Groups

  • A Spiritual Place
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    A Spiritual Place
    Status: Member
    Description: A place to talk, celebrate, and ask questions about spirituality, religion or life. Don't be afraid to ask any questions. This is group for all who on the path to unity, love and peace. I will also suggest a book monthly to read.
  • Inner Poetry
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    Inner Poetry
    Status: Member
    Description: Inner Poetry is the unique expression of Divinity found within each of us. This group is a place for sharing the truth and beauty of your own soul. Here you can post your creative works...be they poems, essays, stories, meditations, words of inspiration or wisdom, or you can simply come in and share in the words of others. All are welcome. Please make each new work a new post. On those entitled "Starter," a word or line has been given as just that...a thought to inspire and prompt its finishing...with a single word, line, phrase or free-flowing thoughts, or as an entire poem, story or essay. Make this space one to explore, to encourage and to share your experience of the Divinity within you and as it touches your life.
  • An abundance of thought
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    An abundance of thought
    Status: Member
    Description: We at an abundance of thought beleive in the power of our spoken word, and the power of our thoughts.This is a group offering support to those on the path of new thought or those who are new to this concept,But we warmly welcome all faiths,and people of any age. New thought basically means new thinking,we think positive thoughts and inturn our creative mind, which governs our life will bring positive experiences to us. At this new thought goup we will discuss work by Ernest holmes,Dr raymond charles barker,louise l hay and various other new thought authors.We will also discuss,affirmations,spiritual mind treatments,positive thinking and supportive suggestions. Please come join us and take a step towards the abundant path of richness.
  • Beliefnet Circle of Reason
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    Beliefnet Circle of Reason
    Category: General Discussion
    Status: Member
    Description: Beliefnet Circle of Reason (BCOR) is a virtual "local circle" of The Circle of Reason (www.circleofreason.org) -- a fellowship of the religious and non-religious who believe communal commitment to reason will transform the world. We are a truly ecumenical site to find, recruit, converse with and encourage -- from all walks of life, all biologies, all beliefs, all societies -- those who are your own kinsmen and kinswomen - the reasoning kind!
  • Organic Gardening
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    Organic Gardening
    Status: Member
    Description: What could be more spiritual than growing your own pure food? Work with Mother Nature and produce something of value. Let's share tips and make the world a little bit greener. Be sure to check out the photo gallery. I have made the images "small" for my dial up friends. Please post photos of your gardens. We all want to see!
  • Effective Interpersonal Communication
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    Effective Interpersonal Communication
    Category: Angels
    Status: Member
    Description: Explore the intricacies of interpersonal communication. Let us share how we navigate these sometimes treacherous waters, whether with intimate partners, friendships, colleagues, or acquaintances.
  • Buddhism
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    Buddhism
    Status: Member
    Description: Discussions about Buddhism. The teachings of the Lord Buddha. If you want to learn more about Nirvana, Samsara, Karma, Meditation, feel free to join us.
  • Bnetters Against Activity Feed!
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    Bnetters Against Activity Feed!
    Status: Member
    Description: Bnetters Against Activity Feed! is an ecumenical, cross-platform, "SINGLE ISSUE VOTER" kind of group!! The intrusive Activity Feed should either be removed altogether or an ability to OPT OUT should be provided. I like my Bnet Buds otherwise we wouldn’t be friends, but does this mean I want a “shout out” every time I rate a photo, post a comment on someone's profile, change my own profile, write a journal entry or make a new friend? NOOOOO! Let's join hands to register our dissatisfaction with this intrusion by visiting the PETITION thread! We’re not Facebook, MySpace or Linked In! We’re Beliefnet! :) As members of Bnetters Against Activity Feed! you have an opportunity to register your discontent with this alleged “enhancement” initiated by Beliefnet in June of 2008. Despite assurances from staff that they're "looking into" methods to either disable this feature or make it optional, nearly 4 months later nothing has been done. At first glance, this is a very small problem. Yet when you place these Activity feeds in the larger context of online privacy, FISA and how the accessibility of online information plays into counter-terrorism meaures, perhaps this problem isn't as small or unimportant as first meets the eye! Bnet Administration modeled the activity feed after Face Book. Are you aware that Facebook members protested against this to the point that Face Book woke up and made it optional? http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1532225,00.html
  • Eckhart Tolle's
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    Eckhart Tolle's
    Status: Member
    Description: We are here to discuss Oprah's 10-week series beginning March 3rd. Please go to the Oprah site to actually do the workbook. Any discussions, questions and observations of your personal experiences should be noted there first and discussed here, second. I have been a big fan of his for a while. Only someone like Ms. Winfrey can take this to the world-wide level it deserves. Please make use of the tools available on her site. Core teachings of Mr. Tolle's philosphy include: You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness behind the thoughts. Thoughts are often negative and painful, yearning for or fearing something in the future, complaining about something in the present or fearing a matter from the past. However, the thoughts are not you, although your ego wants you to think that. Awareness of your thoughts without being caught up in them is the first step to freedom. Only the present moment exists. That is where life is (indeed it is the only place life can truly be found). Becoming aware of the 'now' has the added benefit that it will draw your attention away from your (negative) thoughts. Use mindfulness techniques to fully appreciate your surroundings and everything you are experiencing. Look and listen intently. Give full attention to the smallest details. Accept the present moment. It is resistance to the present moment that creates most of the difficulties in your life. However, acceptance does not mean that you cannot take action to rectify the situation you are in. What is important is to drop resistance so that you let the moment be, and that any action arises from deeper awareness rather than from resistance. The vast majority of pain in a person's life comes from resistance to what is. Observe the pain-body. Years of conditioned thought patterns, individually and collectively, have resulted in habitual emotional reactions with an apparent personality of their own. During 'pain-body attacks' we become completely identified with this 'pain identity' and respond from its agenda—which is to create more pain for ourselves and others. Observing the pain-body is awareness itself arising—as it allows humans to separate from this unconscious identification with pain.
  • BREAKING GROUND BUILDING WISDOM 2
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    BREAKING GROUND BUILDING WISDOM 2
    Category: General Discussion
    Status: Member
    Description: Take a walk out of your comfort zone, and join us in looking at life from all sides. By seeing the bigger picture of how we create our worlds, we can give ourselves exactly what we want today. As a group, we will explore issues that are uniquely our own, but are often shared by all. We will ask the questions, and look closely at why change is so scary. Breakthroughs come with growing pains, but outcomes are filled with important revelations about ourselves, our lives, and how we choose to be.