initiation

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Zen story: When is a spiritual initiation, also enlightenment? Only, when it's enlightenment!

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 30 Sep 21

A student came into the monastery of the renowned, and widely respected, Zen master, Reblen Zerkski. He asked him: "Why don't you Zen masters give out initiations, as do some other spiritual masters, like Sri Lasartha...

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Save our Mother

Nischal Dhakal @Mahaev (333) • Kathmandu, Nepal 3 Jun 19

Hi Everyone, when i reading the article about global warming i got one idea in my mind, Environment day is tomorrow June 5, let do something for our mother earth like doing plantation, collect the garbage, trash from oceans,...

environmentalday

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How to celebrate initiation?

artsyfartsygypsy @artsyfartsygypsy (755) • Canada 10 Aug 10

In a year and a bit I will finally bit initiated properly into the wicca comunity as I will be starting my "year and a day" in about 2 months. I'm super excited and I'm excited to fianlly be part of the wiccan community properly....

Passing it on.

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 16 Jun 10

Why is it that some of the longer lived, more popular pagan and esoteric belief are those that don't prosthelytise, don't go recruiting and do not admit children? Trads such as Wicca (big W) have survived with limits on...

mystery traditions

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Gang Initiation week starting Oct 21, 2009

Tashasmith @Tashasmith (172) • United States 8 Oct 09

I recieved a startling message from a friend yesterday then several other people has been discussing this issue. There has been a text message warning women in Chicago about something called gang initiation week were there suppose...

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have you read about this? "the new crip initiation" really scary!!

xXxMikesWifeyxXx @xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072) • United States 12 Jan 08

http://www.baristanet.com/2005/09/believe_it_or_not_1.php I was told about this by a friend today, so i decided to look it up. i am the type of person that beleives this type of things, and even if they are not infact true....

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Pledging - college or military

lisado @lisado (1227) • United States 12 Jul 07

I was curious about pledging a college sorority or fraternity. There is a new show out that I haven't decided if I watch to watch it or not called "Greek". I've seen Animal House and seen some of the things that are...

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Reiki Initiation,...your first very sharing ,tell of it !!!!!

yadsan @yadsan (199) • India 23 May 07

dear friend, Reiki is now such a world phenomenon that it is very necessary to share experiences of the very first Reiki Initiation you had ; after your Reiki Master initiated you,alongwith your friends there were greoupshare on...