iconoclastic
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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iconoclastic
Dear Heaven
There is nothing to feel shy about expressing what you feel. Didn’t Jesus declare: “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God”? (meaning they will never enter Kingdom of God). He knew that this would not amuse the listeners, still he did say.
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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iconoclastic
Dear punkofnice
You ask: “Do you give the BKs money and if so, why?”
When I visited their headquarters, I stayed there for 10 days. When I asked them how much I had to pay for 10-days accommodation and food they provided to me, they said Rs. 3000 (approximately $46). They have never asked money from me for any other purposes, and I have not given either.
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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iconoclastic
Dear punkofnice
JWs are like the “foolish virgins” and Brahma Kumaris are the “wise virgins.” (Mathew 25:1-13) This is my impartial estimation after being familiar with both the organizations.
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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iconoclastic
Dear Bonsai
Sorry for having kept you waiting. I was busy, and saw your question only now.
You ask who BKs are, I will answer. BKs is the short form of Brahma Kumaris, which means virgin daughters of Brahma which means one with a great mind (treating everyone as brothers and sisters). In the last days, God chooses a person who qualifies to be called Brahma and appoints him as God’s agency to bring a Golden Age on earth. People who manifests Brahma’s qualities are called Brahma Kumaris (females) and Brahma Kumars (males). I am not a Brahma Kumar in the sense that organization describes it, because I am married and has a child. But I like this organization and its elevated ideals which may seem impossible to outsiders but are really being practiced by this group of people with much ease. The best thing I like in them is their celibacy. People who do not like this aspect of their teaching engage in propagating all sorts of lies about this group. The organisation is managed by women who are virgins.
In the world we do not find the real love. The days of wine and roses soon devolve into days of whine and neuroses! Relationships are breaking down at an alarming rate. The `love' people in general declare is actually selfishness. People only love themselves. The child or spouse caters to you so you say you love them. When they no longer cater to your demands, love ceases.
But among this group, you can see the real love.
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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iconoclastic
Dear Cofty,
When I wrote God’s kingdom is within us (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/475330004/elusive-happiness-teaches-hidden-truth), there also you brought BK connection. However, the material you have posted here shows that BK teaching is that it is a real kingdom that is going to come here on earth—thus contradicts your own understanding of BK teaching.
When I wrote “DEATH TEACHES THAT NOTHING BELONGS TO US” which is a universal truth, why do you relate this with only one organization in the world?
And also the conclusion ("http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/475330004/elusive-happiness-teaches-hidden-truth"), there also you brought BK connection. However, the material you have posted here shows that BK teaches as a real kingdom that is going to come here—thus contradicts your own understanding of BK teaching.
When I wrote “DEATH TEACHES THAT NOTHING BELONGS TO US” which is a universal truth, why do you relate this with only one organization in the world?
And also the conclusion (we have to be far-sighted) has nothing to do with recruitment to any cult.
Your comments show no connection with what I deal with in my posting.
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Would Jesus have been disfellowshipped by the "Elders" of his day . . . . . .
by Dunedain ini bet jesus would have been df'd by the "elders" in his day.
lets think about it, jesus hung out with "worldly" people.
his closest friends were known prostitutes, money collectors, men of "prominence" in the world of that day, non "beleivers" of the "faith" like samaritans, and many others that todays "elders" would have deemed "unworthy".. jesus spoke against the "organization" and "elders" of his day.
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He will simply repeat what he did in Mathew 23 which will definitely attract d/f from the faithful and discreet class. -
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What death teaches!
by iconoclastic indeath teaches that nothing belongs to us.
no other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally.
yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general.
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Death teaches that nothing belongs to us. No other teachings have been conveyed so clearly, powerfully, and globally. Yet this is the one that is not taken seriously by people in general. This shows people will carry on the way they have been doing. God will not appoint ‘a faithful and discreet’ slave class for spiritual feeding. People have to be far-sighted—have to act taking into consideration the pros and cons of their action, and this is not difficult as an ocean of experience (of others/own) exists.
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If Jehovah's Witnesses go some more in the same direction
by iconoclastic injws made a diligent study on teachings that have pagan origin and found christendom as being mostly built on pagan teachings, hence keep distance from them all.
so far so good.
now, if jws continue in the same direction, they will find virtually everything in the bible as borrowed from pagansstarting from six-staged creation account, and devil (ahriman) making the first man and woman fall (which is from zoroastrianism) to the messiah restoring what has been lost (which is found in many mythologies).
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iconoclastic
Good observation.
To show the paradox and contrast, I used the word “diligent study”, because the same zeal is not shown to do the same with the Bible.
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If Jehovah's Witnesses go some more in the same direction
by iconoclastic injws made a diligent study on teachings that have pagan origin and found christendom as being mostly built on pagan teachings, hence keep distance from them all.
so far so good.
now, if jws continue in the same direction, they will find virtually everything in the bible as borrowed from pagansstarting from six-staged creation account, and devil (ahriman) making the first man and woman fall (which is from zoroastrianism) to the messiah restoring what has been lost (which is found in many mythologies).
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punkofnice
That's a realistic comment and summery you put it better than I could.