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  Do you believe in Karma? Why or why not?

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  i haven't read up on it, and my only exposure to it is a few people that say they believe in it.

  correct my amateurish view of it, please.. karma is the overriding force in the universe that keeps the good/evil scales in balance.

  if you do something rotten, you'll get something rotten back on you.

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  HL...nope I've lurked here at JWD for a couple of years before I started posting. I enjoy reading other's posts more than my own. I'm quite shy but will speak up when I think it matters.
  
  You are entitled to your opinion, as am I. I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm not going to drink the kool-aid and say "it's yummy". No thank you to the "fake concern" most JW's pretend to have.
  
  However, I do not want to hijack this thread since it's about karma. Sorry, just my 2 cents.
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  Do you believe in Karma? Why or why not?

  by AlmostAtheist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't read up on it, and my only exposure to it is a few people that say they believe in it.

  correct my amateurish view of it, please.. karma is the overriding force in the universe that keeps the good/evil scales in balance.

  if you do something rotten, you'll get something rotten back on you.

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  HL....perhaps you should read Cygnus' old posts to find out WHY a lot of these things happened. Then perhaps you might be able to make an enlightened decision.
  
  With Respect,
  Brian
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  Do you believe in Karma? Why or why not?

  by AlmostAtheist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't read up on it, and my only exposure to it is a few people that say they believe in it.

  correct my amateurish view of it, please.. karma is the overriding force in the universe that keeps the good/evil scales in balance.

  if you do something rotten, you'll get something rotten back on you.

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  Enigma One

  I'm an absolute believer in karma.
  
  Many religions promise their adherents that somehow, if they follow specific rituals, or act in certain ways, they will escape the effects of their deeds. Some religions claim that they have found a way of beating karma - that inescapable law of cause and effect, which operates not only on a physical level, as all scientists agree, but also on a spiritual level, as most religions believe.
  
  In many Buddhist schools, certain virtuous acts are designed to create "merit", which is a way of "working off" the effects of karma. In Buddhism, there really is no shortcut. You do not have a Christ who died for you to relieve you of the effects of your sins. In Mahayana Buddhism, the ideal of Bodhisattvahood has vague similarities with Christianity. Bodhisattvas, who have reached perfection and need not return to life, will nevertheless return to create merit for everyone else. In a way, they are working off the karmic effects for everyone else.
  
  Many followers of Zen find the idea of performing good deeds to acquire merit repugnant. They argue that performing good deeds for selfish reasons is in itself bad. You quite simply perform good deeds because they are good. In Buddhism you alone remain responsible for your own deeds, and will have to face the consequences of your deeds. Only when you serve without caring about merit or your own karma, will you be truly free. Only then will the "shadow" of karma not fall over you.
  
  You cannot escape karma, no matter how much you are in harmony with the Tao. Of course, living in harmony with the Tao will reduce your chances of creating even more negative karma against you.
  
  Karma is not some object, something outside you. You are your own karma. Its "shadow" cannot fall over you. Realizing this is true liberation, for you know that you alone are responsible for your own well-being.
  
  That karma does not touch your true self is of course true for everyone, no matter whether they are enlightened or not. The difference is that the unenlightened and ignorant do not know this, and they therefore live in fear of karma. They also create more karma for themselves through their ignorance.
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  I know what the right Religon is!

  by doodle-v in

  1. social
  2. humour

  can you guess what it is?

  http://peakstate.net/rendon/shared%20documents/thecorrectanswer.asf .

  (hopefully the link will work) enjoy!

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  LOL
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  "but we put Jehovah's name BACK in the bible!"

  by crankytoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello, my bible study conductor has made this statement on several occasions.

  is it true?

  i've heard that the name was removed from the old testament, but that it doesn't appear in the new testament.

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  Gary....great point!
  
  What did Jesus say about those that added anything to God's word?
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  I'm sorry but

  by toer5777 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have not yet to find another organization in the world that is like jw.

  yes it has made mistakes, there imperfect humans, but what other organization in the world goes preaching house to house like jesus did.

  why is that jw are persecuted all over the world?

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  You comments show just how little research you have done into other religions. Honestly ask yourself how many hours have you spent REALLY researching the answers to your questions? There are groups and religions out there that do meet the bar you've stated. I'm not trying to bust your chops but make you stop and think about what you just posted. Where in the bible did Jesus say that you needed an organized religion to be part of his people? I must have missed that verse / chapter.
  
  I'm sure many will chime in with the various groups....but I honestly feel you owe it to yourself to figure it out for your own spirituality. Unless you fear undermining your beliefs by exploring others?
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  Mister Coffee

  by professor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a teen jw youth, a bethelite couple from our congregation came back from bethel for a visit and told me a story about mr. coffee.

  he was some guy that stood outside bethel often in the morning, protesting the watchtower society and came to be known among bethelites as mr. coffee.

  does anyone here know who this person is?

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  He was a trip alright. I think the last time I saw him was 1984 / 1985???
  
  Disgruntled, apostate, something or other. Loud, funny, anti-coffee.
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  Watchtower Corporations

  by SWALKER in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  does anyone have a current list of the many corporation names the watchtower society now uses?

  i have 8, but it seems that i read there are many more.

  any ideas on where a list is?.

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  It's one big shell / con game. What difference does it make may I ask?
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  Hey! Jeanniebeanz wants to know.....

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  2. friends

  if all the xdubs were gathered together in one place and a head count taken, how many of us would there be?

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  It's about time you started posting again young lady :)
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  Land of the rising sun

  by void in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  japan has the second highest % of jws in the world (america being tops).

  just wondering is there any gaijin over here.

  mind you its funny how jws act here, when they do street work they just hold up their mags in plastic covers(everything in japan has to be in a plastic cover ha ha.

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  I was walking down the street in Tokyo in a group of about 10. A JW sticks the Awake in my face and mumbles something. Why me? Out of 10 people, me? It's like they can smell ex-JW on you. LOL.