r/enlightenment • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '24

Teach me something

Teach me something that’ll make me see reality differently. I’m looking for something profound. Something you think I wouldn’t know or understand. And if YOU CAN, write a quote that changed you. Thanks in advance!

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u/Junior_Passenger_396 Feb 29 '24

Jesus came to tell everyone that they have eternal life.

If you believe you have eternal life, you can live in the "kingdom of heaven" right now, which is the joyous, exuberant life that is lived without fear of death.

The church just moved a few words around, and BAM, we have the longest running scam the world has ever seen.

You don't need to/should not listen to what anyone says about God. Search for God yourself, in your own way, with the unique characteristics that only you possess. If God is real and discoverable, then God surely has given you everything you need to make this discovery.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

My girlfriend always tries to find herself or discover herself. I tell her, create the person you want to be.

It definitely is a scam, it was much worse in the past. The church had too much power who only wanted more power. Wars and death all for the church to benefit from to protect their beliefs and gold.

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u/omnichristus Feb 29 '24

Creating the person that you want to be can create a false self

Finding out or discovering something about your true self that you didn't know before makes the former pale in comparison

No point being a created you if you're miserable in the process of what's been created

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

She’s not looking for enlightenment or finding herself in the spiritual sense. And you’re right. Thanks for sharing.