Ex Scientologists-- what if any religion are you interested in now that you've left?

[ExScnDude]

Yes. I love my Kindle!!!

I should probably buy a book on the history of religion. I'm more interested in the cumulative effects of religion on civilization.

Any suggestions?

But participating in a religion? No way. Been there.

I hit the EP, Baby! Finished and have the cert.

 

[GreyLensman]

Feline,

I do think the TRs are very good discipline and I don't think they're hypnotic, either. But that having been said, I'll also say that I was reading a book by Lama Surya Das and he even had a type of exercise one could do that reminded me of TRs. I think that there are some techniques created by Buddhists that are probably also good, maybe as good as TRs. I knew that Hubbard borrowed much from Buddhism but the more I read about Buddhism the more I think that's true. Like more than I'd previously thought.

If you grab "Peace is Every Step" by Thich Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese Buddhist teacher) you'll find a pretty good gradient to finding "mindfulness" which is just being entirely in present time - I also found the TRs 0 - IV to be useful and not hypnotic, actually the reverse. Plus Objective Processing in focusing awareness on body mass, momentum, position, space, and grace. Many, many changes, and I've found them to cause permanent gain. Equal to the OT Levels in many ways.

 

[degraded being]

I'm torn between the Catholic Church and the Unitarians.

You see, Catholics often have fish fries on Friday night.

However, the Unitarians often have snacks and drinks after services.

It was a tough choice, but the Catholics won out. Not only do they provide that delicious fried food, but that whole priest thing is a really great idea.

You know: "Don't worry about. We'll intercede for you cause you can't really understand this whole God thing anyway."

So basically you show up and it's cool.

ExScnDude

P.S. Hi, everyone. It's been a while.

Yeah its cool, but you will be made very warm early enough.

 

[Voltaire's Child]

If you grab "Peace is Every Step" by Thich Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese Buddhist teacher) you'll find a pretty good gradient to finding "mindfulness" which is just being entirely in present time - I also found the TRs 0 - IV to be useful and not hypnotic, actually the reverse. Plus Objective Processing in focusing awareness on body mass, momentum, position, space, and grace. Many, many changes, and I've found them to cause permanent gain. Equal to the OT Levels in many ways.

Oh, cool! I do have a book by Thich Nhat Hanh but not that one. I will check that one out, too.

 

[ExScnDude]

Yeah its cool, but you will be made very warm early enough.

Oh - you must be referring to that whole "hell" thing. How medieval of you.

It's simple, confess your sins - no records kept of them for future blackmail purposes, make an act of contrition and you're all set. The Catholics have fast-flow confessionals.

But whatever, I just show up for the food and company.

 

[cantsay]

But participating in a religion? No way. Been there.

I hit the EP, Baby! Finished and have the cert.

Me too, Ive got no interest in the whole thing any more!

 

[Smitty]

From the number of respondents so far, 31, about two thirds of them are no longer interested in scientology, but rather other spiritual practices. Only about one sixth of the total respondents are still scientologists.

 

[uniquemand]

And that doesn't account for whatever number of people didn't respond because they are agnostic or atheist.

 

[Smitty]

And that doesn't account for whatever number of people didn't respond because they are agnostic or atheist.

Those categories are absent. They should be listed to be more accurate.

 

[TheSneakster]

And that doesn't account for whatever number of people didn't respond because they are agnostic or atheist.

Those categories are absent. They should be listed to be more accurate.

Too bad the polling system doesn't allow more than 10 categories.

But that just means that the survey universe excludes many members of the board. Why not start another survey aimed at sorting out what part of the board membership is interested/involved in any spiritual studies/practices whatsoever and what part do not care for such things at all ?

Michael "The Sneakster" Hobson
I am *not* anonymous

 

[Doc]

Too bad the polling system doesn't allow more than 10 categories.

But that just means that the survey universe excludes many members of the board. Why not start another survey aimed at sorting out what part of the board membership is interested/involved in any spiritual studies/practices whatsoever and what part do not care for such things at all ?

Michael "The Sneakster" Hobson
I am *not* anonymous

I would be interested in seeing those results myself. Would you be willing to do that poll Michael ?

 

[Smitty]

Tip for another poll

Since Judaism and Islam received 0% votes, those two options could be eliminated in the new poll.

 

[uniquemand]

Or, you could include them with Christianity under "Monotheistic Cults"

 

[Alanzo]

None of these polls work for me.

There is always a choice missing, or one that does not really describe what I think.

I prefer open-ended market research.

 

[FoTi]

There's no category here for me.

 

[TheSneakster]

Too bad the polling system doesn't allow more than 10 categories.

But that just means that the survey universe excludes many members of the board. Why not start another survey aimed at sorting out what part of the board membership is interested/involved in any spiritual studies/practices whatsoever and what part do not care for such things at all ?

Michael "The Sneakster" Hobson
I am *not* anonymous

I would be interested in seeing those results myself. Would you be willing to do that poll Michael ?

Why? :confused2:

I'm not one of those raising all sorts of objections to this survey on Fluffy's thread. I merely offered a possible solution to those who are.

Michael "The Sneakster" Hobson
I am *not* anonymous

 

[boldhawk]

Poll now that you are out... Missing question

There's a question missing:

Not interested in religion at all, nor to follow any other "spiritual" practices that others created.

I'll follow my own star!

I'm sure a lot of those in the 60% will be in this category.

 

[alexm]

I was interested in religion and spirituality before Scientology and I am interested in it after too.

I am learning about Hinduism now after taking a small look at Mormonism and also Nichrein Buddhism. I am not interested in taking on another religion as I am Jewish but I am enjoying learning about the Hindu faith right now from some books I found at the library. Also I was at the UCLA festival of books last weekend and picked up some great religious books, everything from Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Swedenborgism and the Theosophical groups that were there.

 

[Voltaire's Child]

Very cool. I personally find it a relief to not be affiliated with any official church or cult but to be free to read about and try different things.

 

[Zinjifar]

If you can't create/discover your own spirtuality based on your own experiences, you might as well be working at Macdonalds.

Zinj