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[I, Brian]

Originally Posted by louis

I
happen to enjoy exploring and examining ideas.

Sounds like a good remit.

[The Mysterious]

I only ask; What methods exist to strengthen our faith?
I truly wanna believe in certain belief, but find it hard to focus...
Any advise or ideas?

[suanni]

Try meditation, getting out into the wilds, whatever helps you feel 'connected'. Nobody can tell you what to believe or how to believe. And it is in this that your faith will be found.

[The Mysterious]

Excatly they cannot tell what to believe or how to believe in things.
What i wanted to know, were methods on focusing that helps faith to become stronger. Thanks to Suanni for help.

Just one more question, please...
How to meditate?

[Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine]

Originally posted by The Mysterious
Just one more question, please...
How to meditate?

There are many methods in meditation. I think Vajradhara posted some information in the Eastern Thought portion of the forum under the title of Meditation Practices. I, Brian (I think) was the one to open the thread, but Vajradhara posted a few things on there.

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

[suanni]

I know this sounds too simple and its certainly not classical meditation but I meditate when walking out in the wilds or when in the bath. Its a time when your mind can be freed from troubles and cares, when thoughts diminish. When you get to there, well, I 'communicate'. Its difficult to explain. Dig around, find out what you like. What's good for one is not necessarily good for another, its experimentation until you find what you like.
I like the wilds cos I feel like I'm connected. I like the bath...cos well, I'm warm and comfortable and very relaxed but everyone is different!

[louis]

Originally Posted by I, Brian

Sounds like a good remit.

From Louis....
I just noticed your link to Science Fiction - I happen to be
a big fan of that genre. There have been many conventions
in my city ( Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ) where I've had
the opportunity to meet people like Theodore Sturgeon,
A.E. VanVoght, Frederick Pohl, Majel Barret, etc.
I've even tried writing and illustrating some myself - a "comix" series entitled "Three to Infinity". Only ten
pages actualy got published so I'm glad I didn't try to
make a living at it. Before I retired, I earned my money working as a technical illustrator.
Any market for that skill in the U.K. ?

[The Mysterious]

Hey, this is a religious forum, not sci-fi, please return to the topic.

Originally Posted by louis

From Louis....
I just noticed your link to Science Fiction - I happen to be
a big fan of that genre. There have been many conventions
in my city ( Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ) where I've had
the opportunity to meet people like Theodore Sturgeon,
A.E. VanVoght, Frederick Pohl, Majel Barret, etc.
I've even tried writing and illustrating some myself - a "comix" series entitled "Three to Infinity". Only ten
pages actualy got published so I'm glad I didn't try to
make a living at it. Before I retired, I earned my money working as a technical illustrator.
Any market for that skill in the U.K. ?

[I, Brian]

It is also an introduction board.

I'm not sure about what sort of work may be available - I'm still an aspiring writer at the moment. Sounds like you've met some interesting people - feel free to drop into the chronicles-network community.

[The Mysterious]

Greeting again, fellas!

Well as you may and probably do understand from my avatar...
I wanna have strong and true faith in the greek religious nymph worship.

So i can try meditate... there are no wilds any near at the moment.
In my room i may can if i try, but i don't get how excatly i could meditate and if i did, then how i can be or know for sure that i am EXCATLY "Meditating".

Any more advises on your view of these things?

Thanks again.

[louis]

Originally Posted by The Mysterious

Hey, this is a religious forum, not sci-fi, please return to the topic.

From Louis...
Sorry if I appear to digress, but I've encountered many
religeous notions express in the guise of science-fiction
- or "speculative fiction", as some call it.
A writer (Harlan Ellison) once described the Christian
Bible as a work of speculative fiction. Don't forget
Isaac Azimov, wrote historical documentaries on the
origins of Biblical ideas. And there's the current series
of "Left Behind" books - which are purely sci-fi
through and through ...