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I firmly believe that it is quite possible to do, very hard to do - as it requires a great deal of dedication and spiritual discipline over a period of many years - and that it cannot be achieved at all through traditional methods. Which is why everyone up to this point has failed in the attempt.
Originally posted by DangerDeath
First, at least where I live, they prefer to call them a "sect" rather than "cult". In truth, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism are sects of Christianity.
Originally posted by DangerDeath
I say there probably are such Christian sects or cults which believe that it is possible for a man or a woman to gradually advance and become like Christ, to attain such "divine" nature. I didn't mean "gods" like in pagan sense.
Originally posted by DangerDeath
Protestantism was about denying authority of the Church, claiming that person didn't need mediating role of priest in order to be in communion. They chose the "Book" to be the highest authority as a source of instructions on how to accomplish this feat.
Originally posted by SS,Naga
You are a Renewable Source of Lifeforce Energy, forever for the taking by those who are at the Top, but Refuse to Enter Within the Capstone, (call it the 'cistern') which path Itself is...through the Eye of the Vortex.
I would open you to the attack so that you could eventually understand the nature of such instances of experience as we of the Fellowship have come to know. This is the only way to be free. You cannot attain Freedom in the dark enclosures of your closets. You must not let the closet consciousness delude you. You must step out of the closet into the larger world. You must confront what is there in the larger realm and reconcile it even though it might kill you. What is death in comparison to the possibility of Realization?
("Scales of the Dragon," A.Dragon)
Originally posted by SS,Naga
Fear of Annihilation is what stops everyone: it's a horrid fear, self-perpetuating through endless incarnations, and with good reason. To attain the 'Chance,' even, one must plumb the depths (hell) so they may rise to the heights (heaven): this is the Springboarding of Energy, or the mystical Marriage: the Leap of 'Faith.'
In the End, even obtaining this opportunity, it is Worth Sacrificing All.
Originally posted by SS,Naga
Both Poles of Being (matter and Spirit) may be Unified (through hard effort Intent), and the Androgynous State attempted: Both aspects of the Self (Higher & Lower, or Spirit-Matter) are needed, just as Two Wings are required in order to 'Fly.' These are the Wings of the Soul (I could say mind, but I would lose everyone: same thing).
Originally posted by Mr Green
Then to go with the OP does this require a group mentality/cult to achieve or is it a single path? can another aid us in reaching this point ...Id hazard a guess and say no one can help us reach this point except ourselves. Groups give comfort, they are easier than stepping out into the void.
This question could be asked of any other route or belief in the ultimate light, and is not just applicable to yours.
Originally posted by Mr Green
Originally posted by SS,Naga
Both Poles of Being (matter and Spirit) may be Unified (through hard effort Intent), and the Androgynous State attempted: Both aspects of the Self (Higher & Lower, or Spirit-Matter) are needed, just as Two Wings are required in order to 'Fly.' These are the Wings of the Soul (I could say mind, but I would lose everyone: same thing).
Then to go with the OP does this require a group mentality/cult to achieve or is it a single path? can another aid us in reaching this point ...Id hazard a guess and say no one can help us reach this point except ourselves. Groups give comfort, they are easier than stepping out into the void.
This question could be asked of any other route or belief in the ultimate light, and is not just applicable to yours.
Originally posted by THELONIO
when does a cult become a religion?
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