08-12-2009, 07:30 PM
for me the LOO simply neatly tied together all the disparate things i had read or learned that made sense to me since i was a young kid
i had a similar conversation with my dad not so long ago - about 'why'. his mum died not long ago and on the very long journey back from the funeral he was asking why i believed in life after death. i said that i didn't believe, i just knew.
when i read the LOO it was like remembering rather than learning anew - it was just 'right' and the only what to explain it is that i already knew it all - reading Ra's words simply unlocked what was already there
a week or two after that my parents met their neighbours for the first time (although they'd lived next to each other for over a year). within five minutes the conversation moved onto reincarnation, destiny, angels etc, and my dad's neighbour said exactly the same thing to him. it's not a case of believing, it's simply 'knowing'. he's now reading the michael newton book 'journey of souls' that his neighbour recommneded. i'm sure he'll discuss it when he's ready.
when i stumbled upon the LOO i was definitely searching - after i found it i stopped. i can only assume that it was becasue i already knew i needed that information
in terms of your question about rationality and blind faith - i think that often blind faith can become addictive, like a drug, you need more and more, you need constantly to move to the next level to get your religious kick, almost like an external validation that you're on the right path - certainly that is how it has seemed to me watching friends who have become involved in evangelical christianity. i think there is a contentment and a calmness when you find a belief system, whatever it is, that fits you.
i had a similar conversation with my dad not so long ago - about 'why'. his mum died not long ago and on the very long journey back from the funeral he was asking why i believed in life after death. i said that i didn't believe, i just knew.
when i read the LOO it was like remembering rather than learning anew - it was just 'right' and the only what to explain it is that i already knew it all - reading Ra's words simply unlocked what was already there
a week or two after that my parents met their neighbours for the first time (although they'd lived next to each other for over a year). within five minutes the conversation moved onto reincarnation, destiny, angels etc, and my dad's neighbour said exactly the same thing to him. it's not a case of believing, it's simply 'knowing'. he's now reading the michael newton book 'journey of souls' that his neighbour recommneded. i'm sure he'll discuss it when he's ready.
when i stumbled upon the LOO i was definitely searching - after i found it i stopped. i can only assume that it was becasue i already knew i needed that information
in terms of your question about rationality and blind faith - i think that often blind faith can become addictive, like a drug, you need more and more, you need constantly to move to the next level to get your religious kick, almost like an external validation that you're on the right path - certainly that is how it has seemed to me watching friends who have become involved in evangelical christianity. i think there is a contentment and a calmness when you find a belief system, whatever it is, that fits you.