User Information |
| User Name: | Leandro |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 31 - 40 years |
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| Orientation | Heterosexual |
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| Country of Birth | United States of America |
| Country of Residence | United States of America |
| Religion at Birth | Christian |
| Practicing Religion | Buddhist |
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User's Background Information |
| Born and raised in Miami Florida. I am the second child of three. I moved to Colorado in 2003 to study Religious studies at Naropa. I have lived here ever since.
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Opinions Expressed by User for the following Questions |
What is your opinion on God ? religion ?
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| I don’t like the term God. I think it’s too limiting as it connotes some benefactor in the sky. I don’t think there is anything like that. I do believe in the divine or
the sacred that is not limited to any one religion and is immediately accessible to us all through our own hearts. This requires us to get out of our head and become more embodied beings. One can achieve such an experience via Yoga, Mediation or Centering Prayer. I like Religions so far as they provide the tools to access the divine. I find them to be forms of despotism when they deny access to such an experience that is an inherent human right. |
What is your opinion on love ? sex ? marriage ?
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| I like love. Whats not to like? Sex is great. Marriage can
be very limiting as it may inhibits the individuals growth for the sake of an ideal. In that case I favor divorce. I do not think it should be regulated by the government if that’s what you’re asking. I do not think it is the governments right to tell someone who they can or cannot marry. |
Are you happy ? Why or why not? How do you think a person can be happy ?
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| I have moments of happiness and elation like anyone else. I don’t believe in the fixed state of happiness. I don’t think that’s very realistic to one’s emotional life. I aim for joy over happiness as joy can be shared and accepts what
happens without an expectation. Happiness to me implies that when such and such happens then I will be happy. I think that is a foolish way to live one’s life as it must ignore so much in order to be fulfilled. As well as defend its territory once it arrives. Joy is more desirable as it simply works with what is rather than how one wants things to be. |
If you think you are wealthy ? what made you this wealth ? if you are not wealthy, what kept you back ?
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| I am very wealthy. My life in itself is full of emotions and perceptions that I could not possibly place a value on. My
experiences are priceless expressions of the divine. My wealth is found in the very breath I breathe. |
What is your opinion on death ?
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| I will die and so will you. And if we are attentive to our life enough we will recognize that death is ever present. It can be our greatest teacher. |
What do you think is the most efficient way to make money ?
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| Pay attention to money. Learn about your own unconscious habits towards money and balance your check book. Save when you can. Give when you can. Money is just an exchange. Value it lightly but value it. |
What is THE MOST important thing to you in your life ? Why ?
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| Others. My life is dependent on others. I would not be sitting here typing on my computer, wearing clean clothes, smelling my dinner in the crock pot, listening to the rustle of dogs in the yard without others. Others have helped me in so many ways I could not possibly know how to repay them for their kindness. Learning to be more compassionate and loving
towards others is the most important thing. |
If you had to pass on advise to your kids about how to live life, what would that be ?
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| Be you. Breathe out. Invent nothing, deny nothing. And love. |
Is a person in control of his/her destiny ? Why or why not ?
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| I think the word destiny and
control our contradictory. If I have a destiny then it will happen without my control. And if I’m in control
then there is no destiny but what I make of my life. I believe we can make our break our lives. That we
can direct the course only if we are conscious and aware. If we choose to be a sleep to our habitual patterns then we will always fall in their traps. But it is up to us to wake up and then we can be free to choose. |
Do you think it would be helpful for a person to read what you have said ? Why or why not ?
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| Sure. Just as others opinions have helped shaped my own view of the world there is no doubt that my opinions can help others. |
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