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Old 25-02-2023, 11:13 PM
ReturningMoon ReturningMoon is offline
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Losing interest in those that don't practice what they preach.

Hi everyone. Something I've noticed along my spiritual path is that I've lost all interest in those that don't practice what they preach. I used to think there was something to look at but now I see nothing with people like that.
Has anyone else noticed this along their journey?
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Old 26-02-2023, 12:29 AM
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Something I've noticed along my spiritual path is that I've lost all interest in those that don't practice what they preach.
I think you are to be commended for that.
They are like lint on my coat...worth a one-finger fling.
God bless 'em...I don't have to hang with them, tho
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Old 26-02-2023, 01:31 AM
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Your post attracted my attention, and after a couple of attempts to reply, I gave up because they didn't seem to be helpful. Then, intuitively, I realized that your post could be a lesson for me, as an observer; maybe for others too.

So ... What kind of emotions do your observation trigger in you? They'll draw in your life situations that will trigger more emotions in kind. If you enjoy these emotions, then continue thinking and believing whatever caused them. If you don't, then substitute them by focusing on something that will trigger in you emotions you enjoy.
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Old 26-02-2023, 01:58 AM
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Has anyone else noticed this along their journey?

More interesting for me are those who do not preach. Perhaps they have unshared principles that they break. This prevents us from having negative thoughts about them. You realize that you are allowing yourself to be drawn into judgement ? Maybe not the healthiest thing…..
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Old 26-02-2023, 03:20 AM
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Hi everyone. Something I've noticed along my spiritual path is that I've lost all interest in those that don't practice what they preach. I used to think there was something to look at but now I see nothing with people like that.
Has anyone else noticed this along their journey?
I have noticed this.

As your journey is different than anyone else's, its inevitable that your path will diverge from most paths. In this case, if your journey does not involve assisting/interacting with those out of alignment with themselves, it is necessary to go separate ways (to honor your journey).

Something that may help with this realization: There is an opportunity for acceptance here. Everyone is on their own personal journey. Everyone is where they are in that journey. This includes you. They might appear as ahead of you, behind you, or in a different place than you. What they do may be out of alignment with your path and vice versa. None of this matters. Follow your 'path' and allow them to follow theirs.
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Old 26-02-2023, 03:42 AM
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More interesting for me are those who do not preach. Perhaps they have unshared principles that they break. This prevents us from having negative thoughts about them.

well personally, I'm not convinced there is anything so compelling that it either 'must be' or 'cannot not be'.

So there is nothing to preach about as there is no reason to go trying to convince others they need to do the 'correct' thing so that they may be 'saved' if there isn't a correct thing to do...

and if I did decide there were something to preach about (because that would be acceptable according to this principle) I wouldn't HAVE to preach if I didn't want to (again according to this principle)

and in any case it is impossible not to be true to such a principle because essentially anything is 'acceptable' regardless of the fact that it is more usual for people to assume some random ideological stance that would make some things 'unacceptable'.

as far as negative thoughts, I'm not fooling myself that I'm able to buy myself any good will with such a stance either... but again according to this principle negativity is also ok anyway so what the hey?
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Old 26-02-2023, 04:47 AM
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They are like lint on my coat...worth a one-finger fling.
God bless 'em...I don't have to hang with them, tho
I second that emotion.

But seriously, whoever has never NOT practiced what they preached may cast the first stone!

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Old 26-02-2023, 05:14 AM
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Old 26-02-2023, 06:12 AM
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Human beings seem like walking contradictions to me, I haven't met any human being who doesn't contradict themselves at times.

It's one thing I noticed and accepted from an early age... haha... God knows why that is something I learned to accept so young?!!
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Old 26-02-2023, 05:44 PM
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Your post attracted my attention, and after a couple of attempts to reply, I gave up because they didn't seem to be helpful. Then, intuitively, I realized that your post could be a lesson for me, as an observer; maybe for others too.
So ... What kind of emotions do your observation trigger in you? .
Mostly jealousy and the feeling of having to compete. Those are things I like to be free of.

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