You are correct that I did not acknowledge God in my understanding of SIN, but I will now.
It is my understanding that we were made in God's image and as we know, God is without sin. Therefore it is obvious that God made us without sin. WE made SIN in OUR image, which to me implies that SIN can...
I believe the word SIN is an acronym for "Self Imposed Nonsense". It would be fair to assume that to "sin" is wrong, and what is "sinless" is right, but to define what 'sin' is, in itself is impossible because its definition is entirely subjective.
My suggestion is then, stop trying to fool...
Facinating quiz!
It appears that most of you who have posted in here are left leaning libertarians, as am I. Oddly, as I surfed the rest of the site and it became obvious that our respective political parties have for the most part moved rather abruptly to the authoritarian right over the past...
God did not make us with mental disorders. God made us perfect and all we need to do is realize our perfection and perfection will be tangible. WE made mental disorders because we continue to deny our natural state of perfection.
I realize what I have stated here may hold no substance for you so...
Worry not Songbird, I think we all trip around a bit when we first join these forums. Paradoxically, we do not necessarily stop tripping with time and practice, but we learn to trip better! I think you'll fit right in. Welcome!
American jobs CANNOT be protected because Americans and other industrialized nations are driven to GET more for less. The industrialized consumer demands that goods and services be cheap above all else and governments, whether conservative or liberal will see to this demand being realized for it...
I used to believe that God was a diety separate from us. I believed He resided in the mysteries of space and was just an observer of us with perhaps a cruel sense of humour. I imagined our behaviors would be quite amusing to a vastly superior life form. There would always be anticipation when...
I think good and evil were born at the same time. They were born in us when we first asked that other famous question, "Why are we here?" Good and evil were born in our conscious when we became conscious. Without consciousness there is no concept of good and evil.
How I long for dumber days!!
Thank you for sharing your experience. Though you have not given details of your experience specifically, you have shared enough to convince me that your experience was indeed miraculous. What I know about miracles is that they are natural expressions of God performed through us. The only thing...
I really like this story chinu! Yes, you could say people are like PIGS who do not want to leave the earth, and for the most part I agree with you. On the other hand, there is another potential interpretation of you story.
As you say, the PIGS are satisfied with the dirt and dust they have HERE...
Wow! That is a very confounding question that contains excessive grey matter which (by your design Sunstone, I am certian) cannot truly be answered. And so by not answering the question I will either be deemed a fool or a genious. Either way, I don't care.
Sincerely though, good luck with this...
Satan is the figment of a fearful imagination. He is the figurative manifestation of imagined fears perpetuated over thousands of years now. Literally, Satan is a myth that never has and never will exist. However, by believing in his existence, we manifest the fear he represents into physical...
You are right of course! Most dogmas would not allow this to happen. And sadly something IS amiss. Most people would literally walk in the shoes of someone they admire, and even more so the shoes of someone they envy. But to walk in the shoes of someone they believe is wrong is inconceivable to...
Aside from refraining from religious debates, which would be VERY refreshing, attempting to refrain from religious practices would be utterly pointless and absurd. I understand what is being attempted here; we are being asked to step outside our beliefs which would be like asking us not to...
I really do hope this is a hypothetical test you speak of!
Anyways, since you haven't provided a definition for intelligence as a frame of reference, your test (which I really hope you are not seriously going to attempt) will prove nothing.
However, you will prove YOUR intelligence to me by...
Wow! I am truly honored to be graced by such enlightened company! Thank you all for your kind comments.
It is so refreshing and illuminating to connect with those who are conscious of the One Mind on this journey. Especially since we come from different religious backgrounds. It renews my hope...
I do not believe there are different kinds of enlightenment. My understanding (being quite limited since I haven't experienced it) is that it would be the perfect knowing of the Oneness of all that is, seen and unseen. There may be different levels of this and there must certianly be many paths...