Think And Grow Rich

[Guest]

Glad this thread was not on the bible. It would have already been reported and moved.

Christians tend to be a bit more contentious with each other than Buddhists or those who follow one of the many Krishna/Bhakti traditions.

You put Buddhists or Bhakti yogis in a room and they will talk among themselves about how much they have in common. Christians will often talk about differences, at least that has been my experience... and it is certainly borne out in some of the religion threads on the other section of this board.

(BTW, "yogi" means "practitioner" and "yoga" means "attach" or "harness" or "union" and its usage is to mean an attachment to spiritual life. There are many different yoga practices... in the West, the term "yoga" is today typically associated with Hatha Yoga and its asanas (postures) or as a form of exercise.

The Bhagavad Gita introduces distinctions such as Jnana Yoga ("yoga based on knowledge") vs. Karma Yoga ("yoga based on action".)

Bhakti yoga is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies which denotes the spiritual practice of fostering loving devotion (bhakti) to a personal form of God.)

I know. TMI. But where else will you learn this stuff?

 

[HomeService]

It kind of, sort of, is about the bible. In a way. Biblical prophecy, mixed in with some mysticism, and a little snake oil sales.

 

[Aram Fingal]

So, wait... does that mean you are all figments of my wildly deranged imagination and that you're all under my control? Because I knew that already....

The purpose of meditation is to realize (the enlightenment) that all that that is happening around you is a mere projection of your own thoughts and as one can discipline one's mind to control his/her own dreams, one can control his/her reality.

 

[proadvisors]

I found that water video quite interesting. Did you?

 

[Justin Bilyj]

Great books that take you through Genetics, Biology, Physics, Quantum Physics, all discoveries that turn every preconceived notion concerning what your taught in school, upside down.

What the Bleep Do we know,
Biology of Belief
Epigetics
The Field
Source Field Investigations

The last one is amazing. Before the Soviets collapsed, they sunk millions of dollars into research that simply makes this world seem more and more like some gigantic connected dream concocted by an intelligence far beyond any conceptualization.
He goes through all the latest research around the world and at the top universities. It is the most spellbound research I have ever seen.

The last idea is an event called the Singularity. There is a school in the USA that is kinda like MIT, but wholy dedicated to this one event that will happen in 2040's.
This event is not something hypothesized but somethign gauranteed by our leading scientists. It will revolutionize EVERYTHING, culture, medicine, our bodies EVERYTHING. There will not be a single aspect untouched by this event.

They describe the event as not when we develop a computer smarter than man, that will come soon and much earlier. The singularity is the point at which a computer will make another computer smarter than itself.

let that sink in... the ramifications are beyond conceptualizing. and this school has everyone worried about how the human race will look like after such an event.

and yes the water video is cool, check out his books and the ones above...

 

[Todd King]

"Faith is the power of creation that all humans have. If we invest our faith in a lie, that lie becomes truth for us. If we believe we are not good enough, then thy will be done-we are not good enough. If we believe we will fail, we will fail, because that is the powe and magic of our faith." Don Miguel Ruiz - The Voice of Knowledge

Once we understand that we are dreaming, knowledge doesn't control our faith anymore. Instead, the opposite happens: our faith controls our knowledge; our faith controls our agreements and beliefs.

Thinking is dreaming with a language; it is nothing but the effort of the mind to justify the dream.There is nothing you have to do or become to surrender to Life and invest your faith there. There is only something to stop doing, and that is believing that your are NOT Life and that Life is not doing Life as 'you.' Alan Hardman


Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
Khalil Gibran


Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
D. Elton Trueblood


Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mahatma Gandhi


I don't look at faith as blind religious belief. I look at it as an ability of mankind. It is the application of belief, whether its a belief in science or religion or anything. Faith builds the blocks of perception, its the rules we define the dream by. Ancient shamans called this "intent"

"I find that to most people, their faith is more about hope than true faith. Faith is a knowing" Todd R. King

 

[toehill]

I am totally FREAKED out after reading this post! There is some weird shiiiiaaaaaaaT going on man! Are we all gonna die?
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I'm gonna have to visit the tube tonight to figure all this out......

 

[Franz Kafka]

So, wait... does that mean you are all figments of my wildly deranged imagination and that you're all under my control? Because I knew that already....

Hey right back at ya!

Seriously, if you've watched Matrix, you've basically figured Buddhism out.

 

[Pete Cormie]

Are we all gonna die?
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Yeah, the latest gubment statistics show that 1 out of every 1 people will die. It is for real.

When we die, we face judgement. None of is perfect, we all have sinned against God. He will judge us accordingly and we will all deserve eternal Hell.

Only those who repent (confess and turn from) their sins and place their trust in Jesus will live forever in Heaven. Jesus suffered on the cross and died as a propitiation for our sins. It's a free gift from the Creator. Accept the gift, repent and trust is Jesus, receive forgiveness and live for Him. He loves us so much he made it simple enuf for even us insurance dopes to get it.

Read the Gospel of John and the book of Romans before you dismiss this. Give God a chance before it's too late for you.

God bless you.

 

[Justin Bilyj]

Jeaus chist who let the bible thumpers out!! There goes a nice thread