TooConvenient Posted November 26, 2018 I'm a 23 year old male. At 14 I encountered spiritually open people for the first time after moving to a larger town. They indirectly inspired me to independently investigate my own spirituality. I had recently rejected my Baptist upbringing in favor of atheism due to a sense of redundancy. Our encounters had good timing. Since then I've jumped back and forth between sincerely seeking truth through self discipline and feeding my most base desires in apathy. Over the past few weeks, I've had a few things trigger the desire to learn what truths I can about the natural order of things and my place therein again. I've been apathetic and distracting myself with vices for almost 7 months straight before this. I'm here because, for now, I have no one that is experienced in any practical spirituality in real life to offer advice. Thank you for reading this far, have a good day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fa Xin Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) Hello, TooConvenient, and welcome. Your membership is approved and we're happy you found your way to us. We look forward to accompanying you on some of the way that you still have to go. Please take the time to read the post pinned at the top of this Welcome page and take a look at the forum Terms and Rules. This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to ten posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. Also, until you’ve posted fifteen times in the forums, you’ll be a “Junior Bum” with somewhat restricted access and will be allowed only two private messages per day. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, Fa Xin and the TDB team Welcome TooConvenient, Sounds like your in the right place... Daoism loves the natural order of things. Glad you are seeking answers... Welcome You are welcome to jump right in to the ongoing discussions, revive an older thread, start a new thread of your own, or start a discussion in the "Newcomer Corner" sub-forum to expand on your introduction or ask general questions to help you get started. May you enjoy your time here. Fa Xin Edited November 26, 2018 by Fa Xin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) Hi TooConvenient. Welcome. Spirituality and Religion are two totally different concepts. Don't have to have one in order to have the other. Edited November 26, 2018 by Marblehead 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
