I would just ban the word "GOD" on this forum

[Hulia]

It would make the moderator´s job easier. No silly questions any more. I mean it! Seriously.

[Vibroverse]

God bless you ??

[Hulia]

1 minute ago, Vibroverse said:

God bless you ??

He (She?) will!

[Leo Gura]

The devil wants to ban God, eh? What else is new?

[Moksha]

For a long time, I avoided using labels like "God" because they tend to be so dogma-driven. But then I saw a lot of solipsism and nihilism, where people were having conceptual awakenings, without realizing the divinity of their true Selves (from my personal perspective). So now I speak more in spiritual terms.

For the forum, people are welcome to use God or other religious references, as long as there is mutual respect, and the discourse doesn't devolve into religious debate.

[Mason Riggle]

This thread just reminded me of something funny that I used to do on the forum that I used to host on my website (years and years ago) to help eliminate some of the cursing (it was an all ages forum)... I wrote some code that would simply replace certain words with silly words.. so for example, if someone typed in 'fuck', when they posted it, it would appear as 'farm'... it was hilarious.. buncha mother farmers. 

 

[Hulia]

@Mason Riggle I like the idea! @Leo Gura If you don´t want to ban a word, this silly small word. Then replace it! By devil for example.

Didn´t you tell, that God = Devil?  

 

 

 

OK, if you don´t want Devil, take Conscience/Nothingness..for example. Nobody will ask if Nothingless is unenlightened.

 

[Hulia]

28 minutes ago, Moksha said:

For a long time, I avoided using labels like "God" because they tend to be so dogma-driven. But then I saw a lot of solipsism and nihilism, where people were having conceptual awakenings, without realizing the divinity of their true Selves (from my personal perspective). So now I speak more in spiritual terms.

What is conceptual awakening? 

Are you telling me, that god is not a concept? Or less concept than solipsism and nihilism?

Edited January 29, 2021 by Hulia

[Gesundheit]

[Moksha]

Just now, Hulia said:

What is conceptual awakening? 

Realizing that you are able to observe your thoughts, and therefore that you are not your thoughts. However, it is not what I call spiritual awakening, or directly feeling the sameness of yourself in everything else, and realizing the interconnectedness and oneness of it all.

[Hulia]

5 minutes ago, Moksha said:

Realizing that you are able to observe your thoughts, and therefore that you are not your thoughts. However, it is not what I call spiritual awakening, or directly feeling the sameness of yourself in everything else, and realizing the interconnectedness and oneness of it all.

You think "god" is a good word to express "the sameness of yourself in everything else and the interconnectedness". This is practically the first thing that comes into our mind when we hear the word "god". Hmm... Honestly I would prefer just "interconnectedness" or "sameness". 

[tsuki]

I think that spiritual discussions would be much more entertaining if we activated a filter that changes "God" to... [enter profanity of your choice]

[Moksha]

4 minutes ago, Hulia said:

You think "god" is a good word to express "the sameness of yourself in everything else and the interconnectedness". This is practically the first thing that comes into our mind when we hear the word "god". Hmm... Honestly I would prefer just "interconnectedness" or "sameness". 

It resonates with me, but maybe because I see God as Love, which is the sameness and interconnectedness of everything. Also, much of my spiritual growth has come through scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, which are rife with divine references.

The challenge with terms like "God" is that people tend to associate particular religious beliefs, due to whatever upbringing they may have had. It can be hard for them to separate dogma from spirituality.

[Hulia]

@Gesundheit I didn´t find your question dumb. For me it´s a logical questions which arises out of the statement, that Leo is God, your are God, me is God, everyone is God. Leo and a couple of others are enlightend, but 99,999% of us are not. It´s a ligitimate question to ask if God can be considered as enlightened with his petty 0,001%  

[BipolarGrowth]

I think this rule should be adapted. Any time the word God is used the individual must include a personal definition for the word. Half the time people are saying God, consciousness, nothingness, etc. on this forum they are talking about completely different things. God is just a shitty word because damn near everyone has their own meaning for the word. 

[Hulia]

@Mason Riggle @BipolarGrowth @tsuki we are already 4!

[Preety_India]

What's the big deal with the word God? 

Might as well ban the word self. 

[Hulia]

@Gesundheit I can imagine a story with the title "The adventures of unenlightened God" Or better a cartoon. Yeeh, a cartoon would be great. Touching and funny - a tragicomedy.

[Hulia]

3 minutes ago, Preety_India said:

What's the big deal with the word God? 

Might as well ban the word self. 

Because Leo doesn´t allow any kind of debates about god, which are not in compliance.

[How to be wise]

34 minutes ago, Hulia said:

Because Leo doesn´t allow any kind of debates about god, which are not in compliance.

The devil must be kept in check. Only devils want to debate about God.