Unfortunately many pew warmers limit their perception of reality to the bible or what the preacher spouts;......consciousness or infinity includes the whole of existence and every potential/possibility imaginable :) - A healthy view IMO includes the whole field of metaphysics and human...
If indeed some aspect of 'God' is revealed in the new age movement, that truth (in whatever substance or form) would be from 'God'. If 'God' is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent as most classical and spiritualist theology assumes,.....the reality of 'God' is ever all-pervading and universally...
As noted earlier, we create 'heaven' or 'hell' by our condition of consciousness and our way of 'being' in this or in any world, as only 'now' exists to us, and any factor of cause/effect will flow naturally as the 'karma' inherent within our thoughts and actions produces effects;.......you...
Bingo. The concept of ETC (eternal conscious torment) in hell or hellfire....is counter productive to anything rational, let alone moral or useful. A universalist view is much more kind and compassionate, where provision is made for any punitive measures to be 'reformative' or 'corrective' in...
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I'll first answer the question from one perspective, as NO....if your referring to a state of 'eternal conscious torment' (ECT) as also believed by some christian believers in their concept of eternal hellfire, which may or may not be similar to an Islamic view of 'hell' (still unlearned...
Hi Link,....did u see my post here about 'hell' :) - I may respond to your thread you linked on the subject. I think the universal law of karma holds here, but I dont see physical death in any given lifetime as the 'final straw' of ultimate judgement on a soul's salvation.
Yes, eternal punishment for temporal sins committed is irrational as just compensation, unless we qualify our terms and their meaning. The universal law of 'karma' is about equal and fair compensation of thoughts, words and deeds committed, since the law of 'action' bears within itself its own...
Indeed, no scripture can be claimed to be wholly perfect, infallible or inerrant, as some claim the Bible is, which is ridiculous really, since anything coming thru human channels is subject to some distortion or bias by fact of filtration. Some writings are more or less inspired, no matter what...
The Bible too is full of both white and black magick, even Jesus did harm and curses,....he cursed an innocent fig tree and killed it! plus in at least one infancy gospel did harm or killed another child, if i recall, one can double check on that count. David prays for 'God' to do harm against...
All manipulation of energy thru power of the mind/will is 'magick' more or less :) - I think 'God' allows us as co-creators of his to do 'white magick', thru all means possible, - that includes thru traditional means or more occult,....if you're engaging your mind and will in anything, I deem...
Depends on who you ask, thats it :) The 'fool' could be the one who entertains insane and illogical concepts or a 'belief' about 'hell', while those who deem it a fiction may be all the wiser. Again, depends on who you ask, and by what 'criteria' of evidence you are using to 'prove' your idea or...
All duality & multiplicity arises within the one original unicity which is but an interplay of itself as a whole, unfolding/enfolding itself thru involution/evolution. All is Spirit; - all appears and takes its form from one universal essence or consciousness. This eternity-infinity includes and...
We could also explore the question of awareness re-cognizing itself thru the lens of duality, in a way or medium that it could not recognize itself without that lens of duality or multiplicity of things and relationships. We can consider a template of 'Creator' and 'Creation' as well,....as the...
Bingo :)
All language is symbolic, fractal and abstract......the fun and adventure is in using it to describe or point to whatever we are considerating, its all taking place within Awareness; so awareness is always the everpresent context of everything(contents). The complexity of existence...
Bravo! your poll shows MOST people see 'hell' as pure fiction :) - so much for hell-fire and brimstone preaching,...which amounts to psychological abuse by some. - 'heaven' or 'hell' are conditions of consciousness, states of 'mind',.......life is what YOU make it, whether in this world or ANY...
Yes, the 'ego-complex' or any complex must be surrended within and/or transcended in the original unity of Being, which is primal Awareness itself. The idea of being aware of being aware is a 'pointer' just to allow consciousness to re-cognize itself as being. (See Rupert Spira's teaching)...