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We may wonder and question: Why should we go through all this spiritual stress? What is the necessity to break our head to find out who we are, where we have come from and what is God?

Quite a valid question, isn’t it? We feel that we are wasting our time in life on matters that will hardly have any relevance. But on further introspection the question that arises is, “Are these questions relevant or not?” Let us take one step back - what is the whole world seeking? The whole world seeks happiness. People chase achievements to get pleasure from money, fame, success. It gives them happiness, but money can’t buy happiness because money can only provide pleasures. Moreover, there are disappointments, after which happiness comes to an end. Some are lucky to hit the second peak. They leave achievement and go towards fulfillment, which is fueled by contentment, peace, joy, love, faith, hope, universal connection. They too are seeking happiness. But ask somebody who has climbed the achievement peak, and the fulfillment peak whether they have experienced everlasting joy? There may be peace and there may be pleasure, but one thing that is still missing is purpose.

So, what can give one purpose? The only way I believe to find purpose in life and everlasting joy is probably to search for answers for the questions. In that case, the question that arises is, “Is spiritual quest truly meaningful or is it just a waste of time? What will be the final outcome of this spiritual quest?” If the spiritual quest can truly give us everlasting joy, liberation and the nirvana, then is it not worth pursuing and finding answers to the questions that the world ignores? There may be so many questions that the majority of humanity doesn’t even consider worth asking, but if this can give us the ultimate joy, then think about it - isn’t it worth it?

AiR

AiR wrote:We may wonder and question: Why should we go through all this spiritual stress? What is the necessity to break our head to find out who we are, where we have come from and what is God?

Quite a valid question, isn’t it?

AiR

No - it's thoroughly invalid actually.

And while I'm here, who the hell is "we"?

What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

AiR wrote:We may wonder and question: Why should we go through all this spiritual stress? What is the necessity to break our head to find out who we are, where we have come from and what is God?

Quite a valid question, isn’t it? We feel that we are wasting our time in life on matters that will hardly have any relevance. But on further introspection the question that arises is, “Are these questions relevant or not?” Let us take one step back - what is the whole world seeking? The whole world seeks happiness.

There are a whole bunch of God worshiping morons mainly of the Islamic doctrine that are bent on hate and spreading hate. Are they not part of this 'whole world' that seeks?

AiR wrote:So, what can give one purpose? The only way I believe to find purpose in life and everlasting joy is probably to search for answers for the questions.

Sure, so are you studying to become a physicist?

AiR wrote:If the spiritual quest can truly give us everlasting joy, liberation and the nirvana, then is it not worth pursuing and finding answers to the questions that the world ignores?

Who told you the spiritual quest will provide everlasting joy liberation nirvana?

AiR wrote:There may be so many questions that the majority of humanity doesn’t even consider worth asking, but if this can give us the ultimate joy, then think about it - isn’t it worth it?

What is nirvana -for that matter what is 'ultimate joy'?

Jaded Sage wrote:What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

About half a bottle of red.

Ba da ch!

Jaded Sage wrote:What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." -Revelation 17:17 (a description of the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns in chapter and verse)

Jaded Sage wrote:What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

Regular stress is self-inflicted
Spiritual stress is inflicted upon you
Your response to either and your interpretation
of another's response to their own stress
is a window into your state of mind
All accusations are self-accusations
The cause of gray hair and white hair
Contrary to scientific mythology
So know the Judgers

bobevenson wrote:

Jaded Sage wrote:What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." -Revelation 17:17 (a description of the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns in chapter and verse)

That has absolutely nothing to do with what I asked.

Walker wrote:

Jaded Sage wrote:What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

Regular stress is self-inflicted
Spiritual stress is inflicted upon you
Your response to either and your interpretation
of another's response to their own stress
is a window into your state of mind
All accusations are self-accusations
The cause of gray hair and white hair
Contrary to scientific mythology
So know the Judgers

Does anyone ever undergo regular stress?

Jaded Sage wrote:

bobevenson wrote:

Jaded Sage wrote:What's the difference between regular stress and spiritual stress?

"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." -Revelation 17:17 (a description of the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns in chapter and verse)

That has absolutely nothing to do with what I asked.

I'm sorry, but you obviously didn't express yourself very well.

Bob, can you just stop replying to my posts please.

Jaded Sage wrote:Bob, can you just stop replying to my posts please.

Can you just drop dead please?

That's not very becoming of a prophet.

Jaded Sage wrote:That's not very becoming of a prophet.

But it's very becoming of Bob, since he's not much of a profit.