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The belief itself was sudden. The understanding has developed over time but basically the same. The moment was amazing!Have you stayed in the faith you were born in? What made you look for something else? What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.
Have you stayed in the faith you were born in?
What made you look for something else?
What's it like to know that "this is it"?
No, there was nothing building up. I met someone who was a Christian (which meant nothing to me at the time) and after a short conversation, I believed. Shot out of the blue. Life changing. Greatest moment of my life.Can I ask what were the circumstances? Was it like something that was building up over time and then suddenly appeared in full force?
I was raised a Catholic but never really beliieved it - especially the bit about going to hell for merely thinking of a sinful act!
Have you stayed in the faith you were born in? What made you look for something else? What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.
Nope. I've come a very, very far way from my Southern Baptist upbringing.Have you stayed in the faith you were born in?
I moved away from religion for a long time. When I felt pulled back, I went back to the same churches I had left, and what they were teaching didn't feel right.What made you look for something else?
For me, it was gradual. I came across several "aha" moments while I was searching; things about certain teachings that just felt right or true.What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.
Yes I am still in the faith I was born and raised in. Has anything changed over the years? Yes. I am much more open minded about certain religious issues than I once was, hence my joining this forum. I love discussing different beliefs with those that practice them. Was the road bumpy? YES! And it still is!Have you stayed in the faith you were born in? What made you look for something else? What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.
Have you stayed in the faith you were born in? What made you look for something else? What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.
My entire journey is summarized in this sentence. I was indoctrinated into a very Catholic family with a very literal "Jesus or else hell/damnation" message. When I was very young I was terrified of hell, but then almost as soon as I was old enough to think for myself I recognized it as fake and ever since then I embrace common sense over superstition.
Interesting thread!
My "journey" would be fairly far-fetched if you wrote it as a book - truth REALLY is stranger than fiction!
I was raised a Catholic but never really believed it - especially the bit about going to hell for merely thinking of a sinful act!
I was then diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1983 - I will spare you all the gory details ...
I was a very angry, cynical atheist for a while there.
Then in about 1999 I was in a psych ward and I had a very unexpected and intense religious experience. It was a huge shock because I figured I would be the VERY last person on this planet 2 have such an experience!
It was amazing - I felt totally euphoric and as if I could read other people's minds.
The experience did not last as long as I hoped but it DID get me interested in reading the sort of books I would once have dismissed as pure garbage - books like "Conversations with God" and "Emissary of light" and the power of now.
I also took up meditation and that has enriched my life a lot. I usually meditate to cultivate kindness compassion towards all beings. I do better some days than others so I still have a way to go to catch up with monk who have meditated 30 or 40 thousand hours!
That's a brief story of my journey.
All the best!
Thank you for answering, Carlita! Very interesting
No, there was nothing building up. I met someone who was a Christian (which meant nothing to me at the time) and after a short conversation, I believed. Shot out of the blue. Life changing. Greatest moment of my life.
No, was raised Catholic.Have you stayed in the faith you were born in?
I had become an atheist and when I came into studying the paranormal, atheistic-materialism didn't make sense either. So my search went on and I found a wisdom tradition (Indian/Hindu) that made sense of it all and with great modern holy-men that can speak in modern language.What made you look for something else?
Fantastic, I thank my teachers of this tradition every day.What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Bumpy, until my study of the paranormal swept away atheistic-materialism.Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.
Have you stayed in the faith you were born in? What made you look for something else? What's it like to know that 'this is it'? Etc.
Just curious as to how bumpy the road was.