Seekers on Unique Paths

GliderGuider

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17. Thanks for the recommendation!

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 03:22 PM

Dec 2011

Distinguishing between belief/disbelief and non-belief has been a key insight for me. It's hard to find writing on the topic, though. Thanks!

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What are your Unique Paths, and What are you Seeking?!? [View all] MagickMuffin May 2011 OP

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

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #68

i'm studying Core Shamanism. workshops from the Foundation for Shamanic Studies 1handclapn Jun 2015 #69

very cool stuff Rose77 Sep 2015 #70

"All of the above" Rebkeh Nov 2015 #71