If you had to be a leader...

[Chastity]

or something that was associated to leadership, what would you choose and why? (I got this idea out of the Queen Brazilian (sp?) thread.

I would be a leader in the Chinese government so I can remvove the government's occupation of Tibet.

Tibet needs to reclaim their country back.

[millencoolin2]

well, I would be the president of International Monetary Fund and forgive the debts of the 3rd world´s countries(but to do this I should be the US president in the same time...)

[MrClean]

I think that I didnt want be a leader, but if I could, I would finish with the religion.
The religion destroys the world.

[fUx0r]

sorry, but i really have to object to that last statement. it's not religion (non-specific) that creates problems, rather its being taken out of context and exploitation by the hands of man. plus, i think religion should be the least of your worries. the decedant, ego-centric, and consumer-driven lifestyle most people lead is what'll eventually lead to a dissemination of our world, not ones religious convictions.

[Chastity]

fUx0r said:

i think religion should be the least of your worries. the decedant, ego-centric, and consumer-driven lifestyle most people lead is what'll eventually lead to a dissemination of our world, not ones religious convictions.

Amen.

[MrClean]

Ok man, but this is my opnion.
If the religion didnt exist, wouldnt exist many problems.

[Chastity]

I think the only religion that doesn't make sense is Christianity. Don't get me wrong, I completely believe in God. However, I cannot stand most Christian followers due to their narrow minded thinking. Their set of beliefs may have worked decades ago but not so in our ever evolving society.

I am not a Buddhist but I am fascinated by Buddhism. I will probably someday take up on it when I feel truly ready to do so.

One of the reasons for my desire to becoming Buddhist are to pay my dues to Tibet. Tibet has been undergoing a horrifying situation for about five decades now and I will pay my respect and help preserve their culture as much as possible. Another reason why I choose Buddhism is because I find it is a very accepting religion--you can be any other religion you want without being judged for it. The third reason is because Buddhism has this Zen quality to it--in this day and age, we are stress messes and with Buddhism they place a lot of emphasis on meditation and yoga and such. Don't mind me, I haven't done too much research on Buddhism so some of the stuff may sound biased.

[Car]

hey Fuxor, what happened with you?
why do you have only 1 post? and i saw you registred again?

anyway we hope to see around here more often

[fUx0r]

well, yoga is primarily for use in hinduism and tibetan and zen buddhism are different sects (though both are a product from the nova transmission from india). buddhism isn't under attack in china, as it is one of the three main relgions that dominates the area. in actuality, taoism has been more marginalized by the chinese government than buddhism.

i believe there are a lot of relevant elements in buddhism that we can apply to our lives, but many of them are also found in the christian faith - the ten precepts are very similar to the ten commandments. my biggest problem with buddhism has to do with the loss of a personal identity and the admitting that all life is suffering. you can't be an individual because that would be drawing a distinction between you and someone or something else in the world. that distinction is brought upon by our ignorance to see the underlying universal force and it is this ignorance that causes suffering. i don't think the world is as simple as black and white.

i'm not denying that christianity doesn't have its short-comings because every religion has them. the central idea of christianity of loving your enemy and neighbor, i think, has been somewhat lost in translation, but is still a strong corner stone. one can't marginalize an entire religion based on the actions of some.

and i highly doubt that the eradication of religion would help much. materialism, for example, is something that is despised in almost every major religion and is brought upon by humans inate imperfections, causing greed, vanity, and ego-centricism. i hope you don't think that i'm attacking you, mr clean, because i respect your opinions.

[millencoolin2]

well, as Brazilan President said at ONU Metting, while exist hunger and social differences in the world, the peace won´t exist ;D

[fUx0r]

i don't think global peace will exist in our lifetime nor in our distant future due to the fact that we are still an underdeveloped species. we only use 10-12% of our actual brain capacity. i think given more time and psycological evolution, humanity will learn to deal with one another's differences and learn to care for the planet as well.

[Chastity]

I think there is evil in the world for very good reason. As much as I want world peace, it will never be achieved.

We cannot evolve if there is no struggle. We would be in a more stand-still state if the world was full of harmony and love.

I think our reasoning behind living (oh man, I can imagine the debates about this) is simply for us to help one another out through hardship. Struggle is the test and the development of our strength. Without it, we would never learn to find strength.

If there ever was a world full of positivity, I believe that world would be destroyed in a short time.

[fUx0r]

i, quite frankly, don't know or understand why we're here. but so long as we are, i think we should try and enjoy life as much as we can. helping out one another will only help us to enjoy life that much more.

[karro]

Seriously, I would be a spiritual guide proning the unification of all believes. Everyone is equal so its why i would be a guide, only the mankind created the hierarchy, its just egotrip. What I will say follow perfectly the 2 main points brought into this topic: Leadership and beliefs.

First of all, in spirituality, the "leaders" aren't called learder but Masters. Their mission is to guide others people through the life.

Spirituality isnt a religion. I dislike myself to be enclose into a dogma. Its more of a way of life that conciliate your ego with your deepinside, our true self and what you are doing here on Earth.

When you start asking that question is because a change inside you is already enclenched. Some people call it the wake up, the opening of the 3rd eye. What is your third eye, where it is situated? The 3rd eye is in fact your front chakra, just in between your eyebrows. TThe opening of it is in fact the opening of your chanel with the otherside.

How is that possible? Im gonna explain the dynamic of the universe. The universe is energy. There is no hole into the universe. All is full at different density. For instance take water. You have 3 state of water possible: gaze, liquid and solid. Its the same with the matter and our world. Only the density change. There is a tibetain meditation technic called Tulpas that permit yourself to create your own independent entity. Just to prove that the concentration of energy can modifiate the matter. Its a point to develop for sure.

Im gonna tell here, no religion is wrong on Earth, no religion is right. Religion is just a different way for the mankind to explain the unexplainable. Why a religion say that there is only a God since other religions is telling there is plenty? Even, why some oriental religion say that all it exist is bad and only the non exitant is the way to obtain your salvation, (nirvana)? Only the Ego is their satan. Even more, was Jesus really God? Of course he was, but if you admit it you need to admit that you are God too. and me too I'm God. After, wonder why psychiatrist receive about 3 person per week pretending they are God. They just find their own truth and they don't know how to deal with. They are right to pretend that but what they need to understand its that everyone inside is God. All of this because your soul is from divine essence. That was the message of Jesus. In every one there is a Christ. If not everyone God, tell me then why other people into the history were able to realise ressurection and other christian's specificities? Its just logical. If you get the idea, you will understand why there is plenty of religions telling that exists many Gods. So now, why some beliefs is asserting that everything is God? (pantheism). They are true also. The is a soul englobing every souls of the universe called the Mother Soul. Its something I can hardly explain in details though.

Another important point im gonna bring here: the free-will. That suscitate many interrogation. Is fate predestinated? If not, how comes God knows everything before and after? Simply cause God doesn't judge. He is neutral in a way. God is a kind of source. This source is light. Its why many religions think that the sun is the God. and when someone discover God its why we say the he is illuminated. Every soul are from the source even the mother soul. All the energy of it is Love. What does evil exist? Simply cause of the love of evil and suffering. If you dont like evil then you don't chose it. Love is the fundamental moto of everything. So here psychology is true. Everything comes from your own perception. You are the only master of your life. You are your own judge, no one else.

I could go further with everything and bring more. If you have questions or debate to start, I'm gonna try to enlighten the points. Its just a sketch of my discoveries during the past year. That is my due, I have to find a explaination for everything.

I miss yall

/lovekarro

[Chastity]

Disclaimer: I am not trying to bash Americans.

With the growing hatred from various countries towards the United States, do you believe that in the future all countries will cut ties with the United States, leaving the US completely isolated?