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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Ok again i would like to apologise as I did come across preachy. I am not going to debate whether or not I am a BK as you have your opinions either way. What I was trying to write though was my thoughts and feelings which I hope don't offend anyone on this forum. I see many a Ministerial servant and elder measuring their spirituality by the amount of jobs and comities they are on and totally neglect the caring of the (PEOPLE) in the congregation which is what i think those roles are supposed to be about. I am therefore dis-illusioned by the gap between spirituality and religion.
I think that if there is such a thing as "spirituality" it cant be measured through how much underlining you do in a book or by how many job you do in a Kingdom hall.
I as an individual do still desire some form of spirituality in my life. A higher purpose than eat, breed die. I have though developed after some research my own interpretation of what I think that might be which i was keen to share here as a newbie.
I hope this makes sense to you as fellow forum friends:0)
Deltawave xx
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I listened. I obeyed. Then I realized...
by stillin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what was that blessing part about?

i kept hearing pioneers talking about the blessings that they were receiving and as i looked at their lives objectively, there really isn't anything special about them.

maybe they are just more appreciative of things than other people.
Deltawave

Most pioneers are kept women who's husbands work every hour so they can still have all the modern material things. Most pack it in as soon as it isn't financially viable for them to continue which always intrigued me as to what happened to the blessings lol
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Thanks Lisa rose. No I practice it in secret as my wife is 100% against it and thinks it allows demons into your head. Quite the opposite.
I've researched it on the WT library and it doesn't support it at all. I find it gives me focus, helps me deal with the stress of life and promotes well been. I've had my doubts about the Watchtower for years now.... I definitely won't be joining any other cult anytime soon BK or whatever it is they're on about lol
My username is is based on my fondness for mindfulness and meditation. However the delta wave is the brain wave of someone asleep. So if I as trying to promote another cult or sect I would have chosen alpha wave which is to be awake Haha
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

No my spelling isn't the best. I was home schooled like a good little JW And I am now taking maths and English classes again at colledge to make up for my lack of education as a child. Thanks xx
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Ok I have to say something now. I only joined this forum yesterday after the laughable Watchtower study I sat through in the morning trashing all of its own teachings. Yes I practice mindful meditation (that is my personal right to do so) and I have read up on various other belief systems as I don't think any one is more right than the other.... Truth is perspective. I am no Bhuddist, bhrama kumeris, Hindu or Sikh. I am a baptised JW who is fed up with religion and the arrogant view of religiously inclined people of "I'm right everyone else is wrong"
I do however feel there is some validity in what teachers such as Jesus, Bhudda and Muhammad said in terms of living a life that isn't based solely around superficial things such as money, holidays and fashion!
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Ok so what I'd bhrama kumeris? I've never heard of it??
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Thanks milli,
May I say I've never heard of the bhrama Kemeys?! Will check it out though thanks:-)
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Viviane, we seem to be at odds here. I'm sorry you disagree with my views. I am not implying you don't value those ideas. I merely wish to point out that what those inspiring people aimed to teach us was to display qualities that are essential to humanity and that religious dogma has no real place in spirituality.
Take care xx
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave
So you don't think we would benefit from
1. Gratitude instead of jealousy
2. Giving more than we take
3. Love our neighbours as ourselves
Or such like Woo ideas then??
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Are you religious or are you spiritual? Wake up to what?
by Deltawave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a huge difference between been religious and been spiritual.

been religious is about been superior to others in the sight of god.

however, been spiritual is about self awareness, inner peace and unity with the natural world.
Deltawave

Bhudda or Bhuddism
Jesus or Christianity
Muhammad or Islam