Thank you for pointing out these features. At a time I thought about visiting Turkey, but as wars were raging in neighboring Syria, I dropped it. I will for sure check out these "thermal" places : I am all into finding what works and what does not work. The Ottoman Empire is not something I know much about, though I did have some serious thoughts of learning more about it: thank you for mentionning something worth looking into, and a country worth visiting in 2016.
Apparently, the goodness of " St Ignace retreats " has been heavily and repeatedly promoted by you for exactly 10 posts, since 31st July 2015. http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?search/3167427/&q=Ignace&o=date I suppose you must have enjoyed very much for your multiple experiences at the " St Ignace retreats " different times at different occasions. However, every time the spelling, in more than 10+ times in these 10 posts, was incorrectly typed as " St Ignace retreats " , instead of " St Ignatius ", AFAIK. The incorrect spelling was kept on even after you referred to my post below, where I tried intentionally to provide a correct spelling. I am just very curious, if you are really truly familiar with this retreat. Or the Saint's name! One of the most famous names in spirituality! Otherwise, the result of this retreat might be just too hard or quite doubtful for some - according to some reviews on the Internet! My 2 cents!
Any links? Was the French translation of a Latin (Spanish name) originally printed in a Korean publication that was a North Korea's trick? So long, my French friend! Q https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola) (c. October 23, 1491[1] – July 31, 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and, on 19 April 1541, became its first Superior General.[2] Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.[3] UQ
Yes, Yes this is the person. Nowdays, there are some retreats St Ignace run by non-Religious people. These are not advised : it is best to go for the one run by Jesuits, as those who run it have at least 11 years of theology and know well about demonology ( religious term to identify the type of sins and how these manifest themselves and most importantly h the consequences of these).
Actually, it is best before doing the St Ignace one , to do a dhamma.org retreat. Each one approach human experiences from different angles, so that if one is miss by one, the other one will find the root causes of whatever is blocking the person.
imo, only some brain-washed, with limited independent thinking, would still believe various kinds of sins, original or not! Making a believer judgmental against others - Probably the worst Sin (if any) ever! Trying (or keen) to apply some subjective standards to others for criticism! Like abortion, equal-sex, birth control, etc. Causing not only conflict among citizens, sometimes even killings and riots/wars! http://abbeyofthearts.com/programs/...eltic-spirituality-online-self-study-retreat/ http://www.journeysofthespirit.com/celtic-spiritual-ireland-tour/ http://www.journeysofthespirit.com/celtic-spiritual-ireland-tour-costs/
* How do you explain self-sabotage, for instance? * Where will you learn - if not among Religious people - that for instance, what are the effects of "fornications" related sins ? Any idea why most people (male or female) who get into "hooking" ( in any forms) sooner or later develop "psychiatrical issues"? How comes these are sur-represented in these type of hospitals? * Who else, except Religious people, have for the last 2000 years been confessing people on their death beds, and thus gaining deep knowledge about human nature? Without counting the previous (3000 years BC knowledges). Do you know everything?
For all these retreats, dhamma, St Ignace, Lumbini, etc : the first time it is recommended to do it in a center with well qualified pros. Because they have experienced all that can go wrong and thus monitor you properly and avoid any problems.
imo, a believer would better keep the concept of sins within her-/him-self. If anyone wants to introduce a new law in order to ask other people to follow, perhaps (s)he should become a politician first, in a democratic country.