There are no babies in heaven, there is no heaven. The body is an illusion, a vehicle we create simply for the experience of being here. We choose to come here and we choose when to leave. We hurt when someone dies because we don't understand this unless we are awake and remembering.
Maher is just trying to make a living. I don't agree with his satirical view on anything but the guy is just trying to make a living. Hopefully he’ll have an awakening one day and have a few apologies of his own to make.
 
Cause and effect don't always come into it. We have to think beyond logic and reason. Nothing is beyond your scope - everything is beyond your scope. You created your own limits. Discover that you are more than you and you'll know the world is more than the world. Look beyond the physical.
wonderingmind,
 
It's thoughts like that that cause you suffering. If you don't mind me saying, what you should do is discover who you are and then you will have all the answers you need. Zazen (sitting meditation) is good for learning who and what you really are. If you're lucky you'll...
Thank you for that. I'm coming from a metaphysical rather than a religious perspective. For me spirituality is not a separate thing. We are all spiritual beings and spirituality is within us all, some of us are aware of it and some of us are not, and some of us call it something else. It is what...
I have to admit to being a little confused by the original posts so I’ll just answer the question from my own perspective -
Can the Universe be Virtual without a designer?
No. I liken it to the disc your console or computer game is on; everything is already there, whatever outcome...
I have never experienced seeing a ghost therefore I don’t believe in ghosts but some other people do and I respect that. However I have experienced what some might call the mystical and others might call madness. Because of this, and the fact that I’m not locked up in a lunatic...
I’m just new here and I guess I have to start somewhere. So I hope you don’t mind.. As a way of sharing more of myself as I go.. I would just like to say that personally I don’t believe prayer should be about asking for things. Instead it should be about giving thanks for what...
We are all somewhere in the process and at different levels of understanding. I myself must have trust in the process and learn to transcend the fear. I must push forward for it is the only true choice I have at this time. Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and getting...