GENIUS FORUMS

In contrast Sue, you seem to operate from a negative paradigm. When I first joined this forum, I could not understand her rationale either, however, after reflection on her negative comments concerning my behavior, I was determined to see myself from her point of view. She is negative, but she is a...

Can “love”, or anything else for that matter, really be "unconditional"? It would seem only possible from the Original Source because once given it is then adulterated into striations of types and sub-types (“tainted”), which is why there will never be a true utopian society or ev...

If you really were hell bent on understanding Reality you’d not be sitting “staring” – you’d be whipping your mind into action to find the answers. Sue, were you always a thinker or did you have a past from whence you came where people, parents/guardians/teachers primarily, influenced or ...

Sue, perhaps you are correct about my concepts and thinking. The other day I had a conversation with a guy at work who was discussing his church with me. I explained to him that church and preachers did not seem to, as Tharan put it so succinctly, have any utility for me anymore. He talked me into a...

So no wonder it is difficult to break this cycle – children of all ages don’t like change, and violently try to halt it. But if you do happen to break free, and truly ‘grow-up’, you are naturally going to be considered “dangerous” by these children, for now you are not like them - you a...

George Weigel wrote an interesting article today: The Pope was Right. In the article he validated three important points the Pope was trying to make, one of which I have been hoping to see to fruition myself, as follows: The pope's third point — which has been almost entirely ignored — was direc...

This thought occurred to me over the past days after reading about several articles on religion and misinterpretation and the like, so I did a search here on brainwashing, and the only reference I found was a comment made by David Quinn summing up his opinion on an article on Satanism, as follows: T...

Scott, rent a movie called Osama. I know this is not about the POWs, but the whole human rights issue is disgusting...and I am not a defined feminist but for equal human rights and dignity for all. What angered me the most about this movie is that because men get "turned on" when women exp...

I told a close friend of mine about dry brushing, and he asked why I did it, so I wrote this short book for him... http://www.freewebs.com/sschaula/brushing.rtf Check it out if you're interested in more of the theory behind it. Hope you're doing okay. Actually, dry brushing makes a lot of sense. I ...

But my advice to you: Eat 3 times a day, balanced meals at balanced intervals (like every 5 hours). Overchew your food, so that there aren't big chunks being swallowed. Eat organic breads, fruits, veggies, nuts. Don't eat spicy, oily, overly sweet things. Also get some meat in there, preferrably fr...

Interesting because the article never mentioned what the side effects are of cunnubial bliss - CHILDREN! That will just about do any woman in, especially if they have to work outside and inside the home without assistance. I have found that after the children are gone, things change.

Luke 17: 20-22 Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst...

Scott: When you're enlightened, then nothing can touch you...but don't fake it. Things can affect you, and being honest about it will help you progress. Covering it up with supposed "truths" will only take you further from enlightenment. You may be gone now, but I will answer just in case....

To debate with the author of one of the discussion documents, especially by me, is most likely foolhardy, however, you offered me the courtesy of replying to this discussion, therefore, I will make a go of it… Usually, when a person rebels against his intellectual understanding, it is a sign that ...

What, for you, is the most compelling proof for the existence of the Christian God? You had mentioned God being the Totality in another thread...I am really bad with these, what I call "enlightenisms", so in order for us to be clear...I meant the same thing. Your argument about what is Go...

Yeah, you missed the greatest commandment at Matthew 22:37 - "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind". But I don't really agree with the idea of a "commandment". I think you should only follow something if it makes sens...

But remember there isn't some void. A void is an absence of anything, so for a void to exist just negates itself. It's impossible for a void to exist. No, you are right, Quinn described it as something that exists but it is beyond the realm of consciousness. He chooses not to call this “hidden vo...

Nick, I understand completely. I left the Church when the whole pedophile incident arose. It was handled intolerably. It wasn't the sole reason I left, but it was the icing on the cake. However, I wish you could put that aside, read this, and let me know what you think of the proofs. Hitler was a mu...

What do you want me to say? That I was wrong? ABSOLUTELY NOT! You are not wrong for what you live, I only wish I could think of it that way. God knows, there are so many people who have tried to convince me of what you said over the years in an effort to get me to be less intense in what I do, chil...

Does accepting oneself equate with valuing oneself?

Acceptance = Value?

Is to love universally, what Jesus also taught, valuing?

It is clear that one could possess a self-centric love that would be narsasstic and violate Matthew 6:24.

Then what the fuck are you doin' here?

Good Question, one that I'm considering very strongly.

I would like to begin a discussion about the similarities and dissimilarities of these two works, limiting the Catechism to Paragraphs II and III, which I will quote below. I realize there are those who have very little affection for church and even less affection for the Catholic Church, however, I...

Scott said: A job isn't an attachment. Ah, but is it not? One gains an identity through their job, their ego is fed. Although, I have a passion about what I do, I don’t really wish to discuss what I do, it is enough to know that it consumes me. I do not think of it as a duty. People ask what is th...

I know Jesus, for example, teaches the hatred of the self, Why would you say that? Matthew 22: 38-40 This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." If you hated yourself...

Easily understood, hard to live. The biggest attachment to be rid of to move from understanding to living is my job. It isn't going to happen at least for another ten years. However, Sapius (where is he anyhow?) gave some food for thought, as well as you, on dealing with it in the short term. There ...