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  1. Sirona

    'My mom doesn't believe in God!'

    If I understood you correctly you were surprised that the child you mentioned had a mother that was atheist. Well, there are regions in the world with more than 90% atheists, where people may have families that are almost completely or even totally atheist, and where the "oddball" is entirely on...
  2. Sirona

    Yuck

    Eat some hunny. Or chocolate. That surely helps.
  3. Sirona

    'My mom doesn't believe in God!'

    From kindergarden age, I spent my childhood in a boarding school. Some say it probably felt like a bit like an orphanage. During this time, I developed a staunch faith in God, although, in fact, it was more about Zeus than about the God of the Bible. I've kept my faith all my life, although my...
  4. Sirona

    Suffering makes prayers more powerful?

    The last time I attended a Catholic church was 20 years ago but I think the idea that suffering is "valuable" to God is a standard Catholic teaching, given that (according to the Catholic faith) Jesus reconciled believers with God through his suffering and death. AFAIK they believe that...
  5. Sirona

    I found two furry costume but which one to buy

    I guess it depends on how you want to be perceived as a "Furry": left - more serious right - funny
  6. Sirona

    Planet Claire

    I confess that I liked the movie. :D
  7. Sirona

    A loop in time

  8. Sirona

    One Night In Bangkok

    Did you know that the music of this song was written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA? It is the opening of the second act of a musical named Chess, but the musical is forgettable if not for this song. Supposedly, the late king of Thailand was a big fan of the song - until he got to...
  9. Sirona

    Sunglasses At Night

    I love this song. :hearteyes: I once read somewhere that the song was originally supposed to depict a political dystopia in which a state actually forces its citizens to wear sunglasses at night, but Hart supposedly had to rewrite it for marketing reasons and turn it into a love song. The...
  10. Sirona

    Radhadesh Mellows 2022 is on

    I love Kadamba Kanana Swami's vibrant voice. Heard him live at least once. Here's a recording from 2020 Radhadesh Mellows that I listen to quite often.
  11. Sirona

    Hindus: German TV's media offensive against Swami Vishwananda

    Unfortunately, Youtube only has the first episode of the podcast. All other parts can be found here: Just Love
  12. Sirona

    Benedict XVI "failed to act" in child abuse cases

    According to various German media, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI failed to act while knowing about cases of child abuse by clergymen during his tenure as archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982. Here’s the whole story: Ex-Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in child abuse cases — report |...
  13. Sirona

    Hindus: German TV's media offensive against Swami Vishwananda

    Namaste, Public television in Germany has launched a media offensive against controversial “neo-Hindu” group “Bhakti Marga”, mainly focusing on multiple allegations of (homo-)sexual misconduct raised against its leader, Swami Vishwananda. Just Love? Sektenaussteiger packen aus “Just Love” -...
  14. Sirona

    Understanding of spiritual/religious truth is so strange

    A little simplistic in my eyes but some people may go for simplistic stuff.
  15. Sirona

    Understanding of spiritual/religious truth is so strange

    If I were you, I would be very cautious about schooling others before having achieved mastery over myself. What is there about "your own presence" anyway that you seem to dislike so much that you want it "completely emptied out" and replaced with "God's presence" instead? That might be a...
  16. Sirona

    Understanding of spiritual/religious truth is so strange

    I can't claim to know much about Muslim spirituality, but from my POV, the mind is "infinite", it has no concept of its own beginning or death, so I think, trying to find the deepest level of the mind is probably like searching for the end of the internet. You will never find it, but on your way...
  17. Sirona

    Ultimate Value and the signs of it in ourselves.

    Every time I see the moon, I wonder how Mohammed split the moon, and more importantly, how he managed to glue it back together, as apparently, the effect of this miracle isn't visible anymore.
  18. Sirona

    Most free states run by Republicans. Least free states run by Democrats.

    “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.” Anatole France
  19. Sirona

    Hinduism and nazi symbol

    I think this is hair-splitting. Germans like to replace words from foreign languages with "German-sounding" words usually built by the process of referring to them noun-noun. An odd example would be the Nazis trying to replace the German word for nose (from Latin, nasus) with Gesichtserker...
  20. Sirona

    Have You Met A...

    I've casually met Sikhs, Buddhists and Muslims doing their respective businesses in Germany. Our university had a Baha'i student community, but they were the only ones I perceived as "secretive", "holding back information" about the nature of their religion. As always, it may have been a...
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