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Thomas168ParticipantI am not Thomas. Thank you for the reminder. Love you too.
June 30, 2026 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Have you ask, after all these realizations and knowledge, why do you suffer? #459031Thomas168ParticipantYou as a believer in the Quran should know,
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The Quran teaches that this life is a temporary test. Upon death, souls enter Barzakh, an intermediate realm of waiting in the grave, until the Day of Judgment. On that day, everyone is physically resurrected, held perfectly accountable for their deeds, and assigned to their eternal home.That is your belief. Not mine.
For me, the Buddha says that those with a continuing Karma will go thru rebirth. So, maybe this is not the first and last life? Also, it isn’t the mind that keeps one a prisoner. The mind is a tool of the awareness that resides inside of you. It is the experience of the truth of your existence that frees one from suffering and Karma. It allows one the wisdom and compassion to live a life of choices which end the Karmic cycle of birth suffering and rebirth.
Personally, I would never tell someone to “suffer till die”. Those are your words. Better to say, lift yourself from your bonds that chain you to suffering. Do you see the difference? Oh, well, I wish you well and that you live a long and happy life.
June 29, 2026 at 9:53 pm in reply to: Have you ask, after all these realizations and knowledge, why do you suffer? #459008Thomas168ParticipantYou can’t run away from yourself.
Thomas168ParticipantSo, when you read the words of the Quran, there is no one that reads the words. It is all an illusion? Very good. Now, all you have to do is to say just believe. LOL
Thomas168ParticipantIt is a horrible situation when a person who you thought was good to you becomes a self-righteous A-hole. Yeah, that person may have gone thru something but it is still not an excuse for what that person is doing to the others at work. The toughest part is knowing you are doing what you can and still being berated. The stress you must be feeling is incredible. I have no advice. The only thing aI can think of is to somehow talk with this person to get to the real story. Maybe somehow understand?
Thomas168ParticipantKris said, “I was talking to Thomas”
Please reach out if there is more that you want to say to me. I am here to listen and not give anymore advice. If you need someone to hold your hand or give you a hug then I am here. I will not say anymore about you since all my assumptions have been wrong. Love and peace to you.
Thomas168ParticipantEven though you can see the sky, you can not touch it.
June 28, 2026 at 2:37 pm in reply to: Have you ask, after all these realizations and knowledge, why do you suffer? #458960Thomas168ParticipantJames said, “What I mean is, body still feels the pain, loss.
Yet, there is not a person in body to suffer.
I am just saying or advising this, if you really don’t want to suffer, give body and mind back to it’s owner.”
No matter what you do, you are still in your body. It is the vessel in which you travel. Wishing to give up ownership does nothing but provide for more hardship. It is only in the quiet that emanates thru out the universe that you will find the peace you preach to others. Thru that experience, it allows for conditions to arise where you will see the truth of your existence. From that, it will allow you to see the choices in front of you which gives you the freedom you speak of.
The wisdom is not in the books of men spoken about God. The love of God permeates the universe in the living being and not on dead paper. You can only burn the paper to feel any kind of warmth. The love and compassion comes from the living truth.
June 26, 2026 at 8:21 pm in reply to: Have you ask, after all these realizations and knowledge, why do you suffer? #458931Thomas168ParticipantSo, what is your point? Give everything and receive nothing in return? Not many who actually do this. I do believe some parents do this. When food is desperately low, parents will often sacrifice their own health to keep their children fed. Or take the bitter fruit while giving the sweeter one to their child. And the parent will not even think it is a sacrifice.
So, the question why do you suffer after all these realizations? Because the realizations do not deeply touch upon the truth of one’s existence. The experience of the essential silence of the spirit and not just the mind allows for wisdom and compassion to arise. And with it, the ability to handle joy and suffering in a way that allows for freedom.
One doesn’t become free from suffering but rather understand it roots and thereby understand how to handle suffering in a manner that allows for choices. One will still feel pain and loss. One will still suffer from the illness that afflicts all people. One is not in constant bliss. Rather it is a life lived with insight and wisdom and compassion to handle life’s incidents and events.
I wish you well James123. May your beliefs bring you peace.
Thomas168ParticipantIt is not good to make her feel like she is being attacked. So, I do apologize. She believes I was wrong and I sincerely apologize for my assumptions. I wish her well. That is all I can do.
Thomas168ParticipantThere is no sarcasm in my post. I truly am sorry for making assumptions about Kris. I must have misread her post. And my posts were really over the line. Please accept my apology. I was wrong. You are a good person and very happy with yourself. Open to love and starting conversations. Have a wonderful life.
Thomas168ParticipantShe is angry with me for making assumptions about her. I have apologized. Hope she is well and everything is okay.
Thomas168ParticipantKris said, “
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My life hasn’t been great.
I was fired from my job cuz I missed too many days due to illness. I also got fired from working for my sister. They both happened at the same time in January. I did an externship at a crappy little doctors office from March to May.
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That was a miserable experience.
My therapist DIED back in April. So it’s been pretty rough. I’m still looking for a job with no luck.
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The only positive thing is that I started esketamine therapy, which treats treat resistant depression.
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Then says, “Who says I’m not happy with myself? I never said I disliked myself. Actually, there’s a lot that I like about myself, like my passion, determination, my empathy, my creativity, ect. You don’t know that I’m not starting conversations or showing interests. I am doing both of those thing. I am open to love. Why do you assume I’m not? I feel like you’re making assumptions about me.”
If one is happy with oneself then why start a post with “My life hasn’t been great”? Needing a therapist and they died? Okay, sounds like a good life and you are very happy with yourself. My post was a general way to look at things. So great they don’t apply to you. You are so happy with yourself. Starting conversations and being open to love?? Depression therapy? Okay, nothing wrong here.
I really must apologize for my assumptions. You aren’t the person I thought you were posting about. My bad. I wish you well and have a good life.
Thomas168ParticipantBefore one can be happy with another person in their life, they need to be able to be happy with themselves. Having another person as a romantic interest will not bring happiness unless you can be happy with yourself.
Find peace and happiness within oneself. Then be open to love. Start conversations. Show interests. It will be a time when you meet a person that you find a connection.
Thomas168ParticipantI truly hope your find the freedom and happiness and the love you so richly deserve.
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