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Religious practice is fun and amazing

Samael_Khan

Goosebender
To a person who truly practice well and deeply understand the teaching the practice is really fun and amazing :)

The spiritual practice can be a life changing experience to the better.

Any thoughts?

It is. Obviously what practice depends on your personality. When I was religious reading the Bible itself was a real spiritual experience and I still carry the fruits of that experience with me today. For me, intellectual stimulation is the peak of spiritual experience. At the moment I am looking into philosophy and the stuff I am finding is fascinating and makes me peaceful and happy.
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
It is. Obviously what practice depends on your personality. When I was religious reading the Bible itself was a real spiritual experience and I still carry the fruits of that experience with me today. For me, intellectual stimulation is the peak of spiritual experience. At the moment I am looking into philosophy and the stuff I am finding is fascinating and makes me peaceful and happy.
I hope you will find answer to what you wonder about :) philosophy is a great way to learn.
 

stvdv

Veteran Member: I Share (not Debate) my POV
To a person who truly practice well and deeply understand the teaching the practice is really fun and amazing :)
Even if I mess up, the teaching is still fun, because improving my practice is part of my path

Accepting my imperfections (like messing up more than I would like) is part of my path
My Master never pointed the finger at my mistakes, never criticizes me
But when I do well, He responds fast giving next challenge:)
Let me go as fast/slow as I decide to go...no judgment

The spiritual practice can be a life changing experience to the better.
The only practice I "really" find worthwhile and most rewarding
 

Rival

Si m'ait Dieus
Staff member
Premium Member
Seeing you and others write positive about religious practice is uplifting:), makes me smile:)
I didn't have any before because I wasn't really part of a religion, and that upset me.
 

Samael_Khan

Goosebender
I hope you will find answer to what you wonder about :) philosophy is a great way to learn.

Indeed it is. I am currently focusing on philosophy regarding society and philosophy in fiction. At the moment I am looking into Ayn Rand and Objectivism, which is pretty brutal. I know that I disagree with her views. Now I must just see what is the antithesis of her views.
 

stvdv

Veteran Member: I Share (not Debate) my POV
I didn't have any before because I wasn't really part of a religion, and that upset me.
I have never been part of a religion myself, though when being in the Ashram in India I participated in all the rituals, but I always had my focus on My Master (who is really inside of me), hence not really feeling part of a religion probably. Even as a child I was a bit of an "Einzelganger". Just who I am

08 years ago I started visiting a Church (Baptist) in Holland, and seeing the members being part of the Church, seemed nice to me, but because their ideas were too much different, I was an outsider there too, even while inside (or probable due to being 'inside'). I even visited the Church like 4 years in a row, because I really enjoyed the singing and being there ... very uplifting ... I visited even twice on Sundays (or 3 times)).

Because I love introspection and being introvert, I love being at any ceremony. Sometimes I did have the thought "might be nice to be part", so I understand what you meant. Now I feel senang, going about it my way, and not be part of a religion (physically).
 

RestlessSoul

Well-Known Member
During the opening monologue in the movie Trainspotting, the character Renton says "we do heroin because we like it. If we didn't like getting ****ed up, we wouldn't do it." Or words to that effect.

So it is with spiritual and religious practice. With less side effects and no hangovers.
 

Link

Veteran Member
Premium Member
To a person who truly practice well and deeply understand the teaching the practice is really fun and amazing :)

The spiritual practice can be a life changing experience to the better.

Any thoughts?

After a Salah, do you feel a period of blessings coming all over you not just soul but body and then it slowly dissipates?
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
After a Salah, do you feel a period of blessings coming all over you not just soul but body and then it slowly dissipates?
Yes, that is something I feel not only after Salah :) it is a feeling that is almost imposible to explain. Even during what could be called time of suffering i now feel happy and I accept what Allah give or take.

Even what worried me before do not worry me anymore.
 

Link

Veteran Member
Premium Member
Yes, that is something I feel not only after Salah :) it is a feeling that is almost imposible to explain. Even during what could be called time of suffering i now feel happy and I accept what Allah give or take.

Even what worried me before do not worry me anymore.

Good deeds build barriers of light that repel evil whisperings of devils. What we are feeling is literally us getting built barriers of light through Salah. This is why when you feel like sinning, you make a choice either you pray or sin, knowing that if you pray (do the Salah), you won't be able to get yourself to enjoy or even do the sin.
 

Link

Veteran Member
Premium Member
The best thing is to realize we build a lot in Salah and so not to destroy it through sins. Just keep building and avoid sins so not to break what we build. This is why Taqwa (guarding) is greater then hope and is the better of the two wings of the believer which is fear and hope (they are two wings of love and faith).
 
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