X-Ftn-To: Marcus E Engdahl 

mengdahl@cc.hut.fi (Marcus E Engdahl) wrote:
>>Still, it's better to be in a good state of mind than in a poor one,
>>and since people constantly attempt to improve their situation, in one
>>way or another, even the theory that enlightenment is merely a state
>>of inner harmony is reason enough to try to attain it.
>
>Yes, but should one put 'total commitment' into such a cause? 

Think about it, every thing, that produces results worthy of
attainment, takes serious commitment. I don't see why spirituality
would make an exception.

>There's
>much more to life than spiritual practise. 

It depends on how you define spiritual.

>Many people are so lost
>that they are desperately seeking something...I wonder why.

They are lost because they don't know God.

>>Some experiences, that
>>are experienced as utterly positive in a wider worldview (which
>>includes God, angels and other similar beings) can cause serious
>>confusion and trouble in an atheistic worldview, because one would
>>interpret these events as hallucinations, thus aggravating his
>>condition even further with worries about his mental sanity.
>
>If somebody channels information from angels, he/she should be worried
>about sanity. 

I agree. But, I was not talking about people with schizofrenia, but
people like for instance Yogananda. He in fact had visions of God
every now and then. He also had visions of other spiritual beings.
None of those visions can be described as a product of a distorted
mind, except maybe by someone with a distorted perception of what is
real.

>>Furthermore, only a total beginner can be an atheist. 
>
>Hehheh, in the beginning practically all people were superstitious.
>We've come a long way baby.

Yes, you've come from being ignorant to rationalizing it into a common
rule.

>Question authority. Know thyself.

:)) Actually, if you followed your own advice consistently, the
realization of God would follow.

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