If some 1 called you god and you said it was flattering but strange. Is that sinful?
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is this sinful?
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It depends.
Did you fix their computer? They don't mean, "You are God! I am unworthy to untie your sandals." They mean, "You are great. Thanks."
Sometimes, people will put you up on a pedastal, and that is bad for them (when they find out that you are human) and the expectation for you.
Buddhism teaches that if you pass the Buddha walking down the road, kill him.
This confuses many people that don't understand Buddhism, but if you think that you are not Buddha, and instead, see it only outside of you, you need to kill that thought. Everyone and everything is Buddha.
Many people, when on psychedelics, will report that they feel "one with everything." I think there may be some truth that we and God are one, and not separate entities. We are all a part of God, each other, and God a part of us.
Did you fix their computer? They don't mean, "You are God! I am unworthy to untie your sandals." They mean, "You are great. Thanks."
Sometimes, people will put you up on a pedastal, and that is bad for them (when they find out that you are human) and the expectation for you.
Buddhism teaches that if you pass the Buddha walking down the road, kill him.
This confuses many people that don't understand Buddhism, but if you think that you are not Buddha, and instead, see it only outside of you, you need to kill that thought. Everyone and everything is Buddha.
Many people, when on psychedelics, will report that they feel "one with everything." I think there may be some truth that we and God are one, and not separate entities. We are all a part of God, each other, and God a part of us.
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Solidlyhere
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Josh asks: "If some 1 called you god and you said it was flattering but strange. Is that sinful?"
Is which part of this sinful?
That someone called you God, or
that you replied that it was flattering?
Is which part of this sinful?
That someone called you God, or
that you replied that it was flattering?
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There are 3 vantage points from which to think about God.
The first person. This is where you are the center of the universe and are the most important part. All of us were like this as children.
The second person. This is where you are in one place, and god is in another. Traditional Christianity fits into this.
The third person. This is when god is everywhere, in everything, and is seperate from nothing. Taoism, or the "force" from star wars fit into this category.
The first person. This is where you are the center of the universe and are the most important part. All of us were like this as children.
The second person. This is where you are in one place, and god is in another. Traditional Christianity fits into this.
The third person. This is when god is everywhere, in everything, and is seperate from nothing. Taoism, or the "force" from star wars fit into this category.
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