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  1. dyanaprajna2011

    I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hit a wall. Went back to Buddhism. I realized that I have everything I need, spiritually, in Buddhism.
  2. dyanaprajna2011

    I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!

    We're all doing good. How have you been?
  3. dyanaprajna2011

    I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I was checking, and it's been nearly a year since the last time I've been here.
  4. dyanaprajna2011

    I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Guess who?! It's been awhile. So who all's still around?
  5. dyanaprajna2011

    Is God omnipotent?

    Please explain, I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
  6. dyanaprajna2011

    Is God omnipotent?

    What I'm wondering is this: could it be that the Bible describes God's power from our perspective, but that, from an objective standpoint, God isn't necessarily 'all powerful', but just more powerful than us or what we can comprehend? This also looks towards the infamous omnipotence paradox.
  7. dyanaprajna2011

    Is God omnipotent?

    I'm sure everyone is aware of the problem that says that, due to the evil in the world, God cannot be all loving, all powerful, and all knowing. With this in mind, and as a possible answer to this problem, does the Bible actually say that God is omnipotent?
  8. dyanaprajna2011

    How do you live out your Buddhism?

    Compassion for all sentient beings.
  9. dyanaprajna2011

    Using violence to defend yourself or someone

    It's all about intent. As long as your intention is the protection of life, you're fine. As soon as your intent becomes one of anger and revenge, then that's where the issue comes in. Buddhism teaches non-violence, not pacifism.
  10. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    It's not exactly that to accept religion would be to reject logic, but the metaphysical nature of religion can be considered 'supra-logical'. There's some aspects of religion that lie outside the bounds of logic. In other words, some ideas within religion reside kust outside the reach of logic.
  11. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    After my last post, I took a walk. I thought about everything bothering me, and came to the conclusion that, if I'm right, then it could very well be that it's myself, my ego, getting in the way. Maybe the reason why it seems like nothing is working, or the need to change, or like I'm stuck in...
  12. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    I wouldn't say I have a need to believe in fate, rather it's something I keep seeing in my own life (whether real or imagined). It seems like I'm stuck where I am: socially, financially, spiritually-regardless of what I do to try to change the situation. I would guess, however, that there's...
  13. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    One issue that I keep running into though, is that I can't seem to escape the idea of fate. It doesn't play into dererministic science, or karma in Buddhism, and while some forms of Christianity accept an idea similar to fate, they're not from schools I accept. I'm not really sure if I believe...
  14. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I think about the relationship between religion and science. I don't deny the importance of either, however.
  15. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    Hopefully I can keep that from happening.
  16. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    I'm not. But I'm trying to recognize that science and religion have their own realms, and don't necessarily coincide or cross paths, except on rare occasions. However, I also recognize that there should be no animosity between the two.
  17. dyanaprajna2011

    Place of mystical experience in Christianity

    Besides the "salvation experience", does Christianity place any importance on mystical experience? If so, what? How does this play into the process of sanctification and spirituality/spiritual growth, if at all?
  18. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    During this crisis of mine, I began coming to terms with the fact that I'm "half-redneck". So when I decided that I was going to pursue religious transcendence, even if I was wrong, I decided to question whether I should keep being Buddhist, or look somewhere else. I knew that any religion I...
  19. dyanaprajna2011

    My thoughts as of late

    So, the last few months I've been going through some sort of existential crisis. I think it's been some sort of mid-life crisis, but I'm not sure. It started when I began to question whether life had any meaning, particularly objective meaning. I realized that the existentialists were right...
  20. dyanaprajna2011

    He's baaack!

    Although, while I am considering going back to Christianity, it's only a consideration, and like I stated above, could and would never be a rejection of Buddhism.
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