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Originally posted by IgnorantSquare
reply to post by Ophiuchus 13
Why not accept it as arrogance and for one time in their existence well shortly after it let them be the centre of attention?
Originally posted by thedoctorswife
I do believe in an afterlife, but i couldnt give two hoots about a funeral and prayer for me. In fact im giving my body to science to a, teach docters(obviously), b, save my children the monumental funeral costs. i know that seems cold, but thats the way i feel, im not gonna be in that dead meat bag.
Its not a GOD question as much as its asking do you SEE how when prayers and burial services are done they ARE Metaphysical responses to the Physical movement of ENERGY.
Originally posted by jiggerj
reply to post by Ophiuchus 13
Its not a GOD question as much as its asking do you SEE how when prayers and burial services are done they ARE Metaphysical responses to the Physical movement of ENERGY.
I don't know about prayers, but exactly what do you mean about burial services? I'm pretty sure it's the law in the U.S. that people have to be embalmed and buried in a certain way to prevent animals from eating the flesh and possibly spreading disease from it.
Originally posted by jiggerj
As for requesting prayers and having memorial services, I thought this was to somehow comfort the living? Truth be told, though, I lost a daughter that lived just a month and no amount of prayers, or having lots of supportive people around, could impart even the slightest bit of comfort.
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
I'm not sure what your definition of non believer is, I guess I could be considered one, although I have very firm beliefs about some things, but they are regulated by a healthy dose of open mind. Unnamable.
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
Death and disposal of the body
It's like asking for, water or fire.
Some are buried to slowly liquify, as to go to water.
Why then would it be so important to have a water proof coffin? as is the case here.
Do they really not want your body to deteriorate too quickly?
why?
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
Does their incantations over your body help you to release that body at all?
It is a matter of faith for each individual to choose for themselves what they believe about this.
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
Others choose fire, perhaps to speed up the process, thus realeasing the matter and energy quicker.
Does that mean you have chosen the Sun over the Earth?
or the Earth over the Sun if they put you in the ground?
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
What words are spoken are not as important as the emotion behind a single thought.
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
The ones who are not given such consideration, never found, lost, dissappeared, forgotten,
what happens to them?
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
Some energies are recycled back into the system to become nature, do they get to leave as they originally came, later too?
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
I understand little bits and pieces about a lot of stuff, but I sure do have plenty more questions in regards to this system we find ourselves in.
Originally posted by Unity_99
Well I have a very hard time sorting out what I feel about God to begin with. But don't stress too much over it, as it doesnt matter, just GOD, well God could be One Spirit of Peace and Love, or the Infinite Good Family in Progression, ie the very much Higher Ups of Love It absolutely makes zero difference to me, as God = Love/Light/Peace/Joy/Happiness and the Highest Level of Goodness and Love in existence. So I don't tend to sweat the details any longer. But trust in God/Goodness/Love.
Originally posted by Unity_99
However, my prayers have been answered frequently, prayers bring daily miracles, sometimes with answers coming quickly.
Originally posted by Unity_99
And as for after life, funerals, truly I believe there is a tradition that many follow, but they already found out the truth and are Beyond all of this, so the traditions are not really as important any longer, for they gave way to the Infinite Soul Journey and Family.
Deep down, most people have a sense of spirituality and there are more agnostics than athiests.
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
1 does not know for sure AussieAmandaC, but again an interesting question. You mean like was a bad higher being like a human or something else and did not so well in previous phase so their Soul/Spirit/internal energy lowered or degraded in integrity and so came back as say a farm animal or something or wildlife animal if not insect ect. and had to figure how to re ascend back up after taking a fall... Deep that would be ironic.
Originally posted by AussieAmandaC
I understand little bits and pieces about a lot of stuff, but I sure do have plenty more questions in regards to this system we find ourselves in.
1 does as well so don't feel bad. Thanks for taking time to share your input was /is appreciated.
LOVE LIGHT ETERNIA*******edit on 1/12/13 by Ophiuchus 13 because: (no reason given)
You are welcome.
I only mentioned the Earth and the Sun, no telling what is required when you sign yourself over to one of the other planets of influence.....
And to answer to the above, yes and no, I didn't mean bad exactly, I don't think there is bad anywhere. I see broken hearts instead or broken things, who missed out on a sufficient amount of love....it is naive I know.....
A broken heart is (or was) the most dangerous thing, or can be depending on the person/s.
Some spirits are stored 'somewhere' (like an amenta of perhaps misery, perhaps they are not aware of the passage of time there, but they can not leave this place (Earth), then they are collected later for further use elsewhere.
Like (as you say) weather, animals, plants etc, all is usable energy.
But not bad, just didn't make someone elses idea of the grade to go forward.
Someone tried to convince a lot of people that Karma could carry on for thousands of years, and so far that is what has happened. Actaully it was more like a curse perhaps.
I happen to think it is more immediate than that, and does not carry forward to all your future generations.
To blame my children for something I did would be ludicrous!
Perhaps it is only those who are 'born' here that have to go through the filters to enter and then to leave.
I'm not sure, but there are filters comming in and filters going out, you can dress that how you like, as they have done in the past.
Thank you for responding to me, your writting has changed noticably along the time I have been aware of you