Everything I Believe May Be Wrong
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Everything I Believe May Be Wrong
The reason I say that people cannot begin to understand who they are or why they are here until they allow for the possibility that everything they believe may be wrong is that what they believe hasn’t given them the answers for these questions.
Understanding that I am ignorant makes me want to know the things I don’t have the ability to comprehend, so I try to understand why there are other people who seem to have grasped the meaning of life. However, it is also my understanding that Jesus is the only being in the last two millennia who understood the who, what, where, when, and why of existence and by so doing, he was able to elevate his physical body to the next realm. There is nothing in existence which I can use as a reference to prove that Jesus actually achieved that understanding. There is such a body of written information on his ascension that I am willing to accept there must be some truth in the story. Whose truth is it? My truth? No. It is certainly not true to the Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and religions other than the Christians. However, the Christians have deified Jesus and, rather than learn what he was teaching, they say that he was the “Son of God” and simply worship him.
So why do I think it might be true? Because I have a need for it to be true. I need to believe that if I can comprehend what Jesus learned, then I too can ascend. As a result of this need, I have read all the purported sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas. There are 114 of these sayings in that gospel. I am reasonably sure that I understand at least five of them.
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Whe it comes to death Scorate put it succinctly enough. It is like an unopened box. There may be something within or there may be nothing. Worrying about it, or pretending to know what lies within, is a futile endeavor.
Comfortable truths are usually just selfmade lies that cover up a hard long road to some broader perspective. We can only spread ourselves so thin so I guess wenjust have to accept some comfortable truths in some areas. One thing for sure, we all have our own “Jesus” in some manner or form. -ursuit of meaning is better than dismissing meaning completely imo.
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After thirty four years of searching for knowledge of myself, I am not inclined to start over. As far as death is concerned, I am not concerned since we all go through that door at the end of physical existence. My inclination is to believe that there is something called an afterlife, but it doesn't worry me because everything I believe may be wrong.
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In 1984 or from reading 1984?Lone Wolf wrote: ↑February 28th, 2019, 11:42 pm Belief in something is a security blanket. Through an emotional experience in 1984 I became aware of something beyond my ability to comprehend that loves me. That experience so filled me with love and peace that people around me were asking me why I was so happy, but I couldn't tell them. It was pure emotion and there were no words. That is my current security blanket and it allows me to throw off a lot of the beliefs of my earlier life. I would like to meet someone who had a similar experience just to see if I'm not dreaming the experience.
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You may be sincere, but I read sarcasm in your response. FYI I was told in a dream that I will not ascend in this lifetime and I tend to believe the messages I receive from my subconscious. That doesn't keep me from learning all I can about myself in the meantime. I do thank you for the best wishes and blessings.
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