There are two catagories of truths, relative and absolute ( they are intertwined giving rise to what may be called "one truth"). Evolution is a relative truth . Causes and conditions lead to changes in causes and conditions which lead to changes in causes and conditions etc, etc etc and on and on. But all of these changes are like the relative waves on the surface of the sea. They appear, they disappear, some are big and frothy some are small with little white tips etc. The absolute truth is water. All of them are water. The waves are many and varied but they remain water always. If the waves don't know they are water , they may think they have a separate existence and become threatened. This fear gives rise to the kind of world we have. So the perception of relative truth is not the answer. The answer is the perception of the relative and the absolute together. When this is achieved , life's objects have a different "quality" . This quality is sensed and expressed as..."all things are One". Walking in that One truth will transform human behavior and the world.
Siddhashunyata
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IS EVOLUTION THE ANSWER?
by Dansk ini'm currently reading richard dawkin's book the ancestor's tale and it suddenly struck me that evolutionists believe all men are equal seeing that we all came from a common ancestor.
that being the case, would it not serve man to believe in evolution?.
turn on the t.v.
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i cant stop thinking too much
by sam1987 ini seriously cant stop thinking into things too much, does anyone know any good ways to stop over thinking?
i just want to let myself go with what i want to do, not with what i think i should do, (this is all probably because of the way im used to thinking in the old days), is there a way you can stop yourself from thinking a way you dont want too?
this probly makes no sense to anyone but i cant exspain it any better.
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Siddhashunyata
Need to add: the cycle consists of 4,7,8. Do 4 cycles...... that is considered a 1 set. Do 4 sets per day or as needed. Hope that's clearer.
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i cant stop thinking too much
by sam1987 ini seriously cant stop thinking into things too much, does anyone know any good ways to stop over thinking?
i just want to let myself go with what i want to do, not with what i think i should do, (this is all probably because of the way im used to thinking in the old days), is there a way you can stop yourself from thinking a way you dont want too?
this probly makes no sense to anyone but i cant exspain it any better.
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Siddhashunyata
Some say a type of meditation where you focus on your breathing will help. You might try researching various breathing exercises. The idea is to quiet your thinking mind and get your attention (consciousnes) on what is actually here now. The thoughts will come and go, simply watch them rise and fall away, WITHOUT attaching to them. When you attach they cascade on and on taking your attention and emotions with them. Focusing on your breath keeps the mind on something other than the thoughts. Eventually the thoughts will slow down and your attention will be on what is around you. You will be perceiving with little or no thought. Refreshing. One suggested exercise is to sit comfortably and breath in through the nose silently counting 4 seconds, hold that breath for a count of 7, then breath out through the mouth for a count of 8, then start the cycle again immediatly after the 8 count exhale, in 4 seconds, hold 7 seconds, exhale 8 seconds. It is the ratio that is important. Do the cycle three or four times a day or when you feel the need.This exercise is reported to have beneficial physical effects over time as well. Do some research on breathing exercises.
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Watchtower Unity Recognized by Newbies Throughout the World
by Siddhashunyata incouldn't let this poignant insight get away:.
newbie ivywalker writes (under topic heading "why do the majority of newbies dissappear???".
"now i want to tell why i am also here: i am always surprised that you ex jw in usa and around the world have exactly the same experiences and feelings like we in germany.
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Couldn't let this poignant insight get away:
Newbie IvyWalker writes (under topic heading "Why do the majority of newbies dissappear???"
"Now I want to tell why I am also here: I am always surprised that you ex JW in USA and around the world have exactly the same experiences and feelings like we in Germany. The JW-Organization is really the same on the whole world. They are doing the same stupid things everywhere."
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Pony Tail = Preemptive Strike on the Dubs
by Siddhashunyata insince growing a pony tail i have a sense of command .
i am no longer visited by the elders ( to encourage me), dubs may say hello but never converse ( to encourage me).
i have a sense that i'm having the last word .
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Since growing a pony tail I have a sense of command . I am no longer visited by the elders ( to encourage me), dubs may say hello but never converse ( to encourage me). I have a sense that I'm having the last word . Impowering. The poney tail must speak volumes to them. Hilarious! As the saying goes : the best defense is a good offense.
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Gregg Stafford returning to the Big O
by Amazing ingreg stafford posted on july 1, 2006 that he is returning to the organization.
you can read his article at: http://www.elihubooks.com/greg-stafford/another.htm.
his rationale and logic are most interesting.
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Siddhashunyata
"I left the organization before because of the “bad”; I am returning now for the sake of the “good.” I do not expect that either will be missing, but I want to see them both again ".
Reading between the lines.........
In my opinion this is the continuation of the personal religious crisis brought on by Mr. Stafford's original disillusionment. I think many here have been through this, I know I have. It took several returns before I was able to understand why I kept going back. Likewise it took several returns before I realized that the Congregations are only attractive at a great distance where the myth can have full sway over my emotions. Certainly one has to reach the point of being willing to take the indictment of the Organization to God Himself and indignantly leave it there. This willingness comes when, again, the "bad' is not content wjth your freedom of conscience.
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Updating the status of brothers on the Regional Building Committee
by truthseeker inanyone here who was removed from volunteering on the rbc?.
or did you remove someone yourself?.
a recent km announcement said that everyone on the rbc list of volunteers had to be updated.
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Definition of "Quick Build" ..... "Sheep Fleecing Themselves"
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Is all religion just about personal egotism?
by jambon1 inas an atheist, i feel like i am coming to terms with my mortality.
one day i will die, just like the beasts of the field.
it has lead me to think about the whole concept of religion, a personal god, one who approves or disapproves of our individual actions.
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Let's play an apostate game with the Awake! magazine!
by slimboyfat inthe most recent awake!
has a really stupid comment from a reader published in response to a story about a brother getting over a drink problem:he stated that those in the congregation "were always by my side to give me encouragement.
" but should he not have been reproved or even expelled from the christian congregation?.
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dvw, That is the WT model. Everything comes from the top down. Of course in the beginning the potential publisher is told he is like the noble minded ancient Beroeans "carefully examining the scriptures daily as to whether these things were so." Later , he is fitted for brain crushing conformity and finaly for emotional dependency. Then he can be trusted ( but not completely).
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Let's play an apostate game with the Awake! magazine!
by slimboyfat inthe most recent awake!
has a really stupid comment from a reader published in response to a story about a brother getting over a drink problem:he stated that those in the congregation "were always by my side to give me encouragement.
" but should he not have been reproved or even expelled from the christian congregation?.
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One of the WT writers stayed with us and later I wrote him suggesting that Jesus, having been an Archangel, had the edge over Adam . I then argued that maybe it was important that a man and an angel die faithful because the challange by Satan may have extended to the heavens as well. The writer wrote back that I should not push ahead and that the Society is the source of any new ideas. Within the year the idea showed up in the Watchtower. i still have the letter . It was the last time I ever "risked" pushing ahead.