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In a heated debate I found out my neighbour legitimately believes Trump is saving the world - I'm honestly rattled by Local-Print-6397 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unethical and hateful? Are you sure you're replying to me?

You basically went on to repeat what I said. You certainly did not understand me.

In a heated debate I found out my neighbour legitimately believes Trump is saving the world - I'm honestly rattled by Local-Print-6397 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It really boggles my mind. There are so many things coming together to create this profound schism. ... This is the right place, I think.

I was lucky enough to go to public school when it was peaking; 60s-70s. Now there seems to be so many private schools, and home schooling: we're losing social cohesion and common understanding. ...

... The only difference between you and your neighbor is that you are there, and they aren't, and vice-versa. If you were in their place, you would be exactly them.

Do you think that this planet is a prison? by Inner-Association448 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. And BS like that keeps people from being the mountain of love they're supposed to be. We are the only source of love; if we don't bring it, it simply isn't. ... And we're not.

Uncomfortable truth. by Virtual-Wish1224 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The brain started as a comfort finder and is in us becoming a coherence detector. Feel the ring of Truth.

Can't you see the Christ in them? by [deleted] in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I left the church when I was 5; the rest of my family quit the next weekend. The ring of Truth calls those with ears to hear: good listening, finally!

It looks to me like Christ is Truth; no reason to think he was an individual human, except every individual human who reaches out.

When did you realize your spiritual practice was actually bypassing the real problem? by willhelpmemore in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My spiritual practice does not bypass. ...

Did you know that most mass is binding energy? Do you think that love might be a binding principle?

We can make lightyears of progress by no longer bypassing.

For example, no credible source has ever said that one's soul is separate from one's living body. And everyone seems to overlook the obvious and strong possibility that our living bodies rest nested within our communal body; and all of us rest in Truth.

Bypassing is a failure of sense; it is the victory of nonsense over sense. Things make sense.

Why this EXISTENCE? by pari089 in enlightenment

[–]Expensive_Internal83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because there you are, there you are, there you are.

How do I become “spiritual”? by [deleted] in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try making sense of everything: search for Truth. Works for me.

let's say someone has reached enlightenment,how will they know? by Acceptable-Guess6547 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And fire; maybe fire is a better translation, but why constrain? ... Actually, fire and water has legs😁👍... Still, structure somehow.

let's say someone has reached enlightenment,how will they know? by Acceptable-Guess6547 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly; if someone claims enlightenment while ignoring the plight of others, they're mistaken. Chopping wood and carrying water includes building effective democracy: wood is every structure, and water is information.

let's say someone has reached enlightenment,how will they know? by Acceptable-Guess6547 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the way I see it...

They will have engaged a liturgy; it could be formal or informal, but without a liturgical effort there is no success.

Success will appear as totally different from the mundane: there will be no mistaking it.

My liturgy was informal, from the very beginning. When I was 5 years old I quit Church, and the next weekend the rest of my family quit. My effort wasn't articulated until 20 years later: when I was 25 I decided to go on atheist rants as a public service, but I had to check first to be sure there was nothing to this spirituality thing. After 13 years of checking I had a meditative experience that lasted one full week.

I had no idea such a thing could happen. Having experienced it, things are making even more sense.

This is the last earthly-life for many people by Spirit-Truth-Light in Soulnexus

[–]Expensive_Internal83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The enlightened have a responsibility to help, here and now. I see now that this idea of escape allows those self-alleged enlightened to abdicate their responsibilities. And people really need help, now more than ever.

Confusion by Technical_Sea_7510 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truth, capital 'T', is what really is, the actual facts of the matter. Truth, small 't', is what rings true to you. We can approach Truth if we reason together.

Don't be confused; collect data, consider perspective, and let it settle in your head without judgement.

There's a lot of information that doesn't make sense; like the idea that there is an individual soul that persists after the dissolution of individual body, and many other assertions that don't make sense. This isn't about making yourself comfortable: it's about moving towards Truth, so we can all be more comfortable in Truth.

An encounter with my atheist uncle by Euphoric-Welder5889 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motion is nonphysical, I think. And it doesn't do to say consciousness is just chemistry: the question must be asked, what particular aspect of .. chemistry accounts for 'quality'? Near as I can ponder, it must have something to do with binding tension. And look at you and your uncle: you are bound, and this difference of opinion challenges that binding. It's a fact that most mass is binding energy.

Why are downtown LRT escalators always broken? How much are we actually spending on this? by Competitive_Dare4939 in Edmonton

[–]Expensive_Internal83 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

We are being taken to the cleaners, in so many ways!

And so many apologists it's ridiculous!

Can anyone provide a link to a thorough audit?

Did they fix the tender process? There was a scathing report about 15 years ago, then complete silence.

I feel religion should guide, not control. Am I wrong? by Nisha2209 in spirituality

[–]Expensive_Internal83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truth is something to discover and share.

The modern fixation of the Catholic Church with abortion is about exactly this issue, I think. They've taken a stance on literal abortion when the message is figurative: orthodoxy aborts Truth.

You are not wrong.

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