Cobie

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  1. Thoughts on Cultish Groups

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  7. Greetings

    Hi Paul. I think there are threads of interest re.”incidents which defy logic” on the forum. Or you could start a thread about your experiences. Welcome to the forum.
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  9. Newbie

    Hi Alchemist. Sorry you had trouble posting. Sounds like you have a lot of experience. Welcome to the forum.
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    教 jiao1 - teach oracle bone: Is that pa and ma ‘teaching’ the kids by beating them with a stick?
  12. Hi to all

    Hi Allison. Welcome to the forum. Enjoy.
  13. Wanting to get rid of Heart Demons

    Treasure that and guard it carefully. Some cultivation practices make things a lot worse, so beware. Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1” [in Ajay0 signature] cf. é“ćŸ·ç¶“ dao4 de2 jing1 - The Way of Virtue.
  14. Hello

    Hi (not quite yet ) emaciated ascetic. Welcome to the forum. Enjoy.
  15. Everyone post some favorite quotes!

    yes! I like your signature “Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1” cf. é“ćŸ·ç¶“ dao4 de2 jing1 - The Way of Virtue.
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  18. Enlightenment - what is it?

    Googling ‘amein vs amen’: ÊŸÄ€mÄ«n (Arabic: ŰąÙ…ÙŠÙ†) is the Arabic form of Amen. In Islam, it is used with the same meaning as in Judaism and Christianity.
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  20. Jewish Plurality

    That answers my question. Thank you very much for your extensive reply. Very interesting. I admire your expertise on this stuff. I don’t know. Yes, intended to help the people. I had a quick look at the links. Some of these rules seemed very alien to me, I guess the living religion adjusts them to modern life. Definitely you weren’t joking when you said somewhere Judaism really is no sinecure.
  21. Enlightenment - what is it?

    redundant
  22. Enlightenment - what is it?

    When one has the experience, one knows. The light shines. When one hasn’t experienced it, one doesn’t know. Unfortunately then people tend to start theorising about it, that stops the process towards enlightenment.
  23. Jewish Plurality

    Mozes received the 10 commandments. Are these older than the other 603? Where did the other ones come from?
  24. Jewish Plurality

    That’s a lot! How do the 10 commandments relate to these 631?