HAVE YOU BEEN ENLIGHTENED?

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   marinealways24posted 15 years ago

   Do you believe you have been enlightened before, yes or no? Please explain your answer of being or not being enlightened.
   
   
   I will debate your ideas with respect, I will not critisize them. Thank You

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      sandra rinckposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Well let's just say that becoming enlightened never says "I have or know the Truth" with absolute certainty, and is an ongoing event that will last as long as you live.

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         marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for posting sandra. I agree 100%.

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      dennisemattposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      awwwww what is it with these posts? will soemone PLEASE tell me what is being enlightend!!?? I feel so in the dark!!!

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         marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/15874?p … post238291

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            dennisemattposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            uhhh I think I missed the point. I saw you got in a discussion with the TK guy, then the forum got closed...I still dont know what this all means...guess I should go back to making cookies.

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               marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

               Sorry, I meant I think it would make more sense if you read from the first page. I didn't mean to post so far into the thread.

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         Pearldiverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Oh Good.... you're in the Dark!!! BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaH

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            dennisemattposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            HAHAHAHHAH    at least I learned my lesson about fish!! they do have feelings!! just not emoitons...

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      Maddie Ruudposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Marine, you already started more than one thread on this subject, with almost the same wording, one of which remains open: http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/17013.  Please do not start multiple threads on the same exact topic.  This one is now closed.

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   Drew Breezzyposted 15 years ago

   yes I just put my finger in a light socket. I would say I'm pretty enlightened.

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      marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I would say you are shocked.

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      Bredaviesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      HAHAHA!
      
      I think i have been. I don't know how it happen but everything about what I want in life and what I should do to get it just fell infront of me. It was amazing

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         marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         How old are you and what were you thinking about if you don't mind adding?

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            Bredaviesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            I'm 18 but I've been through a lot and was depressed for a long time. I'm pretty mature for my age because I had to grow up. I was thinking about how alcohol and drugs was affecting my fture and why I couldn't let my self get close to anyone.

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               marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

               Very excellent insight. I believe you and think you are leaps beyond others your age and many older adults. Thank You for adding.

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                  Bredaviesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  Thank you

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                     marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                     You are welcome, Thank You.

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   Ladybird33posted 15 years ago

   Yes, I have been enlightened before.  After years of trying inferilty to have a child, after the sixth time, I woke up one morning (after praying all night that I was pregnant or lead me to the right path) anyway, woke up, went to doctors, found out I wasn't pregnant.  Cried the whole way home, my husband said to me "life doesn't have to be created within your body, it can be created within your heart, like we are, let's look at adopting a child" 
   
   You know he was 100% right, best descision we ever made, our son is six and beautiful.  I was truly enlightened at that time what love was truly about.

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      marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent post, Thank You. I have nothing to argue, I think you were very enlightened from the life change of the adoption. I'm happy you shared that. Thank You

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      Army Infantry Momposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Awesome story,...I was adopted myself. Families are so much better than foster homes, So glad theirs people like you out there.

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   Pearldiverposted 15 years ago

   I was enlightened at the age of 13... She was 16

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      marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      lol I'm glad you said that. I think you are right. Losing your virginity could be considered an enlightening moment in life in my belief on the right terms.

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      dennisemattposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Oh no!! it wasnt a sheep was it? 

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   Pamda Manposted 15 years ago

   I was enlightened ever since I coined the name Panda Man. Through my metaphors, I expressed a lot of ideas in the past.

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      marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      How did you get the name Panda Man? What kinda ideas? Why does your name say Pamda Man and not Panda Man? Thank You, I don't mean to seem nosey. lol

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         Pamda Manposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         First, you could go to my profile. That would explain a lot of things. Lol.
         
         Ideas on almost everything. I have lots of metaphors, I forgot almost all of them now. =/ Consider them as riddles.

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            marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

            WoW, Ok, I read your profile. I will definately say you are an individual which is good. The whole panda thing to me is a little odd, but there is nothing wrong with odd. To each their own. I also think you are brave for throwing your individual ideas out. Many people are scared to do that.

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               Pamda Manposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               The whole panda thing is a metaphor, but I will not explain anything, as usual.

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                  marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  If you would like to explain, I would like to know.

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   Pamda Manposted 15 years ago

   If you want to know about me, you could start with this.
   
   Pandas live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead panda.
   
   I'm sure you will be very confused by now.

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      dennisemattposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Pandas cant type either, they get the m mixed up with the n...

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      marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I think it is more enlightening to make things simple rather than confusing people.

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   Pamda Manposted 15 years ago

   Buddhism. Search it.
   
   8 paths of buddhism. Right? I dunno, perhaps I forgot.

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   marinealways24posted 15 years ago

   My idea of enlightenment is more about understanding yourself than a religion.

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   ralwusposted 15 years ago

   Yeah, it was way back in the summer of 1970 on my first and last acid trip. Don't recall a whole lot now but it did enlighten me to stay away from that sheit. I do recall a walrus in the clouds with naked women and Chinese dragons.

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      marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I agree, it is very enlightening when learning from a mistake.

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    fierycjposted 15 years ago

    All the time, when I close my eyes. I see things. Not like in a weird, psycho way or anything. Just serene, vivid, beautiful. Some wisemen have said that it happens to all great film directors. They call it this wuchmacallit - Cinematographic Vision.

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       marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Maybe that is a stage, maybe the other stage is to see things with our eyes open as clear as we see them with our eyes closed.

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          fierycjposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah, The Final Revelation, I call it.

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    marinealways24posted 15 years ago

    What happened to everyone?

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    tksenseiposted 15 years ago

    Off seeking enlightenment

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       marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       lol A good goal to seek.

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    ralwusposted 15 years ago

    Have been enlightened with the idea of World Peace, planted there by all the atrocities on our precious globe.

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       marinealways24posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       It takes seeing the bad to want the good sometimes.

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