>> On Aug 2, 1:00 am, "Sean"
blah.com> wrote:>>>> On Aug 1, 7:30 pm, "brian fletcher"
bigpond.net.au> wrote:>>>>> The term "spiritual" gets a bad rap due to the association with
>>>>> religion.
>>>
>>>>> I thought these two quotes identified the difference beautifully.
>>>
>>>>> Religion, in this context, is refering to a "group
>>>>> belief/consciousness"
>>>
>>>>> Discover the treasures inside
>>>
>>>>>> "Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.
>>>>>> Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with
>>>>>> love,
>>>>>> grace, and gratitude."
>>>
>>>>>> -- Denis Waitley
>>>
>>>>>> Peace, joy, health and well-being can only be found inside us. They
>>>>>> exist
>>>>>> within us now, waiting to be discovered. Yet we tend to look to the
>>>>>> outside world to satisfy our needs and longings.
>>>
>>>>>> Our outer life reflects back to us the way we think, feel and
>>>>>> behave.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> outer world is all effects. Go to the source inside for all of
>>>>>> life's
>>>>>> treasures.
>>>
>>>>>> How are you searching for peace and contentment outside of
>>>>>> yourself?
>>>
>>>>>> "The great Western disease is, 'I'll be happy when. When I get the
>>>>>> money.
>>>>>> When I get a BMW. When I get this job.' Well, the reality is, you
>>>>>> never
>>>>>> get to when. The only way to find happiness is to understand that
>>>>>> happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not next
>>>>>> week.
>>>>>> It's now."
>>>
>>>>>> -- Marshall Goldsmith- Hide quoted text -
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>>>
>>>> You're a very optimistic person, Brian... Some people don't like
>>>> that...
>>>
>>>> You've explained the difference before and yet you're lumped in with
>>>> the "God is an old white man with a long grey beard in a robe" crowd.
>>>
>>>> You and Sean need to stick around; I get tired of realism, perceived
>>>> truth & logic, all wrapped up in a blanket of pessimism and despair
>>>> (unbeknownst to the sender!!!) oh yea, IMHO.
>>>
>>>> And I like science as well as the next fella, but like every other
>>>> human endeavor, science comes with flaws. A theory is just that, no
>>>> matter what the theory is about.
>>>> K e v
>>>
>>> So, is that your latest theory about what matters Kevir Win? A house
>>> comes
>>> with floors too you know, not just science and Hu Man end devours!
>>>
>>>
>>> Not to mention there is "no matter", but that doesn't matter mate!
>>> Banging
>>> one's head against a brick wall still hurts, nevertheless. ;-)
>>>
>>> Semantically Yours,.
>>> Sean- Hide quoted text -
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>>
>> Hey Sean,
>> You don't get tired of the pessimism???
>
> Never spent that much time with her to find out.
>
>
> (I have to watch out for
>> words that end in "-ism", every time I innocuously use one, it turns
>> out to be another branch or theory in philosophy. Should be safe with
>> this one.)
>>
>> Andy to Red (Shawshank Redemption)
>> "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best..."
>>
>> K e v
>>
>
I preferred Skelton personally ...;-)
BOfL
