--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So Jesus calls the objects of the senses and the entire material world > a lie and Satan the Father of this lie, John:8:44. In Indian parlance > it is called Maya or delusion. Maya/Satan is the magical measurer > making unity or oneness *appear* as many.... > > Hence Satan's role is to deceive the jiva/soul into thinking it is > separate from the creator by tempting it to identify with the objects > of the senses creating the ego and enabling creation or God's lila > (play) to proceed. > > Additionally, in spite of Satan's powers God uses him just the same! > for without temptation man can never be great! Temptation is the > great furnace where the steel of character is molded, for to succumb > to temptation is to fall into misery and unhappiness (Satan's lie), > but this experience brings wisdom to the soul. To overcome temptation > is to build character and true happiness leading to infinite joy! > > How does it feel to merely be a pawn in God's creation?, yet that is > the role we play until we 'wise up' and stop experiencing the "slings > and arrows of outrageous fortune". >
I masturbate sometimes.
