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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

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  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  Nickolas, methinks YOU dost protest too much. I know exactly what sabastious is describing. Reread this entire thread, post by post. Look at yourself and how you talk about and to those that support what we KNOW sabastious experienced. My intent is to help sabastious realize that there are others here who will NOT condemn, criticize, doubt, argue, or insult his intelligence or his health (physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual) because of his experience.

  Look at what you just posted about me. Out of one side of your mouth, you are hateful and ignorant, and out of the other side you are apologetic and civil. If I drip emotion, as you put it, yes, there are some things I feel strongly about and don't mind voicing them. You call that negative? I don't see it, but enlighten me if you wish.

  You obviously haven't been around very long. If you knew me (I've been posting four years), you would know I have been criticized for being too happy and optimistic about Life. You are quick to criticize ...especially those things you know absolutely NOTHING about. But, carry on. Peace.
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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  "Spiritual awareness" is a dirty word (well two words) to some people. How dare you have an experience that someone else hasn't had! Surely there is an explanation! You were high...you were drunk...you are mentally ill...you're lying...it's just a bizarre coincidence...your experience is not real because THEY didn't see it or experience it. So, they have to cut someone down. This usually turns into belittling the experiencer, God ( or, rather their concept of Him), or both. Once you tell someone what your experience was, you open yourself to this kind of ridicule. It's part of it. Brace yourself. It was personal to you and for you, sabastious. Do with it what your intuition guides you to do.
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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  What's REALLY bothering you, jifb?
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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  Sabastious, those that argue from the perspective that it is silly for "God" to commune through some personal experience because he didn't do anything about some natural disaster, imo, is what is silly. They still have that God-is-sky-daddy mentality and they can't get beyond it or more accurately...won't go beyond it.

  You were/are an individual seeker and sought an individual answer to an individual question. You were brought to a state of spiritual awareness by means of a highly personal thing, profoundly simple yet bizarre. Trust your intuition and KNOW what was given you. Explore your soul. I imagine a new window has been opened for you, so enjoy your quest.
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  Welcome back Outlaw!

  by life is to short in

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  we missed you.

  glad you are back things were not the same without you.. lits.

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  journey-on

  We've all been waiting to exhale!!! Whewwwwww!!! So glad you're back.
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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  Sab...If prayer is uncomfortable to you, make sure you throw out a positive vibe of appreciation and thanks into the universe for what you were given.
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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  Well I can see why the lord would show himself in poker hands, as opposed to ending the suffering of children......................

  This statement is leading away from the issue being discussed.

  Sab's question in the garage prior to the answer given at the poker table was answered simply and emphatically in a manner that was personal to Sab. Why he was answered is unknown, but he was and he KNOWS it. I can almost assure you doubters that Sabastious knows for an absolute certainty that he was given the answer to his simple question. Why children suffer, why the world seems to be in turmoil, and all the other questions about this existence we call Life on Earth, wasn't revealed. (Maybe there is a reason that we as a collective people are supposed to figure out...I don't know.) But, he was told there is more working here than just this physical day-to-day grind....have faith and KNOW.

  "I just wish I knew for sure whether or not there is intelligence out there doing anything besides humanity! I mean common! I would just like to know."
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  So me, of all people, had a religious experience

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

  i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

  we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

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  journey-on

  I yelled loud within my mind "I just wish I knew for sure whether or not there is intelligence out there doing anything besides humanity! I mean

  common! I would just like to know."

  I remember really meaning it. I wasn't officially asking for anything... I was just genuinely frustrated and I might have spoken it aloud I don't really remember.

  When you are given your answer in a manner that is meant just for you personally, you KNOW it with absolute certainty. No matter how others try to take it away from you, it was written in your heart and you will never forget it. You just KNOW and you can't really explain it to doubters. You received a blessing.
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  Have you ever thought about, what is nothing? If you did, did it make your head hurt?

  by miseryloveselders in

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  as a born in jw, i've always believed that jehovah had no beginning per say.

  at the same time i've had the house and watch having a creator argument stamped within my brain for use against evolutionists.

  some days its difficult rationalising god's existance as having always been, with everything else needing to be created by him.

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  journey-on

  I think of it as "no thing". Just like consciousness or thoughts, they don't exist in space or place and are limitless and infinite.
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  Working on this email to send to my mom bout the hypocrite Governing Body

  by foolsparadise in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  feel free to add anything so i can add it to my email before i send it.. .

  hi mom,.

  everyone here is fine.

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  journey-on

  Excellent! Not preachy or angry, but logical and kind.