Brian

Poll inspired by BKA's "karma" thread

What Is YOUR motivation?  

63 members have voted

  1. 1. Why do YOU do energy-work/cultivation/meditation/whatever?

    • Longevity
      25
    • Immortality
      15
    • End cycle of reincarnation
      14
    • Avoid hell
      6
    • Enter heaven
      9
    • Cool "superhuman abilities"
      9
    • Reach nirvana
      11
    • Find myself
      23
    • Sex
      2
    • Money/Power
      2
    • Self-defence
      13
    • Join with Light/Tao/God/ThatWhichIs/etc.
      28
    • Help others
      27
    • Personal healing
      30
    • Boredom
      7
    • To impress others
      2
    • Erase karma
      8
    • Gain ultimate knowledge
      13
    • Don't know
      7
    • Other (please annotate in a post)
      13
  2. 2. Which is the single most important objective?

    • Longevity
      6
    • Immortality
      4
    • End cycle of reincarnation
      4
    • Avoid hell
      0
    • Enter heaven
      2
    • Cool "superhuman abilities"
      1
    • Reach nirvana
      3
    • Find myself
      6
    • Sex
      0
    • Money/Power
      0
    • Self-defence
      1
    • Join with Light/Tao/God/ThatWhichIs/etc.
      9
    • Help others
      5
    • Personal healing
      6
    • Boredom
      0
    • To impress others
      1
    • Erase karma
      0
    • Gain ultimate knowledge
      3
    • Don't know
      4
    • Other (please annotate in a post)
      8


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Oh. We can only choose one answer. Sorry, I've a few answers.

You should have actually taken the poll before posting. ;)

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Why do YOU do energy-work/cultivation/meditation/whatever?

 

I clicked 'other'.

Fear of death is what initially brought me to 'the path'. That fear still plays an important role as to why.

Cultivating a state of contentment across the continuum of life is another driving force. 

 

Which is the single most important objective?

 

 I acknowledge 'helping others' as the single most important objective on that list.

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How can I take the poll, when we are allowed one answer, and I have many? None of them seem any more or less important, to me. If I choose one, I'd be a liar.

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How can I take the poll, when we are allowed one answer, and I have many? None of them seem any more or less important, to me. If I choose one, I'd be a liar.

Had you bothered to take it...

 

Naaah, never mind. Stick with your answer.

 

 

 

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I voted other.  It is just the beckon call... 

 

If I had taken this several years ago, I likely would of only said, I feel pulled along a path but not sure why or where...  

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Thank you for your permission, Brian. I'm not sure I needed it, but it's nice to have it, just the same.

Oh, you quite thoroughly misunderstand. That's clearly your prerogative, of course, so good on you as the saying goes.
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