, while the awareness in which the egoic sense arises is always here. The "little me" is temporary, but you as consciousness itself are always here.
Without the constraints of the egoic sense one is left in peace, contentment, and fulfilment, for those are the very nature of awareness, one's true nature.
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January 15 Watchtower: Angels
by GramblingMan ini'm here looking at my wifes watchtower mag and it has a drawing for the angels, maybe it's me but all the angels are white men and they have beards.
i'm oversensitive or is this a message they are sending out to the readers.
i thought the anointed ones are suppose to become angels?
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I always thought angels were without gender; why then, depict them with an obviously male trait?
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Do you still believe?
by Chimene ini have found a lot of people no longer believe in god or jesus since leaving the organization.. im very shocked at this.
if you dont believe, can you tell me what brought to that conclusion?.
i was told to look at the thread that one of the members in this forum has created, they are very interesting, but i wanted to get a some feed back from different individuals.. thanks!
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daniel said, "I don't think that guy really figured out a thing when it comes down to it."
There is no THINKING in knowing what you are in reality. He didn't "figure" anything out at all - he left that behind, along with all thoughts about everything else.
"I guess I'm just a realist - don't need any flowery, mysterious prose to explain the meaning of life. Just give me a cup of coffee, a good book, and I'm happy."
That's right, you don't need any of those things - even drop the book - you don't need that either. -
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Do you still believe?
by Chimene ini have found a lot of people no longer believe in god or jesus since leaving the organization.. im very shocked at this.
if you dont believe, can you tell me what brought to that conclusion?.
i was told to look at the thread that one of the members in this forum has created, they are very interesting, but i wanted to get a some feed back from different individuals.. thanks!
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poppers
Make that "what you see streaming forth..." in my above post. Wish I could edit, but this Mac won't let me.
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Do you still believe?
by Chimene ini have found a lot of people no longer believe in god or jesus since leaving the organization.. im very shocked at this.
if you dont believe, can you tell me what brought to that conclusion?.
i was told to look at the thread that one of the members in this forum has created, they are very interesting, but i wanted to get a some feed back from different individuals.. thanks!
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WOW!!! People, please go back and reread JamesThomas's post a page back on becoming the buddha. What he is pointing to in his characteristically lucid way is available right now, in this very moment. Reread it again and again - let the words lead you to where there are no words, just being - there is where freedom is found, where peace is dis-covered, where your true nature abides. Then look into the eyes of the picture he posted - what you see streaming form is not other than what you are in reality. Look into a mirror, at a tree, at your neighbor, at a flower - you will see yourself everywhere.
I concur with those who resonate with Adyashanti as well. If there is a resonance with JT, Adyashanti, and The Power of Now, I would also recommend checking out Gangaji (don't be thrown off by the "eastern" sounding name, she is an American woman).
http://www.gangaji.org/index.asp
You will find on this site a listening library as well.
For those who are more inclined to approach awakening from a completely different angle I would recommend reading "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie.
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So, why didn't Jesus write anything down?
by poppers interry's thread on who is right - jesus or paul, got me to wondering; why didn't jesus write anything down?
surely he would know that the things he said would be written down at some point, and that this would be the beginning of misunderstanding what he was saying.
secondhand accounts of spoken words have a way of changing dramatically from the original words.
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It's nice to see you here again, JT. As always, your contributions are clear and to the point. Thanks.
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So, why didn't Jesus write anything down?
by poppers interry's thread on who is right - jesus or paul, got me to wondering; why didn't jesus write anything down?
surely he would know that the things he said would be written down at some point, and that this would be the beginning of misunderstanding what he was saying.
secondhand accounts of spoken words have a way of changing dramatically from the original words.
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"I think he relied more on the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, to guide the disciples in all the truth,"
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So, why didn't Jesus write anything down?
by poppers interry's thread on who is right - jesus or paul, got me to wondering; why didn't jesus write anything down?
surely he would know that the things he said would be written down at some point, and that this would be the beginning of misunderstanding what he was saying.
secondhand accounts of spoken words have a way of changing dramatically from the original words.
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Terry's thread on who is right - Jesus or Paul, got me to wondering; why didn't Jesus write anything down? Surely he would know that the things he said would be written down at some point, and that this would be the beginning of misunderstanding what he was saying. Secondhand accounts of spoken words have a way of changing dramatically from the original words. Why couldn't he have written something himself? He wasn't illiterate was he? If he was, couldn't he have someone record his words as they were spoken, and dictate clarifying explanations?