Posts by David Barrett6

People usually fall for me😛

And I don't just mean physical looks (though there’s probably a bit of that involved)...it's more about whatever it is that draws people in, or pushes them away.😍

bluemason3 said:The future omniscient and almighty Creator knew exactly what He was making, which means He consciously created Evil. 😁

Manjackal is a complete moron; honestly, even only Blazevic doesn't come close to his level, which is saying something. 🤣

Only Blazevic gets to go on trips to India (first he writes critiques about India... then he starts organizing pilgrimages to temples and all that), while Manjackal isn't even allowed to host a seminar in America.

I’ve been catching up on the last few pages here, and honestly, I can’t believe what I’m reading.

Does anyone know if there’s any actual accountability for the side effects or long-term issues caused by certain meds—especially when they're prescribed incorrectly?

I went through a brutal stretch myself; losing my mother, then my father... it just felt like one thing after another. A new crisis every single year.
I understood that grief is just part of life and something I had to process on my own.

Not trying to preach here, but I really think we shouldn't take these prescriptions quite so lightly.

Kenneth Parker15 said:So, after years of chasing ghosts, I finally realized the whole spiritual thing is just one big scam. None of it is the truth. There’s only the material world, and everything happened by pure chance. No souls, no God, no extra dimensions. Everything I thought I experienced was probably just my brain misfiring—hallucinations and projections. And those people claiming they're possessed? They're just dealing with mental health issues. Religion is nonsense; it's all a massive lie. You might as well just live life to the fullest. Don't get shackled by morality or social norms. Just grab every moment you can because once you die, you're done. There's nothing waiting on the other side; it's all right here, right now. I used to doubt this, but now I'm pretty sure. Why bother with the confusion? Just trust your five senses and call it a day. And where exactly did you think you were hiding, Mason? Those groups exist, sure, but their little conspiracy isn't even bigger than the secular world. Honestly, they're just slaves to their own system within the system, while regular people actually have more freedom. "True knowledge" is a myth. It's just hidden information. Actually, I'm kidding. It's the exact opposite of everything I just said. This whole post is total garbage. 🤷

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How?
Am I supposed to read this backward to find the actual point?

I haven't stopped praying. Even though I really wanted to branch out—to explore and actually learn things instead of just blindly following some rule that someone else probably picked up from a textbook, tweaked slightly, and then had the nerve to claim they invented themselves.

Get comfortable and just watch your breath.
Let your breathing pull you inward. Start by taking a slow exhale. Then, try syncing your prayers to your breath. As you inhale, say Lord Jesus Christ, and as you exhale, son of God, have mercy on me. If that feels like too much work, just stick to Jesus on the inhale and have mercy on me on the exhale.

"Know thyself"—that old Delphin inscription (Socrates).

Real insight is the only thing that matters.
You can pile up facts from books and papers, but actual insight isn't found in any library.
Insight belongs to me alone; IT’S ALWAYS MINE.
Information can be passed around. Insight cannot. It is strictly INDIVIDUAL.
We focus on others because they provide a distraction for our escape. Even the most devout people tend to turn God into just another "other" to lean on. They end up turning back toward something external again; it's the same old mistake.
Nirvana is essentially drowning existence in non-existence. It isn't losing who you are; it’s just letting go. It's returning to the original source where everything began and eventually returns. To truly grasp wholeness, you have to become nothing. Only nothingness can perceive the whole.
Take it slow; let the doors open on their own—don't rush it, don't look for shortcuts...
New thoughts pop up every second. Every moment, something from the past clashes with something in the present. It's a constant cycle of cleaning, releasing, and conflict.
For the mental body, this just feels like chaos and contradiction.
To get past it, you have to accept everything—face the friction instead of running from it or denying the clash. Just be aware of the universal mind. Don't make choices; exist without deciding; stop announcing what you are or what you want... just stay and be.
You probably knew it once; you felt it, but you were too caught up in your own head to actually listen. A person needs to observe their entire thought process; track the internal dialogue and the events unfolding... but without picking sides, making decisions, or judging. Just witness it. Once the critical, judgmental part of you fades, you move through those seven levels.

Mark Campbell5 said:"Quote:"

You're absolutely right.

That’s what you call it. So, I was sitting around thinking about those old Pavlovian reflexes—you know, the whole "bell rings, dog drools" cliché we all learned in grade school—and it got me wondering how much of our own "automatic" behavior is just us being programmed by our environment. It’s kind of wild when you really dig into it, isn't it? We like to think we’re these hyper-rational, independent thinkers, but half the time we're just reacting to triggers like we've been wired that way from birth. Is it actually free will, or are we just a collection of conditioned responses running on autopilot? Just a thought.

I’m sure most of you have already heard about the Pavlovian reflex. It’s basically just a conditioned response triggered by some random stimulus. There was this Russian physiologist—who actually snagged a Nobel Prize for that discovery, by the way—who ran this experiment with dogs. He’d give them food whenever he played a specific sound, and after a while, the poor things would start drooling at nothing more than the sound itself, just waiting for the meal to show up. Simple enough, right?

It’s the exact same deal when it comes to people... honestly.

Honestly, it’s pretty obvious why humans and dogs are so much easier to domesticate than, say, cats. There's just a different fundamental wiring there—and that’s exactly why it’s possible to turn people into mindless drones if you play your cards right.

Give it a shot, babe. 😁

The researcher I. P. Pavlov (1849-1936) studied a specific type of hypnosis through his work with animals.

After a long series of trials, Pavlov concluded: "Any lasting stimulus, or one that repeats systematically and reaches a certain point in the cerebral cortex via neural pathways, will inevitably lead to drowsiness and then to sleep, or hypnosis."

In his work, Pavlov made a sharp distinction between innate, "unconditioned reflexes" and conditioned reflexes learned during life. Using his science of conditioned reflexes, researchers were able to experimentally explore parts of the human subconscious—specifically the automated mechanisms of nerve activity.

As the well-known psychologist Frederick Lambert puts it: "Everything that affects our psyche is a matter of suggestion, because the moment we succumb to mental influence, a belief is born that aligns with that influence."

Our entire lives are shaped by conscious and unconscious suggestions. If they didn't, all propaganda would be useless. But it isn't just external forces acting on us; we are constantly influencing ourselves. This self-suggestion is incredibly important, as every thought we have shapes our personality and, ultimately, our destiny.
That’s why we should never nurture negative thoughts, or worse, speak them out loud.

silentsurfer70 said:Since I've been digging into this lately, I'll try to answer. Most psychiatrists and psychologists dismiss the idea of possession entirely, and honestly, plenty of theologians and priests feel the same way. Still, you do have some psychiatrists who refer patients to an exorcist, and vice versa.

I used to be a skeptic myself, until I stumbled upon St. Peter's book, "Liar." It dives into the phenomenon of evil and details two exorcisms he personally witnessed. He argues that the signs of possession align perfectly with Christian descriptions—things like speaking foreign or forgotten languages, superhuman strength, knowing secrets, or even levitation...

The fact that these cases aren't as rare as you'd think is backed up by the most famous exorcist in Rome, Gabriele Amorth. The man performed tens of thousands of deliverance prayers.

My take? Possession is real and goes beyond what psychiatry can handle. The tricky part is that the symptoms often mimic mental illness, and things like superhuman strength usually only show up during the actual exorcism, rarely before that...

Bottom line: see a psychiatrist first. If they can't help, then maybe talk to a priest. They say an experienced exorcist can spot a possessed person instantly...

From what I know, doctors and priests actually work together.
I have a book by Gabriele Amorth called *Exorcists and Psychiatrists*. It covers discussions from seminars where doctors shared their own experiences and perspectives.
Dr. George Muller, a clinical psychologist and Catholic priest who has practiced psychotherapy in Minneapolis near Munich for 24 years, suggests that doctors are facing a genuine puzzle here. He notes that the Church in certain parts of Europe still struggles with cases where people are sent to psychiatrists, yet no real healing occurs.
In the US, exorcisms are typically only performed after a doctor provides clearance.
I completely agree with that last point. An experienced exorcist usually figures out the situation pretty quickly...

Scott Wells33 said:I honestly don't get how these government officials—the same ones caught up in massive scandals and owing millions of dollars—can just withdraw cash whenever they feel like it and strut around town like nothing happened. It’s like their bank accounts are untouchable. Meanwhile, for us regular folks? If you owe even a tiny amount, the banks come after you like you're a criminal.

It's pretty simple.

The country fell apart because they kept spending like there was no tomorrow.

Nobody is held accountable for the damage or the sheer incompetence.

The fallout always lands on the people who didn't cause this mess and had no say in it.

Everything is rigged, from the elections to the whole system... and nobody cares.

Michelle Williams6 said:Here is an interesting article.

Direct deposits became the norm mainly because people relied on overdrafts just to stay afloat.
A lot of families used those lines of credit to cover the absolute basics.
Eventually, big corporations started negotiating overdraft facilities for payroll, then moved into shady lending schemes to bypass taxes and payroll deductions... it was just a vicious cycle with the banks.
The whole thing worked fine as long as everyone stuck to a schedule.

Then the government stepped in and ruined it.
I remember watching the payment deadlines stretch from 30 days to 60, then 90, 120, and eventually 180 days.
Sometimes they’d even end up paying out what they owed in six separate installments.