Hi Kestria -
No apology neccessary. I find the great many of people who are passionate about topics tend to sometimes get defensive. Hey, I know I do.
And I thank you for sharing your experiences. I have followed up with an e-mail to - I forget to sign it - the address is one_skeptikal -...
BTW - Did you research Buddhism ? I find there are some parallels. And of all the religious, occult, new age teachings I have researched - Buddhism make the most sense to me. TF/Emin doesn't make sense to me as I have yet to discover (ie pay for) all the information required for me to make an...
Hi Kestria - Sorry if I sounded like I show off - that was not my intention - I was simply stating my observations.
My views and opinions are based on the meetings I have attended and books that I have read. BTW - Leo makes the simplest concepts sound so complicated with the wording...
Since I started this thread, I have researched a great deal more on Emin / Template Foundation - I have read books written by Leo Armin (founder now dead).
I have also attended a few 'meetings'
I haven't reached a final conclusion as this group is particularly secretive (even though one of...
I understand what you mean, however,
My views on Sin as a corruption - If you beleive in sin as per the definition in the Bible, and you have a mind - it your choice to sin or not. I dont see that analogy to disease.
It's no-one's choice to get cancer.
I beleive that intrinsically -...
I'd like to stick with the dicussion of cults and are they all dangerous. I guess we could get technical and get down into the nitty gritty of what is a cult and what is dangerous - if we do, there will be no answer.
But I I take my view of what tradionally society calls a cult and trationally...
I guess it comes down to one's definition of fair then ? Fair to me in this context means out of proportion, uneven. Unlike disease when it strikes, which I classify as random (but still unfair). Different contexts...
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, [ Greek Tartarus] putting them into gloomy dungeons [ Some manuscripts into chains of darkness] to be held for judgment;
Those dudes Matthew and Mark has a lot to say about Hell too didn't they - Like 'It's...
My point was not meant to debate , how or why our souls go to heavan or hell - just that I think it's seems mighty unfair that our physical bodies spend 70-80 years on earth - And from what I understnand of Modern Anglican Christianity, our souls go to either heavan or hell, depending on how we...
So our bodies live on this planet earth for 70-80 years (average).
If our bodies sin, when we die, our souls go to eternal hell - Seems a bit rough for only 70-80 years of sinning.
If our bodies don't sin, when we die, our souls go to eternal heavan - Seems a bit too good to be true for a...
Yes, I agree that the word cult is just a label - perhaps for the igonrant. However, when a group practices esoteric behaviour - how do you know what they are really in to and beleive in, unless you join yourself to find out ? I guess that's the bit that I am struggling with.
If religions can...
Hi,
I posted this in the secular section - but might be better here.
Has anyone had any experience with this group ?? The tempate foundation (formally Emin, The Eminiant Theatre Journey, The Eminiant Way, )
See here: http://www.templatenetwork.org/en/
They have some interesting (and...
Are there any cutls that are actually good or not dangerous ?
To me a cult practices esoteric behaviour, ideas and lifestyles. - I don't see the need to be secretive or mysterious about your beleifs.
Hello everyone,
I've recently come across and joined this discussion board as I have recently found myself asking the big questions about life, love, the afterlife, the universe and infinity.
Iv'e also been reading a lot on the Buddha and Buddhist beleifs which is making a lot of sense to...
Has anyone had experiences with the Template Foundation (formally Emin) ??
I have read a lot about it on the web - all from non-beleivers. The believers, seem to be very secretive.
I am unsure - so was interested in anyone's real world experiences.
Cheers,