Comments on: A Spiritual Inquiry. http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jaleesa http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11118 Jaleesa Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:25:55 +0000 http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11118 1. What do you believe? That means, what religion to you belong to? I belong to the certain sect of people that believe you only get things out of life by challenging it and not being afraid of the answer it will give you. Basic gnosticism, I suppose. I call myself a gnostic agnostic. 2. Were you raised in this religion, or was it a faith that you came back home to in your later years? My family is traditional Baptist. 3. Why do you believe in this faith? Do you believe it offers you some sort of spiritual solace? Some instructions for spiritual advancement? Enlightenment? I believe it does, moreso without the politics of religion, when people believe what they want to believe and don't believe what a certain philosophy's guidelines tell you to. Or in better words: when people get to call their gods whatever they want to call them and see life however they want to see it. I don't know that those are better words, but that's the best I can do. :) 4. What made you choose this faith, over all the others..what do you feel your faith or religion has…that others dont? Going through all of these religions and experiencing life at it's harshest led me to this. As well as seeing how religion without insight can screw a lot of people up. 5. Have you studied your religion any? Read the sacred texts, etc? If not, why not? If so, which did you read and what did you take away from it? My religion doesn't really have a sacred text because it isn't a religion, but I do have a love connection with any religious text I read. I know the New Testament pretty much by heart [helps that my birthday is December 25th ;)] and I'm currently reading [and loving] The Ramayana. I have read the Satanic Bible too, which strangely enough is the closest I've ever come to reading my thoughts in print...though I must say I'm not as interested in ritualizing which is why I ultimately decline to prescribe to any specific religion. I make my own rules. I think being an individual is important, but not where you are trying to structure yourself into a certain label or mindset, life stops being about life that way. That's just what I think. 1. What do you believe? That means, what religion to you belong to?
I belong to the certain sect of people that believe you only get things out of life by challenging it and not being afraid of the answer it will give you. Basic gnosticism, I suppose. I call myself a gnostic agnostic.

2. Were you raised in this religion, or was it a faith that you came back home to in your later years? My family is traditional Baptist.

3. Why do you believe in this faith? Do you believe it offers you some sort of spiritual solace? Some instructions for spiritual advancement? Enlightenment?
I believe it does, moreso without the politics of religion, when people believe what they want to believe and don’t believe what a certain philosophy’s guidelines tell you to. Or in better words: when people get to call their gods whatever they want to call them and see life however they want to see it.
I don’t know that those are better words, but that’s the best I can do. :)

4. What made you choose this faith, over all the others..what do you feel your faith or religion has…that others dont?
Going through all of these religions and experiencing life at it’s harshest led me to this. As well as seeing how religion without insight can screw a lot of people up.

5. Have you studied your religion any? Read the sacred texts, etc? If not, why not? If so, which did you read and what did you take away from it?
My religion doesn’t really have a sacred text because it isn’t a religion, but I do have a love connection with any religious text I read. I know the New Testament pretty much by heart [helps that my birthday is December 25th ;) ] and I’m currently reading [and loving] The Ramayana. I have read the Satanic Bible too, which strangely enough is the closest I’ve ever come to reading my thoughts in print…though I must say I’m not as interested in ritualizing which is why I ultimately decline to prescribe to any specific religion. I make my own rules. I think being an individual is important, but not where you are trying to structure yourself into a certain label or mindset, life stops being about life that way. That’s just what I think.

]]> By: Jaleesa http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11117 Jaleesa Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:18:07 +0000 http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11117 Your journey sounds similar to mine. I went through a lot of different religious channels searching for truth...it turns out I might've just been looking to recover an old memory -- I'd been sexually assaulted at 4 years old, and after my attacker died I went through 6 years of gruesome emotional repercussions that had me on medicines I didn't need to be taking [my health hasn't been the same since], diagnoses that weren't correct [now that the trauma is out, my final diagnosis is PTSD which is the right one], and nearly lost my life...last year I overdosed on lithium and stopped my pulse. I don't know how I'm still alive but I am. I went through a strong Christianity as a child, until my attacker died where my philosophy turned Atheist...I re-converted after feeling like I'd found the right path to go on [though I wasn't there yet] but in the last year as I searched to uncover my past I went from my Christianity to Satanism to something that now has element of every religion I've ever researched - Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc, etc. I consider myself a spiritualist now and I'm very certain of my gods. One thing I notice is that I'd been praying up to two months before my attempt last year for something to prevent the depression...I think that I jumped too quick trying to end my life, because I think my answer was on it's way, I was just too impatient to wait. I do believe that what we call god exist as an independent force, but I also believe that it exists in humans too and I think I was going to be pointed to a certain someone who could help me heal from everything and show me the truth I'd been looking for: love, which is something I've never allowed myself to experience being that the person who attacked me in the first place was my father. I gave up every escape I'd been using to dull my pain because of the intrigue in this person, and though I ended up being shown a memory I had made myself forget for my own sanity...I think it's appropriate that it came out to make room for me feeling whatever I will feel for this guy. I don't really know yet, things are still shaking up but I think I'm right. That was long, lol. Now to answer your questions since that's what I WANTED to do... Your journey sounds similar to mine. I went through a lot of different religious channels searching for truth…it turns out I might’ve just been looking to recover an old memory — I’d been sexually assaulted at 4 years old, and after my attacker died I went through 6 years of gruesome emotional repercussions that had me on medicines I didn’t need to be taking [my health hasn't been the same since], diagnoses that weren’t correct [now that the trauma is out, my final diagnosis is PTSD which is the right one], and nearly lost my life…last year I overdosed on lithium and stopped my pulse. I don’t know how I’m still alive but I am. I went through a strong Christianity as a child, until my attacker died where my philosophy turned Atheist…I re-converted after feeling like I’d found the right path to go on [though I wasn't there yet] but in the last year as I searched to uncover my past I went from my Christianity to Satanism to something that now has element of every religion I’ve ever researched – Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc, etc. I consider myself a spiritualist now and I’m very certain of my gods. One thing I notice is that I’d been praying up to two months before my attempt last year for something to prevent the depression…I think that I jumped too quick trying to end my life, because I think my answer was on it’s way, I was just too impatient to wait. I do believe that what we call god exist as an independent force, but I also believe that it exists in humans too and I think I was going to be pointed to a certain someone who could help me heal from everything and show me the truth I’d been looking for: love, which is something I’ve never allowed myself to experience being that the person who attacked me in the first place was my father. I gave up every escape I’d been using to dull my pain because of the intrigue in this person, and though I ended up being shown a memory I had made myself forget for my own sanity…I think it’s appropriate that it came out to make room for me feeling whatever I will feel for this guy. I don’t really know yet, things are still shaking up but I think I’m right.

That was long, lol. Now to answer your questions since that’s what I WANTED to do…

]]> By: leslie http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11083 leslie Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:14:42 +0000 http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11083 Namaste :) Thank you! Tat Tvam Asi. Namaste :)

Thank you!

Tat Tvam Asi.

]]> By: Malcolm http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11077 Malcolm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:01:50 +0000 http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11077 A really interesting post, full of integrity. The spiritual quest never ends, we find our appropriate resting places on the way and hopefully learn from each experience. tat tvam asi. A really interesting post, full of integrity. The spiritual quest never ends, we find our appropriate resting places on the way and hopefully learn from each experience.

tat tvam asi.

]]> By: Marie http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11019 Marie Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:52:04 +0000 http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11019 Oh yeah, I really, really like your new layout. Oh yeah, I really, really like your new layout.

]]> By: Marie http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11018 Marie Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:51:27 +0000 http://findnirvana.net/2008/03/15/a-spiritual-inquiry/#comment-11018 I wish I could answer your questions, but I am too confused too. Too confused about religion and God. I don't even feel comfortable talking about it because I am so confused. Maybe because I never took the time to look into any religions, even Christianity. I think it's great that you are such a spiritual person. I wish I was. It kind of feels like a void, me being confused about it. I hope one day I can get into it. I wish I could answer your questions, but I am too confused too. Too confused about religion and God. I don’t even feel comfortable talking about it because I am so confused. Maybe because I never took the time to look into any religions, even Christianity. I think it’s great that you are such a spiritual person. I wish I was. It kind of feels like a void, me being confused about it. I hope one day I can get into it.

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