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       New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: WakeMe
       Date: November 10, 2014, 5:32 pm
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       Thank you.
       I was born into a devout Catholic family of 9; it was a madhouse
       :o, so when I turned 20 I moved from my small hometown to a big
       city. I was a young woman, by myself and so I met and hooked up
       with a fundamentalist Christian group. I studied the bible day
       and night, spoke in tongues  :P, and had a would-be husband
       already picked out for me. When they informed me that that my
       family was “evil” I got really pissed off, they excommunicated
       me from the group and I returned home.
       I began weekly meetings with a 70 year old nun and she called me
       a Mystic, I wasn’t sure what that meant (I still don’t really
       know); however, she assured me that I was not going to hell. She
       told me about Eastern religion and encouraged me to go
       “further”.
       Shortly after that, ironically enough, I still end up marrying a
       fundamentalist Christian, we had a child (and stepchildren) and
       divorced 4 years later. I moved again to another big city, this
       time I met and married an agnostic, he despised religion and the
       status quo – I married him right away!
       I don’t have a large repertoire of readings but when I find
       something that pushes my buttons and causes me to sit up
       straight, I read and re-read several times: God Calling (by a
       couple of nuns), Conversation with God Books 1-3 (N.Walsh), The
       Book of Secret (D.Chopra), Loving What Is & Question Your
       Thinking (B.Katie). I have read your books the Darnest and
       Incorrect but unsure if I will re-read.
       I’ve studied and practice hypnosis, meditation (TM), and being a
       kind (non)person.
       --My question to the Universe:  Am I watching the moon or is the
       moon watching me?
       --My question for you (if you don’t mind): Is being awake,
       overrated, compared to being in the dream state, I mean can you
       teeter?
       
       #Post#: 4404--------------------------------------------------
       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: Jed McKenna
       Date: November 10, 2014, 11:42 pm
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       Dear WM:
       Thank you for your post and welcome to the forum.
       Are you in this scene or is the scene in you, sorry, only you
       can answer that. It's experience that really counts, not
       spewings from others. Look and see, and answer your question by
       yourself.
       Your second question is only answerable by a ridiculous
       response. If you don't know it, it's overrated, if you do, you
       won't ever want to go back.
       Most people try to arrive at it by the highways of their mind,
       which are all dead ends.
       Love ya, Jed.
       #Post#: 4442--------------------------------------------------
       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: WakeMe
       Date: November 11, 2014, 2:46 pm
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       The moon doesn’t exist nor do I.
       
       My mind says, “Oh my, you’re mistaken, you do exist and the moon
       awaits your gaze.”
       My experience says, “Get real or die trying.”
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       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: Jed McKenna
       Date: November 11, 2014, 10:22 pm
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       ::)
       #Post#: 4584--------------------------------------------------
       I'm in...
   DIR By: WakeMe
       Date: November 13, 2014, 3:36 pm
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       After reading your rants... I'm in, seriously. I get distracted
       when I read everyone's post because there is some really good
       stuff there, but I notice I'm all over the place. Actually,
       that's not true, I've been all over the place before coming
       here.
       Zen Koan: “The monkey grabs at the reflection of the moon.”
       Question to I: Does the object go to the eye or the eye to the
       object?
       Answer from I:  I have no clue! Given the understanding that I
       have no free will and it's all being done to me and for me, then
       what’s the point of the question? What’s the point of my
       existence?
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       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: WakeMe
       Date: November 14, 2014, 4:06 pm
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       What a day...I was just confronted by someone at work over some
       BS and now I’m pissed off, or so I think I am.  My body is
       stressed and there is tension in my neck and back, I can hear my
       heart beating. I’m feeling sad and my mind is running with all
       sort of negative thoughts.
       Wow this is a trip…
       I’m realizing that I haven’t felt this way in quite some time (I
       used to live with this feeling almost daily). Now  I can see
       that I’ve been just humming along with little emotions  and this
       dude walks in and ruffled my feathers!
       I’m mixed on what to do/feel/think next: there is a part of me
       that wants to slam his fingers in a door, and there is another
       part of me that is cracking up at me, and saying, “Sucka!”
       Where is that moon when I need it?
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       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: Jed McKenna
       Date: November 14, 2014, 4:11 pm
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       ::)
       #Post#: 4656--------------------------------------------------
       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: WakeMe
       Date: November 14, 2014, 5:06 pm
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       Pardon me... what's what the rolling eyes ( ::))? Did I miss one
       of your rants?
       #Post#: 4661--------------------------------------------------
       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: Jed McKenna
       Date: November 14, 2014, 9:50 pm
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       Nothing missed, just letting you know that I read your post but
       didn't feel inclined to  write back.
       Love ya , Jed
       #Post#: 4958--------------------------------------------------
       Re: New to Forum (I think)
   DIR By: WakeMe
       Date: November 21, 2014, 3:35 pm
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       Question:
       
       As I begin to realize and experience that I have no free will
       and that whatever is keeping me alive with a roof over my head,
       fed, clothed and loved is ultimately in control.
       So my question is:  why bother awakening when “It”
       will wakeme when/if it’s ready?
       So, do I really have a say in the matter or am I just toying
       with myself?
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