<Human beings have the possibility of living a life of unlimited happiness and intelligence...<snip>>
Well I don't know about unlimited happiness or intelligence, but my life is rock'n pretty good. Is this the state you are claiming Bob? Unlimited happiness (that sounds positively gay) and unlimited intelligence? Cuz if you have unlimited intelligence part, wouldja mind curing the cancer? I've got some loved ones who could use the application of your unlimited intelligence to cure cancer. (If you tell me it's their karma so you can't do it even though you could I swear I'm gunna do something right out of the UFC and it won't involve Shotakon Karate) Do you see how a person might think that such a claim is just the parroting of a dead guru's claim that was never proven by him either? Not so much? I figured that. But even more earnestly now, can you possible see how making claims for stuff that you yourself with all your practice are not living is total bullshit? Again, not so much? Still gunna meet with the ship behind the comet Kohoutek are ya? I know you are not entertaining the negativity of my question but I'll just put it out there in another form: How exactly do you know that humans are capable of unlimited happiness and intelligence? How do you know? --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> , new.morning <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> , Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Jun 18, 2008, at 10:43 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > > > > > My complaint is that there is a serious lack of sin in Iowa. When > I > > > > want to sin (which is frequently) I have to travel for it. > > > > 1) There appears to be sin a plenty in Iowa. Number one, an huge sin, > > is Iowa holding all presidential candidates hostage to supporting > > ethonal in every election. The loss to the economy. and the huge waste > > in the dearly needed funding for real renewable energy sources -- not > > to mention having a role in raising world food prices -- leading to a > > crises for the many who cannot affrd food at 2-3x the price. > > > > 2) Huge industrial hog confinement and slaughter farms. > > > > These are real sins. Not victimless crimes adapted and sustained > > pressure from religious fundamentalists and fanatics. > > > > > *********** > > Beyond what we see usually as "sin" (and Iowa's economy is certainly > substantially based on cruel exploitation of animals -- even the corn > grown there is for animals who will be slaughtered) is the notion that > the greatest sin is failure to evolve, failure to live up to the > potential of sat chit ananda which is the capacity of the human life. > When Jesus approached a fig tree, he found it barren, which caused him > to curse the tree, and it withered away: > > Matthew 21:17-22 > > 17. And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he > lodged there. 18. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he > hungered. 19. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and > found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit > grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered > away. > > > Human beings have the possibility of living a life of unlimited > happiness and intelligence, but like the fig tree that produces no > fruit, the great majority of people live a life that produces no > happiness for themselves or anybody else, which is contrary to the > spirit of creation, which is for the expansion of happiness. The > universe is just not wired to let people live ignorant and miserable > lives -- nature will always reject unhappy people and encourage people > (by the carrot of happiness for right behavior and the stick of > suffering by wrong behavior) to seek the unlimited awareness and > happiness that can only be found within. This guidance of nature is the > ultimate kindness, because the worst thing that can happen to a human is > to not enjoy his birthright of sat chit ananda. > > Jesus: "...to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one > who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away" > > http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+19:11-27 > <http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+19:11-27> >
