Thanks for sharing that lovely quote by Patanjali. Just as the Bible has been rewritten to reflect the consciousness of those who hold it to be scripture, I wonder too about the Koran and how many pens it has passed through to find its final form.
--- In [email protected], "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "PaliGap" <compost1uk@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], maskedzebra <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > > > What is the proof of the truth of this judgment of you? > > > > > > That you will manifest not the slightest bewilderment, confusion, wonder, > > > perplexity, concern over what I have said—BUT WILL COME BACK WITH A > > > RESPONSE WHICH PERFECTLY DEMONSTRATES THE TRUTH OF WHAT I HAVE TOLD YOU > > > HERE. > > > > > > Just watch: Here it comes. > > > > > > SEE? I told you. Even though as I write these last few words, I already > > > know and see the future: and that future is a response which reveals that > > > YOU COULD NOT IN THE LEAST BE INFLUENCED, AFFECTED, TOUCHED, SURPRISED BY > > > ANYTHING I HAVE SAID. > > > > > > Realize, then, Ravi, that in every word you choose to write in a > > > counter-post you will be exhibiting every one of the characteristics I > > > have identified here in this post. > > > > > > > Ah, so good to have those Scholastics back: "You will prove > > I'm right when you try to suggest I'm wrong". I love the smell > > of the Inquisition at work in the morning! > > > > Now what to do with miscreants such as Ravi and Pali? > > > > "Therefore, if a man be dangerous and infectious to the > > community, on account of some sin, it is praiseworthy > > and advantageous that he be killed in order to safeguard > > the common good, since 'a little leaven corrupteth the > > whole lump'" Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theolologiae > > > > Compared to Muhammad, when it comes to punishing sinners, Aquinas has no > imagination: > > "Crushing the heads of the infidels and splitting their skulls with sharp > swords, we continually thrust and cut at the enemy. Blood gushed from their > deep wounds as the battle wore them down. We conquered bearing the Prophet's > fluttering war banner. Our cavalry was submerged in rising dust, and our > spears quivered, but by us the Prophet gained victory." > Ishaq:578 Prophet Muhammad > > Patanjali, a Hindu, under the sway of evil Vedic gods, believed that sinners > create their own punishment: > > "Negative thoughts and emotions are violent, in that they cause injury to > yourself and others, regardless of whether they are performed by you, done by > others, or you permit them to be done. > They arise from greed, anger, or delusion regardless of whether they arise > from mild, moderate, or esxcessive emotional intensity. They result in > endless misery and ignorance. Therefore, when you consistently cultivate the > opposite throughts and emotions, the unwholesome tendencies are gradually > destroyed. By abiding in nonviolence, one's presence creates an atmosphere in > which hostility ceases." > Yoga Sutra of Patanjali II-34, 35 Ahimsa - Non Violence >
