This was true on Thursday night, September 17th. By the next evening, accepting a transfusion of whole blood was still forbidden, but “after prayerful consideration,” the Governing Body decided accepting any of those four separate components was now a conscience matter, a personal decision that no longer carried any punishment or stigma. It was presented as “brighter light” of understanding from God.
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Buddha didn’t teach a narrow, cramped road leading to Enlightenment. He didn’t concern himself with divine wrath, or really divine anything. There’s no reward for “getting it right,” nor punishment if you don’t.
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Men are entirely responsible for their own words and actions, and need to stop blaming others for everything, full stop.
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De-criminalize attachment in your mind. Merely having an attachment isn’t a Failure, a Sin, or a Crime that needs to be punished.
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Hope is a key part of the mind’s immune system. It fights off infections of despair and our tendency to cling to negativity. A weakened sense of hope leaves us vulnerable to spiraling downwards.
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