MM all,

I just finished my Wise Owls coven chat and Evil Bunny suggested I pose this ? in the forums.

I have a Bible I received as an xmas present years ago which I don't read anymore because it has no meaning for me!

It sits on the bookcase in my LR and I feel guilty every time I look at it! I'd rather read the Bhagavad Gita!

Should I throw it away!

BB,

kalika[llama-banana][llama-banana][llama-banana][llama-banana][llama-banana][dancing-banana][dancing-banana][dancing-banana][dancing-banana][grin]

Durga, this raised a question of different opinions, which I myself could not answer, not all Wise Owls are wise! I would not put it as to just "Throw it away" I feel perhaps its a personal first impression feeling of what an indivdual wants to do with their bible. Maybe someone else near to you would get use out of it?[wink]

"It sits on the bookcase in my LR and I feel guilty every time I look at it! I'd rather read the Bhagavad Gita!"

I have an old one that sits on my bookcase also. It was a well intended gift given to me by a relative. It is just a book to me however it is special because of the person who gave it.

Because it holds no meaning for me other than it was a gift - it is not a big deal - so it sits there.

I think the thing you need to think about is why you feel "guilty" about the book?

Maybe your guilty feelings come from a time before when you were on a different path?

I would never "throw" a book away - you could give it to a thrift store or second hand book store.

I am sure you will figure out what is best for you. I will continue to dust mine from time to time....lol




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You say that it was a gift? The way I see it, if someone gave it to you with good intention, then it holds positive energies that may very well benefit you, whether you know it or not. I know what you're talking about with the whole "guilt" thing - that's happened to me occasionally, mostly, I think, because making such a drastic change in one's life, like from a system of beliefs you've grown up with your entire life and then opening a new set of doors, is a difficult transition. Undoubtedly that unassuredness of coming from something you once thought held an indesputable truth (if, indeed, this is your case - it was mine) into this new path of never-ending discovery is, to say the least, a bit scary. Once you find your new path, there's still that little bit of doubt attatched to your previous faith, and you can get defensive sometimes, for example feeling guilty of your attatchments. But there comes a time when it becomes silly to think like that. I realized this when I became open to all faiths, so to me the Bible is still a book that's helped uncounted numbers of people to the betterment of their lives, so really it ain't all that bad. And if it was a gift, all the better. I say keep it - no telling how it'll come in handy.

I have one too that was a gift.....I just leave it on the shelf[rolleyes] I forget it is there...

if you don't want it... give it away![lol][lol][lol]

durgachick wrote:
MM all,

I just finished my Wise Owls coven chat and Evil Bunny suggested I pose this ? in the forums.

I have a Bible I received as an xmas present years ago which I don't read anymore because it has no meaning for me!

It sits on the bookcase in my LR and I feel guilty every time I look at it! I'd rather read the Bhagavad Gita!

Should I throw it away!

BB,

kalika

Can I ask why you feel guilty just looking at a book?

My personal opinion is that the bible is a book, just like any other book. If a book sitting on a shelf in your home is causing you discomfort, guilt, or grief in anyway, or in other words, giving you anything BUT pleasure, then by all means remove it from your bookcase and out of your sight.

Whether you continue to store it in a location out of sight or get rid of the book is entirely up to you, and no one here can tell you what is the right answer for you. I can tell you that I, like some others here, don't really believe in just throwing any book away. So, if it were my book, it would depend on who gave me the book. If the person was special to me or had some significance in my life, I might keep the book. If they weren't someone really special, then I'd probably just drop the book off at the local thrift store drop box.

By the way, I have a Book of Mormon, the Bhagavad-Gita, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Essential Kabbalah, Tao Te Ching, and a Bible on my bookcase for reference whenever needed.

I gave away my Bible along with My Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price, to someone who could really used them.[grin]

I have to agree with others, don't throw it away, there is always someone to take it.

Throw away a book? [eek] If it is in good condition give it away to someone. Like a few others have said, I think you need to look at why you have these guilt feelings. Just removing the book from your sight isn't going to solve whatever underlying issues are connected to it.

I agree with most of what Thelma said. It is just a book as any other book. I feel the same about the Qur’an, Bhagavad-Gita, and all “holy-text.”

For me however, I do not allow any articles of a Christian nature in my area of sacred space. It is my space and I have the right to ask that of others. Christianity invokes negative feelings, for me. I do agree that there is a great deal of positive things, which have come from this religion but for me there have been many personal negative things. I will accept gifts from my mother and others that are Christian in nature and I truly enjoy them because of the intentions behind them. Still, with these gifts, the same rule applies and they are not allowed in my sacred space.