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sometimes on the spiritual path you shoiuld behavelike a kid. the mother says- be away from the flame. The kid does not argue but keeps away. Slowly the kid understands. will you do few things like that? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Yes,i promise to be an obedient child.
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One last question......i am always curious...but i shud ask no more qs...?
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One last question......i am always curious...but i shud ask no more qs...? Ask away!! That's what everyone is here for. Just try to be clear in your postings. I mean no offense, and I see you are in Hong Kong, but I sometimes have a little trouble understanding what you mean... Again, no offense intended. I wish that I spoke Indian or Chinese...
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hehe...i dont know chinese though.Thanx!
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One last question......i am always curious...but i shud ask no more qs...? Ask away!! That's what everyone is here for. Just try to be clear in your postings. I mean no offense, and I see you are in Hong Kong, but I sometimes have a little trouble understanding what you mean... Again, no offense intended. I wish that I spoke Indian or Chinese... Yes, one should try to learn. beyond a point learning does not help. Because there is so much to learn. After that we take the path shown by Guru in India.
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To me the deity within is the spiritual side.. the soul, the spirit, the inner being. I am a Mystic Jew. I have very pagan thinking almost mystic/kabbalistic mixed with my Jewish identity.
I think it is a matter of what feels right to you. What you are drawn to and feel.
We all have an inner g-ddess and g-d within us.
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To me the deity within is the spiritual side.. the soul, the spirit, the inner being. I am a Mystic Jew. I have very pagan thinking almost mystic/kabbalistic mixed with my Jewish identity.
I think it is a matter of what feels right to you. What you are drawn to and feel.
We all have an inner g-ddess and g-d within us. Bold This is the TRUTH that all of us are searching for. You know that. That is rare.
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it has taken YEARS of understanding and education to come to this stance. I enjoyed the process so much I declared a religion/philosophy minor.
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it has taken YEARS of understanding and education to come to this stance. I enjoyed the process so much I declared a religion/philosophy minor. Congratulations.
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This question is very interesting to me. As a skeptic and an atheist with deist leanings, I try to refrain from attributing human emotions to the universe, but I certainly understand the practicality of trying to relate to the universe on your own terms. Therefore, I have no problem with creating a human image or "god" to represent the creative force of the universe, as long as one does not take it too seriously.
As concerns pagans, I guess my quesition is therefore always this: Do you believe that that avatars/deities that you pray to are actual entities, or do you perceive them as human-created images/icons that help you concentrate on and contemplate the create force of the universe, which they represent?
In other words, are you a true polytheist (one who believes in many gods), or a pantheist (one who believes that the universe is infused with "godliness")?
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