Posts by Anthony Cook8

Ryan Wilson2 said:That is fundamentally incorrect; it is nothing more than an ego trap. If everything weren't unfolding exactly as it is, our current ego wouldn't even exist.

That is precisely why everything seems perfect to him. Every single event in his past has served only to reinforce his own existence.

Everything really is perfect. Once we finally accept ourselves and stop fighting, all that internal junk we've collected starts to fall away... the illusions dissolve and we find our way back to who we truly are. We aren't actually learning anything new; we're just stripping away the lies.

Nicholas Gonzalez8 said:And besides, who’s to say God even judges at all? Does it even make sense to talk about "choice" if God is constantly stepping in to oppose what we decide?

Look, karma isn't some cosmic punishment system. I mean, seriously, who would be punishing us, and what's in it for them? What do *we* actually gain from being punished? It's more like a feedback loop—a way to see the consequences of our own choices so we can actually move forward.

The weight of spiritual guidance is massive, sure, but it’s even harder to sit around waiting until you've mastered everything before you try to help someone else. Both teachers and students are going to trip up sometimes—it's inevitable. The real goal is just making sure there's long-term progress and that everyone actually finds some joy in the process.

Exactly. 🙂

Exactly. Besides, who gets to decide what counts as a punishment versus a reward? What defines "good" or "bad" when everyone experiences their life circumstances so differently?
And how can we even call something a mistake when everything is working out perfectly, and we're receiving exactly what we need at every single moment?

boldnomad45 said:I don't know. I know I've been forgiven, but I haven't found it in myself to forgive myself yet. Sometimes I think I never will. It's a heavy weight to carry.😢

Please, try not to be so hard on others or on yourself. People make mistakes—period. It might actually be better to say that people are simply living life...

If you truly could have done better, you would have...

Both you and the other person are learning from this experience, so please don't view it as a catastrophe.

Regarding the topic: "I'm sorry," "Thank you," and "I love you"... these are such powerful, beautiful words that can truly clear away the darkness.

William Roberts3 said:I was just thinking back to this incredible, heavy, deep experience I had about a year ago.
It's honestly hard to put into words, but here goes:

I was just chilling on my balcony when suddenly this intense, blissful rush hit me. It was like my entire being was overwhelmed by this massive surge of pure euphoria. Everything felt like it was vibrating in perfect harmony... it's hard to even describe.
After a few moments (not sure how long it lasted), this internal dialogue started playing out with all these visual elements.
I felt the Sun City, I was "in" the Sun City, and I felt this connection that goes way beyond just a word. I *was* the Sun City!
Then, a moment later, I became a brilliant ray of light. As that ray, I started drifting away from the blissful Sun City and this unimaginable, infinite vastness, and that's when the conversation between the Sun City and me—the ray—began.

Me as the ray drifting away from the Sun City while seeing countless other bright rays shooting out from it: "Father (=Sun City), I want to be with you!" (feeling this deep sadness about leaving him.) Why would he be a symbolic father 🤷

The Sun City: "Don't be afraid and don't grieve. I am You! (You = the ray). I am the Sun City expressed through your light. And I am all those other rays too—I am the Father and Mother of all rays, all things, and everything.

The ray: But I want to be with you! 🙂

The Sun City: You already are with me, because I am You!
All you have to do is radiate me through that light. Your life is your light, and that life, along with you, is entirely Me. We are One. Every other ray is also Me—the Sun City—expressed through a unique, one-of-a-kind individual life. You just need to live that life, whatever it looks like. Just know that it's Me, the Sun City, which is the same as You. You are the Sun City! You are My expression and manifestation.
You aren't leaving anyone, even if it feels that way. Just realize that it's Me, the Sun City, in the "expressed" form of your ever-changing life.
It's the realization that all rays are just the Sun City in some temporary, "expressed" form.

Did it change my life? Absolutely!
I know now that God—or whatever we call Him—is always with me, creating everything that happens. He "works" and "acts" through my decisions and actions, basically "through me." It’s the same for everyone else and everything else. Even the laws of nature are just the "thoughts" of God.

Just "know" that you are You, Everyone, and the whole Golden State.

😘🙂

William Roberts3 said:I honestly feel like I'm just caught in this massive flow where everything happens so "easy and effortless," no matter how you look at it 🙂
Whatever life throws my way, it’s always intense and vivid, and I am fully alive right there with it! I'm living life to the fullest—open mind, zero baggage...

They say angels fly because they aren't weighed down by anything...🙂 There's no way they'd catch air if they were heavy.

I'm basically a Human Being flying while walking the earth. 🙂

I really resonate with this right now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29

Man, 😍😍

Paul Jones7 said:It seems like a certain group of people—including some folks posting here on the forum—claim (either loudly or more quietly) that this process actually opens the door to true knowledge. Which is why I was wondering if there might be different types of awakenings. Because, look, if it all boils down to just feeling that sense of oneness or being inseparable from everything, but those doors to actual knowledge aren't opened at the same time... then we might be talking about two very different kinds of awakenings.

In my view, people only absorb knowledge and information based on how open and ready they actually are to receive it. Everyone in my circle is conscious and positive, yet we are all incredibly different. Personally, I was willing to completely tear down my entire life and every belief I held because, honestly, I felt like I had nothing left to lose. Back then, I had nothing when I needed everything; today, I don't need anything, yet I feel like I have everything.😁

It's easy and even fun 🍿😵🙂

Peter Phillips32 said:I honestly have no clue who you're actually aiming at with this post, so I guess I’m just gonna have to point out how incredibly vague and open to interpretation this whole thing is.

I honestly can't wrap my head around people who just sit there philosophizing about absolutely nothing, just talking in circles to hear their own voices, or those self-righteous types who act like some kind of holy priest coming in here to enlighten everyone else when they clearly haven't got a clue.

If everyone jumping on this thread is just dumping their little "short awakening" stories—you know, those experiences they claim are totally misreported because they can’t even wrap their heads around what actually went down or distinguish what was real from what they basically made up on the fly—then honestly, we’re all just spinning our wheels, talking into a void. It’s all just empty philosophy at that point. These people act like they're some kind of spiritual counselors, pretending to care about other wandering souls searching for the actual Truth—and I mean the real deal, not that religious nonsense or the fake alternative stuff you see everywhere—just trying to use someone else's perspective to push this old, new spiritual Truth onto everyone else.

Honestly, they’d be much better off just opening their own eyes for once, because let me tell you, the more you try to break it down for them or sit there typing out these massive, winding essays, the less right you actually seem to be—or maybe it's just that you end up looking even more wrong in their eyes.

So, what you’re actually trying to say is that anyone posting about those brief moments of awakening is basically tripping over their own feet before they even start? Like, if they lead with that whole "you can't explain the supernatural because it's just too beyond words" dogma, they’ve already nuked their own credibility. They’re basically handing out a disclaimer that says, "Hey, don't bother listening to my story, because I've already decided everything I'm about to tell you is impossible to describe." It's kind of a self-defeating loop, isn't it? You try to share an experience, but then you immediately shut the door on any actual explanation by claiming it's all "ineffable" or whatever, which just kills the whole point of the conversation.

So, what does it actually mean when someone drops a line like "the supernatural exists" or follows it up with "my specific explanation for the supernatural is the only right one"? Is that even a dogma anymore, or is it just a collection of plain old claims that eventually turn out to be false because they were built on some shaky, initial dogma to begin with? It’s a weird loop, honestly. You start with a foundational belief—a dogma—and then you spend the rest of your life building these massive, complicated structures of "truth" on top of it, only to realize the whole thing is just a house of cards because the first card was a lie. It makes you wonder if we're all just circling the drain of our own assumptions.

Look, if I actually wanted to read a book, I’d just head down to the local library, wouldn't I?

Look, let's add a little nuance here, shall we? I really don't want everyone cluttering up the feed with endless posts about their brief little "epiphanies" or fleeting moments of clarity. If you're actually looking to sit around and digest long-winded, deep-dive life stories, then honestly, you'd be much better off heading down to the local library instead.

I honestly wish all these self-proclaimed geniuses would finally just start using abbreviations instead of writing these endless, exhausting essays. 😁

So, what’s the shorthand for when you're stuck and there's just absolutely nothing left to say about the supernatural stuff?

Look, I’m just gonna say it—you gotta stay awake. Seriously. It sounds like some cliché advice you'd hear from a life coach on a podcast, but honestly, if you let yourself drift off when things are actually happening, you’re basically handing over the keys to your own life. I know, I know, I'm rambling, and yeah, maybe I need more coffee because my brain feels like it's running through molasses, but there's a real weight to this. You can't afford to be sleepwalking through your existence while everyone else is making moves. It’s easy to just zone out, sink into that comfortable numbness, but that's how you miss the turning points. So, brace yourself, grab another cup, and just... stay alert. 😉

Is this actually meant for people who genuinely want to learn something, or is it just for those looking to switch off their brains entirely and sink into that "here-and-now" delirium—you know, the kind where you just soak up the immediate chaos and store it away like some sort of emotional high?

Look, next time just go ahead and throw some actual names out there. You know as well as I do that’s what you’re itching for, and honestly, if you just lay it all out, I’ll be able to put together a much better response to whatever it is you've written.

I mean, it’s kind of my thought that some people just have this knack for talking about the supernatural in a way that sounds super clear and concrete, you know? And because they can spin those tales so convincingly, they end up being labeled as gurus, which basically turns them into these massive authorities on everything weird and unexplainable—and then everyone else just starts parroting whatever nonsense they put out there.

I guess what I’m getting at is that some people can probably take bits and pieces of whatever some guru just preached and actually make them sound clear and concrete, you know? Like, they can sharpen the edges of a specific point or two, but when it comes to the whole damn picture—the entire philosophy or the big picture—they just can't quite nail it. It’s like they can explain the ingredients but have absolutely no clue how to describe the actual meal.

I’m just saying, it feels like some people are totally fine with just latching onto some guru, following them around like lost puppies, and then just parroting back whatever they heard through their own filtered, half-baked version of what that leader actually said.

I mean, look, if people find out someone’s an infidel—or just doesn't toe the line like everyone else—then whatever they have to say about the supernatural stuff is basically dead on arrival. It’s like, once you're labeled as a dissenter, nobody wants to hear your take. They won't even grant you the basic level of self-awareness you need to actually explain an internal experience, or if they do, they’ll act like you barely have any consciousness at all. It’s a total shut-out from the jump.

I don't even have to look that far, honestly—it’s sitting right there in your next quote.

Man, that’s just total nonsense right there. Honestly, priests aren't some special breed of humans; they're just people who actually took the time to tap into their spiritual side and wake up to it, unlike everyone else out there who's just sleepwalking through life. And another thing... They aren't.

There it is! Right on cue. Honestly, it’s the exact same thing you hear from all those different crowds—Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, people obsessed with their horoscopes, even the Satanists and magicians—it’s all just the same old story, they just swap out the labels to fit their own little vibe.

Just because all these different spiritualities are popping up everywhere lately... I don't even know where to start with this one, honestly, because looking back at what was said, it feels like we're all just circling the drain of some massive misunderstanding that nobody actually wants to fix. I was sitting there thinking about how much time we waste arguing over semantics when the actual core of the issue is staring us right in the face, and frankly, it’s kind of embarrassing if I'm being real with myself. It’s like that old saying—or maybe it was just something I read once—about how people will fight over the color of the curtains while the whole house is literally on fire, you know? And look, I’m not trying to be that guy, the one who jumps in to play philosopher when everyone else is just trying to have a conversation, but I can't help but feel like we're missing the forest for the trees here. We get so caught up in who said what and who's "right" that we completely lose sight of the fact that we're all just humans trying to make sense of a chaotic mess. Anyway, I'm probably just rambling now, my brain is basically mush after today, but I felt like I had to say something before the thread just dissolves into more of the same nonsense.So, what’s the deal with all these different types of yoga people are obsessing over lately? Honestly, I don't even know where to start with it all. It feels like every time I turn around, there's some new "revolutionary" way to stretch or breathe that's supposed to fix your entire life, which sounds pretty ambitious if you ask me. One minute it's all about intense power moves, and the next, someone's telling you to just sit there in silence and find your inner peace—which, let's be real, is hard enough to do without adding extra steps. It's just one endless cycle of new trends, and frankly, I'm a little lost in the shuffle. I don't know, man, I was just sitting here thinking about how everything feels so incredibly heavy lately, you know? Like, you try to find some kind of solid ground, some actual substance in all this noise, but it's like trying to grab smoke with your bare hands. It’s exhausting, honestly. I feel like I’m constantly spinning my wheels, trying to make sense of things that probably don't even want to be understood, and maybe that's just me being a bit of a mess. I tend to overthink everything—it's a curse, really—but I can't help it. I just end up going down these rabbit holes where I start questioning if anything we see is even real or if we're all just playing parts in some massive, poorly written play. Anyway, I'm just rambling now. My bad. Just one of those days where my brain won't shut up.Look, just because you see more and more people out there chasing all these different kinds of spirituality doesn't mean they actually share some common ground. You can have a million different paths, but that doesn't mean they all lead back to one single foundation—that one core essence that acts as the universal denominator for anyone dabbling in the spiritual realm. Just because everyone is calling themselves "spiritual" nowadays doesn't mean there's one ultimate Truth that binds us all together, even if we'd like to think there is.

And why on earth would anyone even try to claim we’re culturally equal to... you know, whatever they're talking about? It just doesn't track. religious So, what’s the deal with these modern movements claiming they’ve finally cornered the market on the Truth? It makes me wonder why these trendy little ideologies feel such a desperate, clawing need for some kind of ultimate authority to back them up. Honestly, it feels like they can't even stand on their own two feet without some heavy-handed figurehead telling everyone how to think, which just seems... I don't know, a bit pathetic if you ask me. Why does every new social crusade need a drill sergeant to validate its existence?

Look, it’s kind of like how some teenager thinks they’re being all deep and sophisticated just because they’ve picked up a copy of Tolstoy, but honestly? They aren't any more special than some little kid in elementary school still getting a kick out of reading Šegrt Hlapić. 🤷

It’s pretty much like how a Catholic, a Muslim, or any other kind of exclusive truth-holder isn't going to sit there and agree with you that everyone should just bundle up under your specific, exclusive Truth. You know they won't:

It really comes down to the individual; not everyone is equally aware of what they've experienced, the intensity of those experiences varies wildly, and let's face it, not everyone is a smooth talker when it comes to putting things into words.

Anyway, my mom always tells this story about when I was just a little kid out on a boat for the first time, surrounded by nothing but deep blue water, and I looked at it and told her the ocean felt as thick as pudding! 😍
I guess my experience was just super intense and beautiful—mostly because I was absolutely obsessed with pudding back then 😁—but you have to wonder how some other kid would describe it, especially if they'd never even laid eyes on the ocean before.

But here, we’re talking about impressions that supposedly exist beyond our five senses, yet we're expected to convey them just by rearranging about thirty letters...🤷

The whole reason you even know you felt something is precisely because you have the ability to rearrange those thirty letters in different ways. So, claiming that you "know" something exists that is somehow fundamentally beyond your capacity to explain is just an absurdity; it completely undermines the whole argument that there's something out there you can feel but simply cannot articulate.

Well, that isn't really our concern... at the end of the day, every individual has the right to their own freedom, their own opinions, and the liberty to think for themselves. Period.

There’s one more thing that matters to me: we aren't trying to force ourselves into some singular mold. Instead, we grow through our connections with both the conscious and the unconscious people around us, letting every single experience flow through our lives to teach us something meaningful.

I don't need a priest to validate my faith or tell me my opinions are right. What I actually need is someone to help me navigate my own traumas, call out my bad habits, or just offer a hand when things get heavy. Honestly, sometimes I just want someone to laugh along with me and brighten my day—someone to grow alongside me.

wearyowl29 said:Honestly, all this talk about rain versus sunshine, black versus white, or awakening versus dreaming... it just doesn't sit right with me.

It's just exhausting....🙂

At this point, the only thing left to do is let it all go and just breathe. Sit back, watch the sunlight through the trees, look at the butterflies and the clouds, and really savor a good cup of coffee, some fresh juice, or a slice of cake...

There isn't any deep philosophy needed here, nor do you need to overthink it. It's just about enjoying life; that's the whole point... finding joy in every single second.

Peter Phillips32 said:That’s exactly why I jumped into this thread in the first place. ☕

Look, nobody actually asked for your two cents, your unsolicited lectures, or all this negativity you're spewing. Nobody requested your little deep dive into stuff you haven't even lived through yourself, so I've gotta wonder—what's with this desperate need to meddle in everything?

And why on earth doesn't anyone ever bother asking the real question—like, where did all that supposed infinite love and deep connection with the universe go the second you actually had to deal with me?

Look, nobody here is out here begging for help or acting all uncertain about anything, so I’ve gotta ask—what on earth are you even doing here? Seriously, you're hanging out in a thread where you clearly don't belong, adding absolutely zero value to the conversation, yet somehow you're still lurking around like you've got something to say... why?

Man, you just showered me with such an endless amount of love. Honestly, I’m already starting to feel this deep connection you have with everything out there—including, apparently, with me.

Come on, just keep loving me, please.

I honestly don't even know where to start with this one because everything feels like such a massive, tangled mess, but here we go. I was sitting there thinking about how much energy people waste on trivialities when the whole damn structure of our reality is basically a house of cards waiting for a breeze, you know? It’s like everyone is running around in circles, completely oblivious to the fact that the floor isn't even solid under their feet. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm probably just overthinking things—classic me, right?—but there's this pervasive sense that we're all just sleepwalking through this giant, simulated existence without even realizing the script has already been written. It’s exhausting just watching it happen, honestly. Anyway, I'm rambling, I know, but sometimes you just have to say the damn thing out loud before it drives you absolutely insane. says:
Look, you're totally tripping here—you’re making this massive mistake by trying to shove every other kind of experience into that "emotional" bucket like it's the only source of truth out there. Don't get me wrong, those other experiences definitely bleed into how we feel and they absolutely mess with the quality of our thoughts and pretty much everything else, but we aren't talking about some fleeting emotional high or whatever similar nonsense being the primary way we perceive reality. What you're describing is just a secondary reaction, a byproduct, if you will. I don't know, maybe some people just can't help but blur the line between actual emotional sensations and things that exist entirely outside of feelings and imagination, and they end up completely deluded about the whole thing, but honestly? That's just not how it works at all.

Why am I even bothering to explain myself if you just completely misread that part anyway? Seriously, it’s like talking to a brick wall sometimes. Anyway, here’s a dead simple question for you—pretty much identical to the one I asked before that you managed to totally butcher.

So, what exactly gives you the right to be so damn sure that your little theories about the supernatural are some kind of indisputable Truth, you know, with a capital T?
And just what exactly makes you think your core beliefs are any better or more "correct" than someone else's fundamental convictions when they’re spinning a completely different story about the supernatural?

So, if we’re actually talking about a genuine shift in paradigm consciousness—I mean, if that thing really happens—then suddenly all those fleeting emotions and random thoughts just kind of lose their grip on you. They stop being this overwhelming storm and start feeling more like objects you're just observing from the sidelines, you know? Like they’re just secondary little things passing through the actual order of things.

So, what even is consciousness? Honestly, it’s one of those questions that makes you want to stare at a wall for three hours straight because once you start pulling on that thread, the whole sweater just unravels in your hands. It’s not just about being awake or staring blankly at a screen while scrolling through endless feeds; it’s that deeper, weirder thing—that internal flicker that makes you *you*. We spend our entire lives navigating this reality, bumping into things, making choices, and yet we can't quite pin down the essence of the thing itself. Is it just some biological byproduct of neurons firing off like crazy in your brain, or is there something more profound happening, something closer to a total paradigm consciousness? I don't know, man. I'm probably overthinking it, but sometimes you feel like you're on the edge of a massive awakening, only to realize you were just hungry and needed a burger. It's a trip.
What exactly is this thing in our paradigm consciousness that's supposedly capable of shifting around, and where exactly is it supposed to be moving to?
Why is it that some people can shift their paradigm consciousness just a little bit, while others can push it way further?
I mean, if someone can't even trigger that initial shift on their own, what exactly is the catalyst that finally makes that first movement happen?
And what does it actually look like when thoughts and emotions suddenly start appearing as things you're just observing from the outside?
What kind of cosmic order are we looking at if our own thoughts can just become secondary to us?
Where does this whole hierarchy of existence even take place?

Look, let's dive into this stuff so I can actually wrap my head around what you're getting at.

The bottom line is that you can't force understanding through endless mental gymnastics and over-explaining...
We all understand what it means for emotions to become objects of observation; that sense of distance is simply a facet of ourselves—it’s a part of our consciousness.........
If you really want to grasp this, start with yourself. Look at your own actions, ask the hard questions about how you live, and let go of organized religion, abstract concepts of consciousness, and everyone else's "misconceptions."

Simple and refreshing div>

Peter Phillips32 said:That’s how you can justify basically any belief system out there: Catholics, Muslims, Hare Krishnas, Sai Baba followers, Eckhart Tolle fans, Osho disciples, astrology buffs, or even those convinced they were abducted by aliens.

And honestly, I really don't get why I should stick with something just because I felt some sort of "peak experience" that seemed like the best thing ever at the time. Since when did an emotional high or being chemically intoxicated by a feeling become proof that some baseless idea is actually true? Because if these ideas actually made sense, they could answer two simple questions in a way that actually holds water, but they can't.

all that arguing and snarking just becomes an incredibly exhausting, pointless waste of energy.....

Yeah, I hear you, I totally get where you're coming from. When you're busy validating everyone else who thinks exactly like you and preaches exactly like you, suddenly you're overflowing with infinite love, gratitude, and a deep connection to the universe.

But the moment you have to go toe-to-toe with someone who doesn't see eye-to-eye with you, suddenly talking becomes a "pointless drain on your energy," and anyone with a different opinion gets labeled as an agitator, a negative person, or just someone being a jerk.

Because when you're backing up your own tribe, words carry weight and meaning, but when you're dealing with dissenters, words apparently lose all their power to describe reality.

No biggie. Just toss my opinions aside, and once you decide I'm too far gone, you can go right back to feeling that "infinite love and oneness" with everything—except, of course, with anyone who disagrees.

I'm an atheist who hasn't touched a spiritual book in 30 years; I used to be able to explain everything through brain chemistry and biology, but when the shift happened, I knew exactly what was going on... I wasn't confused, I didn't need explanations... everything was clear and everything was already inside me.

This is just a variation of the appeal to authority fallacy. It doesn't matter that you were an atheist before or how many years it's been.

Sure, you could explain everything via neurons and chemicals, but you can't answer two basic questions without getting all muddy and poetic about it. It's not even a question. Why on earth would you trade clarity for total ambiguity just because you had an emotional binge?

I’ve started this thread because I’d love to hear about your own experiences with waking up. It’s such a personal part of the day, isn't it?
Nobody asked for your opinion, your lectures, or your negativity. Honestly, nobody requested your take on a situation you haven't even lived through personally, so I have to wonder—why do you feel such a desperate need to meddle?

Nobody here is asking for help or expressing any doubt. It honestly makes me wonder why you’re even hanging around this thread. You clearly don't belong in this circle, yet you're still here despite having nothing to contribute.

Peter Phillips32 said:But why on earth would you need spirituality to achieve any of that?
I mean, seriously, why does everything you just described have to be explained through the lens of spirituality alone?

It’s because deep down, inside yourself... you just know. Once it happens, your entire life shifts, and suddenly people with similar experiences start appearing in your life without you even seeking them out or trying to steer things toward them.
That’s a firsthand experience—a type of internal knowing that doesn't require reading a book or listening to someone else's story. From the very first moment, there's no need to try and convince anyone else of what has become a fundamental part of who you are, which brings an incredible sense of security and freedom. You might feel a momentary flash of worry or pause to wonder if something is going wrong, but internally, you just know you're experiencing something truly beautiful.

All this arguing and mocking honestly becomes such an exhausting, pointless waste of energy.

I’ve been an atheist who hasn't touched a single spiritual book in thirty years; I used to believe everything could be explained away by brain chemistry and biology. But when my own turning point finally arrived, I knew exactly what was happening. I wasn't confused, and I didn't need anyone to explain it to me... everything was clear, and everything was already within me.

To me, awakening feels like an endless wave of love, gratitude, and total connection to everything there is..

Since my first awakening, I’ve met plenty of people who insisted it’s incredibly hard to stay in that state—they claim it’s nothing more than a passing flash. But honestly? Every time I felt resistance, like when I’d walk past a high-stress corporate office and accidentally block my own energy, I’d find myself searching for the way back... Sometimes it gets tough because I need time to actually learn the lesson and let go, but for the most part, it’s just beautiful.....everything has changed forever for me.

The sense of freedom you feel when you finally stop fighting and let the universe lead the way is truly incredible.

It can feel overwhelming to dismantle your old self—your beliefs, your traumas—but in reality, it’s as simple as it gets. It couldn't be easier if it weren't for our own hesitation.

p.s. Dealing with all these argumentative types and energy vampires is actually quite eye-opening 😁 I won't waste another second of my life arguing or draining my energy on them.

placidwolf27 said:Bravo, Americans, 2/10

But seriously—why bother engaging with someone who contributes absolutely nothing of substance to the discussion? It’s quite obvious they are either just a troll or simply incapable of any rational discourse...

Because it's fun.😍

Ryan Wilson2 As requested:
Is there truly anything in this World that God didn't create? I find myself reflecting on this quite often during my morning walks. 😁

I don't think you quite grasp the situation. He created everything and offered us a choice, but so many people are simply blind to it. They've turned their backs on the light and embraced the dark side. 😁

There’s simply no room for hatred in this life; love is God, while hate is nothing more than the ego.

I've found that meditation is truly the best way to quiet that ego down.

John Johnson16 said:It’s interesting how you label them as "recycled" quotes, when in reality, these are His very Words preserved within the Bible—the absolute Truth above all else. If having those truths residing in my mind and my heart is what you're questioning, then I suppose I am truly blessed. Everything that belongs to me ultimately belongs to the Lord.
-I suppose I'm beginning to realize that my way of expressing myself doesn't sit well with you, perhaps because you find it difficult to accept these Words, much like how people have historically told Him "Non serviam". If that is the path they choose to take, then so be it; they are only responsible for their own choices.

Fair enough, you don't.

John Johnson16 said:Darkness creates darkness, yet the Light arrives to dispel that shadow so it doesn't consume everything—but unfortunately, people often fail to embrace it. I am speaking of the True Light that illuminates the soul of every human being.

Do you actually have any original thoughts in your head or heart, or is it just a collection of copied quotes?

John Johnson16 said:Those "spiritualists" you're talking about actually live alongside evil, masking it with a false sense of peace and happiness; honestly, it isn't clear to everyone when they see them, though some people definitely notice. Personally, I strive to live by the Truth written in the Bible, which clearly instructs us that we must hate that enemy of ours.

So, if we're asking who is truly connected to God, is it them, or is it me?

They do.

John Johnson16 said:I feel quite strongly that anything which isn't from God, or aligned with Him, is something I am perfectly entitled to despise.

Hatred is such a heavy, extreme burden to carry...

The spiritual leaders you look down on live with love, peace, and genuine joy radiating from them—anyone can see it at a glance. Meanwhile, you're living with nothing but bitterness. It makes me wonder: who is actually closer to God, them or you?