spasm
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Post by spasm on Jan 2, 2010 23:31:21 GMT -5
Greetings, A history of spiritual inquiry can be quite boring so I’ll keep it brief. I grew up a serious Catholic and the resulting suffering of fear and guilt drove me to find better solutions. The first relief I had was through meditation that I began in 1967. That was tremendous, a turning point in my life which started a long transformation. My final spiritual resting place is Advaita Vedanta. I feel fortunate. One thing I have learned in my rather long life (I’m 77) is that one should not have regrets of having made seemingly wrong steps in this quest. These were only different levels of truth.
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Post by alpha on Jan 3, 2010 9:22:22 GMT -5
welcome spasm (I hope the name has nothing to do with the age) Youre background seems exactly like mine re catholic upbringing,and later search, I would like to hear more, I think I was the oldest on this forum until now,but its amazing that the mind never gets old,in fact I find a lot of baggage drops off naturally as one gets older and more clarity appears...
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Post by spasm on Jan 3, 2010 16:55:54 GMT -5
Yes, Alpha, I agree, baggage is lessened in old age and more clarity appears. As confusion diminishes contractions (spasms) loosen up permitting increased purity of mind. The older I get the less I know and yet become more comfortable. I'm more optimistic now. Realization is only 10 or 12 lifetimes away. p s
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Post by karen on Jan 3, 2010 17:03:50 GMT -5
Are we all not 14 something billion years old?
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Post by karen on Jan 3, 2010 17:04:25 GMT -5
Oh and hi!
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Post by lightmystic on Jan 5, 2010 12:19:30 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum spasm! I'll look forward to talking with you. Greetings, A history of spiritual inquiry can be quite boring so I’ll keep it brief. I grew up a serious Catholic and the resulting suffering of fear and guilt drove me to find better solutions. The first relief I had was through meditation that I began in 1967. That was tremendous, a turning point in my life which started a long transformation. My final spiritual resting place is Advaita Vedanta. I feel fortunate. One thing I have learned in my rather long life (I’m 77) is that one should not have regrets of having made seemingly wrong steps in this quest. These were only different levels of truth.
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Post by skyblue on Jan 14, 2010 8:28:02 GMT -5
"One thing I have learned in my rather long life (I’m 77) is that one should not have regrets of having made seemingly wrong steps in this quest. These were only different levels of truth."
I agree Spasm. It's all stepping stones.
Sky
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