Rara
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How does one 'choose' a religion, spiritual path, etc?
Rara replied to qvrmy11vz's topic in General Discussion
I was born into Christianity and subtley (due to not wanting to make my parents worry too much about me burning in hell) distanced myself from it. I quit religion indefinitely and explored until I came across something which made sense to me. This was the philosophy of Taoism, which I found by accident. Or perhaps it was calling me. The word "Tao" just kept popping up and it resonated with me. This lead me to explore a lot more eastern religion, philosophies and occult teachings. I cherry picked some things that appear true, but have discarded a lot. Like Chang says, some just don't get a say in the matter! My concern is the fact that religion brainwashes, and many people live in a bubble of total insanity because of it. -
Something to create the "nothing"?
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Curious...do you know their actual names? Swastika is the Nazi word, right?
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Yes One gives birth to two etc...but that is only an observation. Tao, like maths, just happens Haha, go easy on yourself. Don't read into much else for a day or two!
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Wow...pretty close! Talk of Buddha too...there again is that influence in China. Pre-Buddhism, I'm not sure if the Taoist would have a creation theroy. Maybe someone else here will know more...
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Will watch that in a bit when I get on the train
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Not sure. Post it if you find it on Youtube?
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That is like big bang theory and Genesis together, told with the spark of Chinese folklore. Love it!
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It would appear to me that Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu didn't care much for the concept. They weren't there, after all.
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Don't break down. Every failed attempt is one step closer to finding the answer. Endo/spiritual healer might not work out first time either, but the trial and error can help narrow it down!
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Thank you for your reply. Yes, the physicals are showing there is nothing wrong...hence me stating the mental aspect. Mind comes first, then comes the physical. But definitely get off the online articles, for sure. They make all sorts of crap up! I'm sure you have tried doing different things, but over a forum, I can't tell if you are still going in with the same mindset. I can go and watch football, but if I do, who's to say my mind isn't elsewhere? So two things. If you do what Malik asked above, we can do the best we can. Otherwise, maybe a healer can help you. It's worth a shot...just find a way of not letting your parents find out. FIND A WAY. I know exactly what it's like coming from a dognatic Christian background. Find that determination to fix yourself and go for it. It might be no way to live, but there is a blissful way to live for you. You just need tonsee it. Trust me, it's there.
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The whole thing sounds entirely mental to me. You talk about fear a lot...and when you don't, your tone is still very fearful. I don't blame you. But if you really want to fix this, you need to just stop worrying. I don't know what you have done for two years but it seems like your mindset hasn't changed. Foget kundalini. Forget Binaural Beats and any of these spiritual practices...I can almost see you're playing a guessing game with zero guidance from anyone experienced. If you pick bits here and there from meditation and delve too deep by just using your own interpretation, you're going to, pardon my French, fuck your mind up. I know this first hand. The best thing to do is to stop now and just do other things. The problem is only there because you let it happen. It's like a robber breaking into your house every time you just finished replacing all your assets, and each time you decide to just let it happen as opposed to getting an alarm, guard dog, housemate or gun or whatever. Sgt. Rara
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I don't knock teachers though. They can always assist. But the real work needs to come from the student. It's the student who wants answers in the first place, after all.
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But isn't the moral to the story that the truth is there either way? It's just the pointing finger that is the issue... (Doesn't this just sound like the other thread re replying on one's self rather than a teacher?) Hehe
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*Goes straight to Google to find out about this author*
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Whenever this happened to me, I didn't get much done. I feel that I wasted my time. That being said, I probably wouldn't be who I am today without my experiences. Follow them if you must, but kill them off if they start to take over your life. Addiction to experiences is a big "danger" of meditation.
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Hmmmmm... I don't think it is that deep. Simply, if you don't like eating cheeseburgers, don't eat the cheeseburgers. That's still truth, right?
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Thank you! I went through my "I'm a Goth" "I'm a rocker" phase. I carried it right through my early 20s to fit into my "scene" When I found Tao, I became less interested in conforming to the scene. Because I was no longer interested in acting angry or depressed, I drifted away. Those scenes don't understand me anymore. But when I found the Tao, or the Buddha, I was conforming to something else. I am now transforming again. Or maybe I am just stripping all illusions off me. I don't know yet. I will let you know how I get on.
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I just went back to remind myself what this thread was about lol. This is contrary to what I just posted but I think it's very interesting. Solitude...I can totally say that is a very logical way to live with the Tao, sure. But what if everybody did this? It would be impossible to survive. Could we really create a lifestyle where we didn't encounter another single being for the rest of this life and still manage to actually live? We obviously need to learn from each other still...family maybe, or friends, or this forum. I would say Chuang Tzu was talking about absolute dependency (like the little girl always tugging on her mother's coat asking for things) as opposed to being a complete hermit.
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There was a Fresh Prince of Bel Air episode that had a similar moral to it. I can't remember exactly what it was but Will was trying to achieve something all by himself, the way his dad (Uncle Phil) always had done. He royally screwed up and Phil went mad. When Will explained that he was only doing it to live up to Phil, Phil lectured him and said no matter how much it looked like he made himself, he couldn't have done it without the assistance of so many others.
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Funny. Something people often have to remind me. Apology accepted anyways.
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I need to spend a weekend in a room with you guys and let my craziness run wild.
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I haven't worn colours in years. I'm a bit goth really. So sneaky, you never see me during the day. I black my windows out and stay in listening to The Cure. Therefore, I have no references. But I did learn 7 years of fight skills from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Am I in?
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Allow me to intervene or tell me to butt out... He was clearly just responding to the short remark you gave earlier in the thread. Misunderstood dismissal for ignorance...that's all.