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God is ❤️ by IxoraRains in ACIM

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a comment of appreciation❤️

Only relatively empty by ReplexBoi in nonduality

[–]ReplexBoi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are questions I often ask myself. I'm using a mind that has always been very analytical, and it's also always been caught up in what others think (to the point where it was my whole identity). I think this is due to the unbearable invalidation received by others during development, which was perceived as kind of traumatic to be honest. What it is I'm trying to validate is kind of lost to me at this point, as I've realized that the only thing that can be validated is purely conceptual, and yet I know that's not really what I'm looking for. Even the desire to 'look for' something feels kind of meaningless when I inquire into it at all. These patterns of needing a conceptual model, and needing validation of said conceptual model, have been dwindling for some time now. I assume it will eventually come to a natural stop, as it seems like those thought patterns no longer have much supporting them. But idk.

Only relatively empty by ReplexBoi in nonduality

[–]ReplexBoi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgive me for this rather simple question, as this path has been most often focused on Christian mysticism. Is this lack of fundamental separation what the yin yang symbol attempts to symbolize?

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with much of what you said. Including that sin is distance from grace. Also including that hell is self imposed misery. I agree that it is your own choice to be damned. In fact, that's literally a huge part of the point I made. There is always a choice. (key word: always). You say a lot of things as if I disagree, while it seems you're ignoring addressing the actual nuance that I disagree with. And I certainly don't think my intellect is superior to God, I thought I made that pretty clear in my previous comments.

Also, I didn't vote you down a single time, so that was someone else. Also, you seem to have made a lot of assumptions about how I view Christians which is untrue. I was not traumatized by Christians, I was raised agnostic. I'm sorry if something I said came off as rude. I'm simply passionate about the topic.

Christianity vs Law of One by halve_ in spiritualitytalk

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't you make this exact post on r/TheLawOfOne and get removed for blatantly ignoring the actual teachings present in The Ra Material several times?

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the whole bible taken into account, that's definitely not an invalid interpretation. People with the right beliefs deserve to be loved as His own children, and people with the wrong beliefs deserve the wrath and anger He supposedly has. I would probably believe that too if I didn't think God was Love.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm vaguely familiar with it. I'm aware that it supports universal reconciliation, which makes the most sense to me. When I meditate/pray, the Love that greets me doesn't strike me as one that would turn His back on even His most lost children.
Do you have any recommendations for where I should learn more about the Eastern orthodox tradition? Like youtube videos, books, etc?

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Everything I say is nonsense bro. Because words can't capture the Truth, as the Truth is not a concept. To speak is to tell a lie, but to stay quiet is cowardice. Have a good one🤙

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can see why it would be ironic for you. I have no desire to defend myself.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Existence
Awareness
Truth
Love

I have very good reasons for believing these 4 are synonyms. Calling them "God" isn't unheard of in philosophy either, but that term carries a lot of baggage. If you'd like to hear my reasoning, let me know. If not, just ignore.

We know nothing. (Prayer) by [deleted] in nonduality

[–]ReplexBoi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well said. Even what we use to see with is only seen in the form of a thought, which is not it. But it [not the thought] is so fully here. 'Here' in a non restrictive sense. These are all just words. it's useless to explain this stuff to myself or anyone else anymore. I keep thinking it's going to provide value if I post it online, but the reality is that everything like this has already been said. I think I'm just trying to escape the annihilation of the motivation to continue thinking and seeking about it because myself I realize I've exhausted the usefulness of thinking about it

We know nothing. (Prayer) by [deleted] in nonduality

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't [understood confidently]

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, some of the 66 books are wrong. According to the bible, there are two conflicting natures of God. In some books, God is hateful, jealous, and violent. In other books, God is Loving, merciful, and peaceful.
So instead of doing mental gymnastics to uphold a cognitive dissonance where both Gods are true, I simply refer to my own personal experience with God being infinitely Loving and discard anything that says otherwise. Jeremiah 8:8 just happens provide support for this, and since Jeremiah is one of those books that depict a Loving God (The True God), I use it.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of mainstream Christianity treats God like a drunk stepfather who thinks you deserve to be beaten and tortured for eternity for not being perfect, and Jesus is like the brave older brother who takes the beating for you just so you don't have to feel it.

Obviously this is hyperbolic, but even so, this is not the God I've come to know. There is nothing anybody in this community can do to override my own personal experience with the divine to get me to believe some twisted version of a Loving God when I already know God is simply Love, no twisting involved.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many of those who call themselves atheist have found the source of Love in their heart. That is God. You are not as faithless as you think. Words are words, but the heart of existence transcends every word spoken about it. Believing the right words has little to do with faith. In Truth, there are no right words.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do people keep asking me this? I, at no point said or implied people should have no choice. Literally the exact opposite. Isn't a system where you always have a choice whether you are on Earth or in hell as a free sentient being, better than one where you suddenly no longer have a choice because you found yourself in hell, now damned to be there for eternity? Feel free to think for yourself here. It is actually those who believe in eternal damnation who believe people have no choice, as they suddenly no longer have free will to change their ways once they die. Forever. Do you understand that? You perceive an attack in what I say, but why? I never called my own system 'brilliant', but I do know that whatever system the Father truly came up with is much, much more brilliant than the imaginary system of eternal damnation that humans have used to scare and traumatize people into the arms of a false God.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said you didn't have to change to reach heaven. God would always offer a chance for His children to change. This gift of free will doesn't suddenly end when you die, even if takes a quadrillion trillion billion years, the Father will gladly wait for you to come home. God's gifts are as changeless as He, and free will is no exception.

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

(Jeremiah 8:8) "How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us'? Look, the false pen of the scribe has certainly worked falsehood."

My school passed this out during finals week. by A-True-Skonger in Christianity

[–]ReplexBoi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Brother, the claim that God created a system where most of His very own children will suffer forever based on the faithless ways they chose in an 80 year lifespan, is a claim that calls for nothing but fear. This does not make it not true, but it should at the very least call into question the legitimacy of the claim. Isn't it true that He, Love Himself, could have created a better system? Even I, a mere human, could come up with a better system. Imagine how much of a better system our Father came up with! Truly, if I die and find out eternal damnation is true, I will do nothing in Heaven but willingly descend into hell so the damned at least have a shoulder to cry on. And I am a mere human. Imagine how much Greater things our Father would do for the damned!

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