If there is a god who gets angry and spiteful.... that's a pathetic god.
Don't sweat it. You challenged your brainwash, not god.
You have been trained to punish yourself.
Learn not to.
Good luck. :)
Obviously the current form of democracy is a relic with no relevance to the people.
Hopefully, the next election will be decided by Virgin Mud Wrestling and Dwarf Throwing competitions.
Lama Tsongkhapa
The knowledge that appearances arise unfailingly in dependence, and the knowledge that they are empty and beyond all assertions—
As long as these two appear to you as separate,
there can be no realization of the Buddha’s wisdom.
Yet when they arise at once, not each in turn but...
Who can say ? You want to believe in a list of 'correct answers'. Maybe that belief is merely insecurity. Why do you believe that there is a correct world view ?
More shocking revelations on both sides as the Mossad and FSB conduct a Wikileaks War. General confusion and distress in The Herd. Domestic terror reaching shocking levels with a little help from aforesaid agencies...Martial law in time for global meltdown accelerated by failure of all major US...
You simply misunderstand my meaning.
Try and find the boundary of 'your body' and the universe. It is just an intellectual proposition.
So actually, I could say that you have an unprovable belief that your body and the universe are two different things.
I doubt that Trump will bow out.
The circus is no accident IMO.
How many Americans are currently wondering about why Russia is now conscripting 40 million citizens for military and civil defence training ?
Germany is preparing for troop deployment - in preparation for a catastrophic event...
They aren't new born. It is instinctual at birth.
The best approach to preventing those deaths is to start dropping babies into water asap.
Toddlers and children who panic, unattended, drown.
Maybe we just assume that whales are more conscious of their breathing.
Throw a human baby into a pool of water. The baby will be undisturbed, and will not breath until they calmly reach the surface. Generally speaking.
Politics and religion are two facets of social binding. Religion is primarily the politics of the metaphysical, and politics is the religion of social organisation..
Sorta. Kinda.
They both address ' What should we do now ?' and 'Why should we do it ?'