Recent content by Artie1

BriarRose- "No answers only questions." I think you nailed that on the head. Even when we get the answers, they always seem unsatisfying, like God's response to Job. I don't like the idea that we could be "actors" performing some atrocity for the sake of the universe, but I realize that of...

BriarRose- "No answers only questions." I think you nailed that on the head. Even when we get the answers, they always seem unsatisfying, like God's response to Job. I don't like the idea that we could be "actors" performing some atrocity for the sake of the universe, but I realize that of...

Chris- I understand what you are saying in your scenario with the lamb, but to me intent is the major factor. Having to choose between two unsavory options does not make one a bad person or evil. The feeling of sorrow or remorse for having to make that choice comes from a place of love, so I...

First let me say that I hope I don't offend anyone here. It sounds like a great group. My son told me at about age 3-4 as I was watching a show with a shark in it that he had had his nose bitten off by a shark. I told him that he must have had a nightmare or imagined it and he had a very...

First let me say that I hope I don't offend anyone here. It sounds like a great group. My son told me at about age 3-4 as I was watching a show with a shark in it that he had had his nose bitten off by a shark. I told him that he must have had a nightmare or imagined it and he had a very...

Hello all-thanks for your thoughtful replies. Since most seem to have a similar message, I wanted to respond to the concept of being whole or complete. I have done quite a bit of reading on Eastern philisophy and related areas, have been part of a Zen Center for a short time, did the sensory...

Hi I’m new to this forum. I had an experience with my son that brought me to a belief in reincarnation. I have one big problem with the idea though and thought I would run it by others on this forum. Here it is: From what I have read, the consensus is that we are here on this planet to...