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MagickMuffin

(17,171 posts)
31. Mysticism is such a "godsend" for me
Sat Jan 14, 2012, 04:21 AM
Jan 2012

Hey there GliderGuider

It's what I live for, discovering the mystic within. Belief systems are strange indeed. I live within the boundaries of suspended beliefs.



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I'm a Buddhist Atheist. Odin2005 May 2011 #1
So am I. Skinner has approved a Buddhist group and will add it in a few days. nt oxymoron Dec 2011 #6
WOOT!!! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #8
Cool! Very glad to hear that. MH1 Dec 2011 #9
Buddhist agnostic here FreeState Dec 2011 #19
Some of my inlaws are Mormon. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #22
Cool all but one claims to be conservative FreeState Dec 2011 #23
Previously a Christian turned Buddhist onestepforward Dec 2011 #2
There seems to be a lot of DU Buddhist MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #30
Paths from Advaita to Zen; former and current atheist seeking mystic union with the Ground of Being GliderGuider Dec 2011 #3
Former PK and ordained minister now pursuing a similar path. I have a book recommendation Viva_Daddy Dec 2011 #15
Thanks for the recommendation! GliderGuider Dec 2011 #17
You're welcome. Viva_Daddy Dec 2011 #18
OK, here's a second, much bigger thank-you. GliderGuider Dec 2011 #21
Well, well. It turns out that I've simply (re-)discovered Pyrrhonism GliderGuider Dec 2011 #25
I like that. Hadn't heard of it either, but makes a lot of sense. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #54
Mysticism is such a "godsend" for me MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #31
Same with me. Omniscientone May 2012 #51
Hi again, MM! I'm back reading Adyashanti... GliderGuider May 2012 #52
Zen Buddhist Psychonaut WheelWalker Dec 2011 #4
AMORC bases a lot of their teachings on Ancient Knowledge MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #32
Pure Hippy randr Dec 2011 #5
what comes next. i had a near death experience. it and lots of family roguevalley Dec 2011 #7
I just did an open meeting on NDE MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #33
My parents passed so fast that I could hardly know how to live. It makes you feel your own mortality roguevalley Jan 2012 #47
wow. this showed up here too. LOL! I will remember that. :) roguevalley Jan 2012 #48
My Father studied with the Rosicucians for many years.... Yooperman Dec 2011 #10
This Love is something I struggled with MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #34
I don't believe in god, religion, messiahs, mantras, I Ching, Elvis, Zimmerman, Yoko or me... Taverner Dec 2011 #11
I don't believe in those things either. Viva_Daddy Dec 2011 #16
Very interesting... whathehell May 2012 #50
That's what makes us unique MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #35
Yep. At the same time, I enourage EVERYONE to question EVERYTHING Taverner Jan 2012 #45
My higher vibration. Hard to find in politics, but anyway. freshwest Dec 2011 #12
Well we do have to push politics aside to achieve the higher vibrations MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #36
Playing with the String right now The empressof all Dec 2011 #13
String theory is an interesting theory MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #37
A friend of mine tama Jan 2012 #44
How do you know it's an Earth? Taverner Jan 2012 #46
But if all is infinite and all is possible The empressof all May 2012 #53
As all IS infinite and possible "We" exist and don't exist in form elsewhere...infinite ... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #63
Soup... CJCRANE Dec 2011 #14
Ummmmm, SOUP MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #38
Slacker tama Dec 2011 #20
May you experience peace profound MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #39
Thanks nt tama Jan 2012 #43
I studied Buddhism for almost thirty years sky dancer Dec 2011 #24
Sense of self tama Dec 2011 #26
Those are good attributes to cultivate MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #40
I'd like to understand... CanSocDem Jan 2012 #27
Ask yourself, who or what is the "me" having the experience? Viva_Daddy Jan 2012 #28
The presentation I just gave dealt with consciousness and NDE MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #41
Encountered a Rosicrucian in the late 70's... CanSocDem Jan 2012 #29
He was probably being very truthful to you MagickMuffin Jan 2012 #42
I am a practicing Pagan/witch/magickian-ex catholic witchjoey Apr 2012 #49
Just a seeker. silverweb Jun 2012 #55
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What a great question for this group, lol! LWolf Sep 2012 #57
You might want to take a look at Advaita (aka jnana yoga) as well. GliderGuider Sep 2012 #58
Thanks for the suggestion. LWolf Sep 2012 #59
My interest... TommyCelt Oct 2012 #60
I'm really weird I suppose. mmonk Dec 2012 #61
That doesn't sound weird at all. nt Still Blue in PDX Jan 2013 #64
mmonk - Weird? TommyCelt Mar 2013 #66
Gods, I don't know. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #62
Putting it succinctly.. Hawaiianlight Jan 2013 #65
I'm not sure how to put it... KRansome83 Mar 2013 #67
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very cool stuff Rose77 Sep 2015 #70
"All of the above" Rebkeh Nov 2015 #71
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