King Phenomenon
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My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
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That's good, I admire you for that.My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
I have always been open about my understanding of the spiritual teaching, but I am becoming more and more closed down, because I see how much turbulence my understanding causes. Example in this forum, I could say a lot more about my understanding but I don't because of all the ridicule that will happen.My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
I'm pretty private in life generally, so yes. Plus I consider "spirituality" to be fundamentally experiential and so non-verbal, anyway.My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
Sincere? LolThat's good, I admire you for that.
Disappointing responseSincere? Lol
I have always been open about my understanding of the spiritual teaching, but I am becoming more and more closed down, because I see how much turbulence my understanding causes. Example in this forum, I could say a lot more about my understanding but I don't because of all the ridicule that will happen.
And yes the spiritual understanding is personal, and should not concern others.
I only speak for my own experience here, I can not speak for others.Quite honestly, almost everyone here, whether believers or not, could make the same claims. Also I think that most people here have been quite generous and patient with you compared to the 'beatings' others get.
My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
Disappointing response
Expected, i would have posted similar but i know what the response would have been so didnt bother.
I've maintained many times that spirituality is really a personal matter and not a collective one.My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
I have always been open about my understanding of the spiritual teaching, but I am becoming more and more closed down, because I see how much turbulence my understanding causes. Example in this forum, I could say a lot more about my understanding but I don't because of all the ridicule that will happen.
And yes the spiritual understanding is personal, and should not concern others.
oh.....so you DO have a dark sideMy spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
My spirituality is actually pretty personal and I've never shared it completely with another and I never will. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
I also will sometimes say something if it seems really useful to another person, or they pry. And sometimes I slip, only to regret it later.
As you saw I wrote, I am closing down my openness. It means less sharing of my understanding. Less posts, less interest in RFIs that consistent? - "always been open" and "spiritual understanding is personal, and should not concern others"
On a separate point:
Why not take into account the two "sides" of much of this site? "Discussion" forums should be a more amenable location for topics less concerned with logic, rationality, objectivity etc. ""Debate" forums seem set up to try and determine what is "right" and what is "wrong."
I Disagree
Maybe I don’t understand how you’re using the term “spirituality.”
How do you mean it?
To me, a big part of spirituality is how well we imitate God (which for me, as a JW, is Jehovah.) So spirituality involves our actions and behavior, which should be able to be observed. Galatians 5:22-23.
How we treat others. Philippians 2:2-3.
But I miss the mark, a lot.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011806#h=7:0-10:204
For a broader understanding (well, my understanding):
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200275494
I hope everyone stays safe!