Must be nice to have such total belief in something, i wish i did .

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Hi Deanna.
   When I was young, my family went to a Baptist church. Up until the age of around ten, they switched to a Lutheran church. I was deeply involved with going there; being an acolyte and on the choir. I wanted to obey God and do good for everyone my whole life. When I graduated high school, I went in the Air Force and off to Japan. Over there, I studied all religions and philosophies. My thirst for knowledge grew and I started to realize that there was more than what the Christian teachings offered about God. I even joined a Buddhist group and have my own gohonzon (sacred scroll).

   Since returning to America, I discovered the teachings of Eckankar, which led me to learn of a religion that sprung out of India and Pakistan many years ago called Sant Mat. [url]L:\Ralph's My Documents\Sant Mat\Sant Mat, Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation - Biographies of Masters - Guru Nanak.htm[/url]

   Jews, Christians and Muslims aren't the only ones that hold to a belief in one main God overseeing it's creation. When the serpent tempted Adam and Eve to gain the knowledge of good and evil, to which they did accept the offer, God punished them to a life of toil and death. That's the Bible's main theme. Yet, if they had not succumbed to their desire for knowledge of good and evil, would they really be content to sit around and play with God's creatures while singing happy songs in praise of Him?

   Through God's grace of free will, we were given the opportunity to explore God's creation and learn how we could also exist as co-creators in this vast universe. God was lonely, and needed a way to expand into new avenues of adventure. What better way, than to let us help.

Sincerely,
Ralph

Oops again. I meant this link: http://santmat-meditation.net/santmat.html

Thanks ralph for the link love deanna

deanna wrote on Apr 10^th, 2007 at 8:02pm:


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I believe in Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, teenage mutant ninja turtles, and much more.
Darth. May both sides of the force be with you 

[Darth:] "I believe in Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, teenage mutant ninja turtles, and much more."
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And it is precisely this gulliibility that warrants the label New Age ghetto for some denizens of this site like yourself.  You no doubt also embrace equally absurd New Age bromides like these four:

(1) We create our own reality.
(2) Evil is an illusion.
(3) We are God.
(4) All dreams of the dead are probably genuine contacts with the dead.

So my question is this:  Do you also accept gems like these four?

(1) 6 million Jews chose their extermination in Nazi death camps before their
    birth.  Their German executioners were not evil; they too were just playing a
    predetermined role.  In fact, those Jews should be grateful for the Nazi role
    in helping those Jews create reality the way they wanted it.
(2) The earth is just 6,000 years old.  Satan planted dinosaur fossils to deceive
     us into believing that man is the product of a baboon convention.
(3) All channeling is demonically inspired.
(4) The Apollo moon landing was faked in a New Mexico hangar.

Don

Spitfire, I honor your openmindedness and your patience in waiting for experiences which will offer you the certainty and the personal resolution to your questions that you seek.

Deanna, I honor your sincerity and your sense of humor with Darth.

Darth, I honor your questioning spirit and sense of humor.

Berserk, I honor your intelligence and your sense of humor as well.

I bow to you all, as I know that the fullness of joy and laughter is waiting for all of us in a very special place.

The kingdom of heaven is within us, at all times, in all places. We can go there anytime we wish.  And you all are part of a very special kingdom.

Perhaps, even now, as we speak, we seek each other out, on the other side of the veil.

love, blink