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OfflineNastyDHL
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do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life?
    #13989360 - 02/19/11 10:36 AM (13 years, 14 days ago)

i have an old friend who is really weirded out by it but i think its just because he is scared of his vampiric nature being revealed.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: NastyDHL]
    #13989386 - 02/19/11 10:45 AM (13 years, 14 days ago)

Not that has ever been verbalized to me. Even when I was presenting some challenging stuff to psychology faculty and fellow students, it was received well. Same with my english courses, I wrote about all sorts of shit after clearing it with the teacher first :lol:


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Kickle]
    #13989389 - 02/19/11 10:46 AM (13 years, 14 days ago)

its more of a path that i choose and can leave at any moment, but i choose not to leave it.

yes i feel weird


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: NastyDHL]
    #13989597 - 02/19/11 11:45 AM (13 years, 14 days ago)

Yeah, most of my friends think that it's just a hobby of mine, while another thinks I'm delusional. For example, my one friend who thinks I'm delusional thinks that I believe in all of this esoteric mumbo jumbo, which I've never claimed to, but jumps to those conclusions because I've said I like Hinduism and other eastern religions: so he jumps and thinks that I worship all these Gods.  :facepalm:
It's kinda hurtful at times to because I'll be talking to another friend of mine who is interested in this stuff with me as well, and my buddy who thinks I'm delusional will just chime in an mock us. :sad: He also questions why my meditation corner has incense. I told him that I like to have a nice smell? That I like to focus on something? And he kept questioning and asking what would happen if I didn't have them. He was wondering if it would inhibit my abliity to talk to Gods if I didn't have the incenses burning. :rolleyes:
He seriously thinks that I've gone off the deep end and that I'm weird.

And he's also the one who loves to go ghost hunting and thinks that my house is haunted. :lol:


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Muufokfok]
    #13989747 - 02/19/11 12:15 PM (13 years, 14 days ago)

I feel weird because there is this superficial idea what meditation is, i just tell them im doing internal martial arts.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: p4kSouL]
    #13989837 - 02/19/11 12:36 PM (13 years, 14 days ago)

I don't tell people who aren't into spirituality about my mystical dabblings.  What would be the point?


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: NastyDHL]
    #13990261 - 02/19/11 02:22 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

I don't really have a spiritual path, but people think I am weird, like I am some alien among them and not like them.


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: NastyDHL] * 1
    #13990292 - 02/19/11 02:29 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

...A hungry one, huh??


I am weird.  I use to babble non-stop about everything I believed to almost make people understand that shits weird I'm weird...  It feels weird man!!:uh:

Then things got so much more complicated and taxing...  And, things are so much weirder than before that I will catch myself thinking I'm sounding weird or acting weird and whats weird is that now I'm like...  This...  This is too wierd.  And, I sense others are thinking this too.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Buben]
    #13990306 - 02/19/11 02:35 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Sometimes I feel like I'm living a double life. I mention my out-of-body experiences to my family occasionally and I don't get ridiculed. They know I am into some esoteric stuff, as my room is littered with strange books. I have a few RL friends who I talk about this stuff with a lot - They are on the same page as me. Others I don't bother mentioning it to. People are operating at all different levels. Some people really aren't ready to talk about metaphysics, they are only concerned with the latest episode of Jersey Shore. :lol: They simply don't see this stuff as practical, but for me it is essential. This community is a great outlet for my musings, and I thank all of you for that. :heart:

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: c0sm0nautt]
    #13990330 - 02/19/11 02:42 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Nah, I keep my spirituality to myself.


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: NastyDHL]
    #13991322 - 02/19/11 06:00 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Quote:

NastyDHL said:
i have an old friend who is really weirded out by it but i think its just because he is scared of his vampiric nature being revealed.




Everyone constantly think that I am unrealistic and that my views will change. They are decently smart people and I think they would be entirely correct if I chose to give in to the ease and simplicity/support of an acquisition/ education/professional based life.

I would much rather eliminate my expenses and live basically and devotionally.


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Seanfu] * 1
    #13991349 - 02/19/11 06:07 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

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deCypher said:
I don't tell people who aren't into spirituality about my mystical dabblings.  What would be the point?



Well, if your living with people sometimes you cant avoid it. If i lived with roommates i would do my best to explain to them what im doing. I would probably just tell them im doing Chi Kung, it sounds cooler and its the same thing as meditation.
I knew a kid that did Buddhist chants it was pretty funny, he would scream from the other room.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: p4kSouL]
    #13991362 - 02/19/11 06:11 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

I avoid telling friends i do yoga, because they superficially think im doing the yoga in the tight spandex suits that they show in commercials.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: p4kSouL]
    #13991393 - 02/19/11 06:17 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

no matter what I say I'm weird :lol: there's no turning back now.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: deCypher] * 1
    #13992265 - 02/19/11 09:01 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Quote:

deCypher said:

I don't tell people who aren't into spirituality about my mystical dabblings.  What would be the point?




Once it gets real, one has to be quiet about it in order to avoid shocking the tourists.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Middleman]
    #13993329 - 02/19/11 11:55 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Why don't you just do what you want?


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Muufokfok]
    #13993586 - 02/20/11 12:36 AM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Weird.
Something I've been called my entire life.

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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: Lisa1105]
    #13994201 - 02/20/11 04:45 AM (13 years, 13 days ago)

you know its kinda funny because at the end of the spiritual pursuit you realize the seemingly dumb people have the right idea :smile:

but yeah i have a way of breaking it down very simply for the lamen, so i've never been called weird or anything.


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: beatnicknick]
    #13994204 - 02/20/11 04:50 AM (13 years, 13 days ago)

everyone I seem to encounter is hyper athiest/materialist and are offended/angry/dismissive of spirtuality so I usually keep quiet.

Sometimes my anger gets the best of me and I explain to some one exactly why they suck though. (how can you claim to be athiest if you clearly worship yourself? :smirk:)


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Re: do people think you are weird for your pursuit of a spiritual life? [Re: beatnicknick]
    #13994957 - 02/20/11 10:45 AM (13 years, 13 days ago)

Quote:

beatnicknick said:
you know its kinda funny because at the end of the spiritual pursuit you realize the seemingly dumb people have the right idea :smile:




Whats this?


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