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  Zen living part 6 (summarized): When Bad Things Happen

  by JimmyPage in

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  you aren't in charge of anyone or anything, and when you realize it, you will set yourself free to really live.. humans tend to categorize, label, and set up expectations.

  cultivating a zen attitude means simply living, experiencing, and being without categories, labels, or expectations.. "tragedy" is only "tragedy" because we label it as "tragedy".

  removing the label and simply experiencing the experience can help negative feelings pass and can turn a "tragedy" into a learning opportunity.. when humans experience catastrophic loss, it is more difficult to put things into perspective, but as with less serious losses, major loss is difficult because we attach our expectations and false sense of ownership, fears, and regrets to the things we have lost.. letting go of the attachments to our feelings of pain, grief, and sorrow can help us move through any experience..

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  Attachment to pain? I guess it happens. I used to work at a pain clinic where the folks come who are in constant severe pain for years. Real, physical pain is all pervasive.

  I don't think many were attached to their pain and suffering. Most would have given all they owned to be relieved of this pain that had taken over their lives.

  Yes, you can treat it with meds., but for most, it was little help. Some chose to leave this life because of the pain. It is hard to imagine what chronic pain is like until you experience it yourself.

  One lady told me to imagine that you have been stabbed with a knife and it is hanging out of your leg. All you want is the knife removed, but they keep telling you to learn to live with it, don't think about it, change the way you perceive it, etc. Some people have to go through many years in this condition.

  I actually like Zen philosophy, but like most, it has its limits.
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  Jacksons private Memorial was JW ceremony

  by purplesofa in

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  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31838593.

  from the article.

  jehovahs witness ceremony .

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  Strange that the parents were not there. You would think the mother would attend the jw version rather than the public one with Rev. this and Rev. that.

  I don't think this family is as close as they like to put on.
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  Watchtower Society greedily steals Witness Tsunami relief fund...Sick!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  just after the tsunami brothers donated millions in relief funds, marked "for the tsunami victims"....not realizing few brothers lived in these muslim areas.

  problem is the society wanted this money for itself so..... kingdom ministry nov 2005 {11 months after tsunami} "last year brothers donated towards those effected by the tsunami disaster...however, when donations are earmarked for certain disasters it is...to use these funds only as specified by the donor {so what?

  } and within a certain period of time, whether the needs of the brothers have been cared for locally or not.

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  The last time I wrote a check to the WBTS, they had recently asked people not to restrict the use for any specific disaster.

  I can't remember what disaster I was giving it for, but I specifically wrote it was to be used for that only.

  You don't have to do as they say. Of course, I don't donate anymore. I use what extra I have to help those I know that need it.
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  Funeral program from Michael Jacksons memorial/message from Rebbie

  by Pandoras cat11 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know there have been many mj threads and probably everyone is sick to death of hearing of this event---but i just had to share this message from the funeral program.

  one of our local dj's was able to go to the staples center and attend this memorial and he shared the program on the radio stations website.

  the website wouldn't let me cut and paste it here, so i will write word for word what rebbie (his sister) wrote to him.. i love you so much and i'm looking forward to the time when i'll see you again on earth (john 5:28-29).

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  I remember when my "worldly" relative died. This elder kept consoling us with, "Now tht she has died and payed for her sins, she will be in the paradise."

  I asked them why she would be accepted now, when she knew "the truth" and rejected it in this life. He explained that only the wicked would not be resurrected.

  So, I imagine this is likely the thinking of Rebbie about her brother. It never made sense to me that if you died, you were forgiven, but if you lived to the big A, you would be destroyed.

  I feel sorry for Rebbie, as well as the rest of the family, most of all, the children. This life is uncertain and difficult. I see no reason to lay down rules for the next life, when we can barely get through this one.
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  Found dead by JW's

  by vikesgirl101 in

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  one of my boyfriend's best friend died over the weekend.

  it was really sad.

  he was 36, never married, no kids, and pretty lonely.

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  That's so sad. This life is just too tough sometimes.
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  Ben Buttons

  by beksbks in

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  soooo i watched this movie last night, heard it was good.

  what do you think?.

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  It was good, but the end just wasn't done well. It seemed selfish for him to go off and leave his wife and child.

  I thought death would be easier to swallow going back to childhood. It wasn't.

  August Rush was a better movie. Very touching.
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  Interesting Words from LaToya Jackson

  by jamiebowers in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  article posted on jws:.

  http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles_of_faith/2009/07/michael_jackson.html scroll down to readers comments and see quotes from latoya's book (#29).

  credit posting to:http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php?topic=6677.0.

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  Loved the poem Dancing The Dream. Is it part of a song?

  I have to say that Katherine Jackson had to see the brutal way her children were treated by their father. Also, the kids sang in bars and experienced a lot of the bad side of life at a very young age.

  Where was their mom's protection? Always wondered if the possibility of making it big and the money involved bought her silence.
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  ...Police find something Very Unusual,in Michael Jacksons Manson...

  by OUTLAW in

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  los angeles - the powerful sedative diprivan was found in michael jackson's home, a law enforcement official said friday.. diprivan is an anesthetic widely used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness.

  also known as propofol, it's administered intravenously and is very unusual to have in a private home.. the law enforcement official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the matter.. authorities are investigating allegations that the 50-year-old jackson had been consuming painkillers, sedatives and antidepressants.

  any criminal charges would depend on whether jackson had been overly prescribed medications, given drugs inappropriate for his needs, or if doctors knowingly prescribed jackson medications under an assumed name.. as jackson prepared for a massive series of comeback concerts, he was so distraught over persistent insomnia that pleaded with a pleaded for diprivan, according cherilyn lee, a registered nurse who was working with the singer.. lee said she repeatedly rejected his demands because the drug was unsafe.. it's still not known what caused jackson's death at age 50. the pop star went into cardiac arrest in his bedroom and his personal physician, dr. conrad murray, performed cpr while an ambulance was called, according to murray's lawyers.

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  Hard work works for most folks, but there are some who have really intractable insomnia. Nothing normal works for them.

  I don't know about MJ. I have had Diprivan as an anesthetic and it works really well. I often wake up from anesthesia fighting. The Diprivan knocks you out quick and you wake up really gentle, but instantly alert. I could see why someone might like that.

  I think we will all have to wait until the toxicology report comes back before anything is known for sure.
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  ...Police find something Very Unusual,in Michael Jacksons Manson...

  by OUTLAW in

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  los angeles - the powerful sedative diprivan was found in michael jackson's home, a law enforcement official said friday.. diprivan is an anesthetic widely used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness.

  also known as propofol, it's administered intravenously and is very unusual to have in a private home.. the law enforcement official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the matter.. authorities are investigating allegations that the 50-year-old jackson had been consuming painkillers, sedatives and antidepressants.

  any criminal charges would depend on whether jackson had been overly prescribed medications, given drugs inappropriate for his needs, or if doctors knowingly prescribed jackson medications under an assumed name.. as jackson prepared for a massive series of comeback concerts, he was so distraught over persistent insomnia that pleaded with a pleaded for diprivan, according cherilyn lee, a registered nurse who was working with the singer.. lee said she repeatedly rejected his demands because the drug was unsafe.. it's still not known what caused jackson's death at age 50. the pop star went into cardiac arrest in his bedroom and his personal physician, dr. conrad murray, performed cpr while an ambulance was called, according to murray's lawyers.

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  Hard work works for most folks, but there are some who have really intractable insomnia. Nothing normal works for them.

  I don't know about MJ. I have had Diprivan as an anesthetic and it works really well. I often wake up from anesthesia fighting. The Diprivan knocks you out quick and you wake up really gentle, but instantly alert. I could see why someone might like that.

  I think we will all have to wait until the toxicology report comes back before anything is known for sure.
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  E!Online: Will Michael Jackson's Funeral Be Jehovah's Witness—or Muslim?

  by AudeSapere in

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  i had to do a doubletake.

  seemed like a few threads from here on jwn...!.

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20090702/en_top_eo/132450.

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  His brother also said that Allah gave Michael to the world and Allah has taken him back.

  I don't know who they will have speak at the private funeral, but I don't imagine they can please everyone with the divided beliefs in the family.

  If I was a betting person, I would wager that Katherine will have her way with a jw funeral.