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  1. ericoh2

    Question for Buddhists

    I'm not a Buddhist but I have studied several religions and read quite a bit about them. If you are a searcher I highly recommend any book from Osho. The Book of Secrets is excellent, as well as The Book of Understanding and Emotional Wellness. He has countless others which are probably very...
  2. ericoh2

    About currency...

    You're right, we could use just about anything to back money if we had an honest financial system. It is said that King Henry 1 implemented a currency using tally sticks which lasted for 726 years. It was used as a way to prevent manipulation of the currency by the goldsmiths. The only reason...
  3. ericoh2

    USA - The Good Samaritan

    This doesn't directly relate to the OP but I think it's a very good video to show how the economy really works and why we can't get out of debt. I will warn you that it's pretty long but well worth watching. The Money Masters - How International Bankers Gained Control of America
  4. ericoh2

    The King Solomon Paradox

    That's very true about people reading books with "21 century eyes." Not only that but we often read with "cultural eyes" as well. That's one of the problems that I think faces many of the prominent religions today. It's very hard to gain a proper understanding of, well anything, if it's...
  5. ericoh2

    The King Solomon Paradox

    Fair enough, thanks. Like I asked in my previous post, is this how those Christians define wisdom, as it pertains to Solomon, in their beliefs? If not and I suppose many Christians have varying opinions on this matter, they may still have a paradox within their own belief system, which is one...
  6. ericoh2

    The King Solomon Paradox

    Point taken. I did note that my opinion of wisdom doesn't have any place in interpreting the idea of wisdom used in the story of Solomon and that I'm rather uniformed when it comes Hebrew, or for that matter any foreign, grammar. I just wonder how many Christians who take this story as a...
  7. ericoh2

    The King Solomon Paradox

    It's true that people are going to have varying ideas of what wisdom is. As it pertains to Solomon in this story you may be correct, I'm not familiar enough with the hebrew term(s) used that were translated or in what sense the authors meant by wisdom. To me true wisdom requires a permanent...
  8. ericoh2

    The King Solomon Paradox

    That's one way of looking at it. I was a little more curious about those that take the story more literal and hold to the mainstream Christian belief about Solomon, that is that he was the wisest man and still managed to fall out of favor with God in the mainstream Christian sense.
  9. ericoh2

    The King Solomon Paradox

    One thing that I've always found intriguing in the Christian faith is this idea that Solomon, said to be the wisest man who ever lived, somehow fell out of favor with God. Wisdom, which is synonymous with good judgment, is supposed to be the trait that leads one to a "godly" life. How can it...
  10. ericoh2

    What Makes People Vote Republican?

    I wonder why anyone votes at all in this joke of a political system.
  11. ericoh2

    Bible reading: Compulsory in schools

    I think it would be beneficial for children to have something like a "religions of the world class." I'm not going to debate whether it should be mandatory or not but the school system seems to have no problem making history a required class, which in some cases seem to be a fairly one sided...
  12. ericoh2

    Pacifism - The only way forward?

    I don't think there are many true pacifists and I mean very few. Most of it's adherents are simply acting with the same "group think and act" behavior that the other side exemplifies. I would wager that nearly the entire flock of "pacifists" would partake in violence/murder if under certain...
  13. ericoh2

    Post your pic!

    Very good pictures! I really like the first one, it has very peaceful quality about it. Maybe because of the country setting, which I love. And your dogs are adorable.
  14. ericoh2

    The principle of vibration

    I see a different picture. Existence is a paradox and is at least very difficult to communicate clearly by normal/clear methods. Some of the most insightful individuals who ever lived often spoke in parables or with contradictions. Lao Tzu, Khalil Gibran, Gurdjieff, Jesus, Osho, Alan Watts...
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    The principle of vibration

    I really don't care much whether everything in a spiritual teaching is correct or not. In the sense you are speaking of it doesn't have to be. The real benefits I've received from the Gurdjieff's teachings have been through flashes of insights often provoked indirectly by some teaching or...
  16. ericoh2

    The principle of vibration

    What he teaches must be understood in it's proper context. This requires a different perception of reality than we are normally akin to. For this to occur one must study his system as a whole not bits and pieces. I do not think that Gurdjieff's understanding of science was in the same mold of...
  17. ericoh2

    Christian Crusader Obama

    I think calling him a Christian Crusader is even giving him too much credit. To me he doesn't appear to have any real personal conviction. The only thing I can figure is that the same men pulling Bush's strings are pulling Obama's.
  18. ericoh2

    The principle of vibration

    You're apparently not alone in having this opinion. Honestly that's one of the things I love about him. It is said that he was a master at playing roles and shaping a persons view of him. Pretty much everyone has a different opinion about him and his work, so maybe his teachings can be useful...
  19. ericoh2

    If one is baptised Catholic while they always remain Catholic

    Me too, sorry, I didn''t see that this was a Catholic only question. I'm no longer part of the Catholic church but like Ultraviolet I was Catholic for quite a while so at least I have somewhat of an understanding of them.
  20. ericoh2

    If one is baptised Catholic while they always remain Catholic

    I actually was baptized Catholic but I do not think one is always considered Catholic just because of this. I think you have to be a practicing member in order to keep this status. As far as I know they still have the doctrine of excommunication, which banishes you from the Catholic community...
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