Guest guest Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Death: I'm not too keen about it myself. I reckon it is a very bad thing indeed. kv > > > > > > > > > Hi deflet, > > > your post came while i was trying to reply back to Helena and Randy, > so i wanna make this quick, ore sle i will never get to finishing up my > repy to them and posting it, as i amm always at the mercy of my 2 > rascals (my boyz;) who don't give me much time to myself, but > alhamdulillah, kids r still a blessing from allah (arabic word for > god:-) > > > > > > I havta confess, while i get some part of your email, i don't get > all of it. > > > Yes the essence of ACT is just what to mentioned in ur 2nd > paragraph. > > > > > > <<<My reflections on my life > > > experience have led me to see that some, though not all, of the pain > I > > > have experienced can be directly traced to the insane and stupid > > > religious beliefs (in our case, Catholic) of my parents.>>> > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > i was raised by catholic Nuns, as all of my life in my country, i > spend in a catholic all girl convent. Sometimes it is not necessarily > the 'st*p*d religious beliefs of the religion', but perhaps 'the > inaacurate beliefs of the people' who practise it, that creates all the > problems. And this is coming from a person (myself) who is very devouted > to , now what is believed as ' the most hated religion' in the US and > perhaps the world. Hated becoz , it's the most misunderstood, IN MY > EYES:-) I hold the same beliefs about Islam, as i hold about any other > religion, Christinity, Judism, Hinduism etc. etc. That in essence every > religion preaches love, compassion, and co-existence with one another. > While i could be wrong in others eyes, but i hold this belief firmly and > nothing would change this:-). The only people, shown in the media, who > represnt my religion, are sadly the ones who have completely > misreprsented it. Who have not learnt and grasped the message from the > holy scripture how they were supposed to, who took exmaples of the the > prophets , sahabas, and rigous people of that time, completely out of > context to satify their own desires. Religion is not easy to understand. > It is a life long proceess, and definately not something that can be > defined by the actions of one, or a huge group of people who practise it > and claim to be practising it in the 'right way'. > > > > > > As for myself i always mention religion, not for anyother reason but > perhaps becoz it is a huge part of my life:-) i apologize if it offends > anyone. Just like every single time i mention my therapist joann > everytime i post something about ACT here...or perhaps everytime i > mention coping skills to anyone inclduing my community, i mention > ACT.:-). Or anytime i mention people who inspire me i mentioned- Prophet > Muhammed (pbuh), Dr. M Joann , , Russ & > . > > > > > > No i don't think of anything as a harsh comment:-) Jazakallah khair > for sharing your views, and i hope u do not mind me sharing mine:-) > > > i always see and connect with people, not from what cuture, > community, religion , they come from, but from how i can connect with > them, as one human being to another. I have every sorta freinds i love > and whose friendship i value dearly, from muslims, jews, christains, > athiests, hindus etc. etc...and people who pratice all kinds of > lifestyles, from devout rleigious to even 1 freind i have who;s in the > porn industry. What religon they partice and what lifestyle they have is > not my business as that is a personal preference. > > > i like to connect with people based on what we have in common as > humans rather than what differences we may have. > > > > > > if i have infact misunderstood ur post i do apologize. > > > take care deflet > > > wasalaam:-) > > > > > > > > > -K Designs. > > > > > > > > > " " Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their > shoes. > > > > > > That way, when you criticize them, you're already a mile away AND > you have their > > > shoes. " > > > ~ a very pious intellectual > > > > > > To: ACT_for_the_Public > > > From: michieux@ > > > Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:20:27 +0000 > > > Subject: Re: Need your help... @ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello , > > > > > > I am wondering why you seem to emphasize your beliefs here. > > > > > > Seems to me the essence of ACT, despite its mindfulness aspect being > compared to aspects of Buddhism, is essentially based in the reality of > our experience, and how we tend to avoid that reality, thus aggravating > our suffering. > > > > > > My reflections on my life experience have led me to see that some, > though not all, of the pain I have experienced can be directly traced to > the insane and stupid religious beliefs (in our case, Catholic) of my > parents. > > > > > > The above may appear as a harsh condemnation of something many hold > sacred, but I see that very " holding sacred " of unverifiable beliefs as > part of the problem, and not as part of the resolution of our suffering. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Detlef > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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