Posted by bil on January 21, 2007, at 20:59:12
In reply to Suffering, posted by toojane on January 19, 2007, at 17:18:45
I do agree wholeheartedly that therapy rarely addresses spiritual problems... not sure why that is, but I think that this area is where many of my 'issues' come from; I focus on this the most because I feel if I can sort it out I might be on the path to healing.
Over the past several years, I've explored several different spiritual paths, and I do have problems with quite a few of the Eastern philosophies that believe our suffering is due to karma and past lives... to me, that's on the same level as medieval christian beliefs which taught if something bad happened to you, it's because you had sinned, and were being punished for it... so that children born with any handicap were seen as punishment FOR THE PARENTS.
I feel that this sort of thinking causes people to become too accepting... like those in India who tolerate being told that they are Untouchable from birth because of something they did in a previous incarnation- sorry, but I think that is cr*p.
The only thing I think suffering teaches is (hopefully) compassion for others in the same situation... I don't think it makes me a better person, or purified in any way. Gawd... if what I'm going through is purifying, could I please be, er- not? Please???
bil
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