On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:11 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > > > When you think about it > isn't all spiritual seeking > a lot like those bumper stickers > that start > "I'd rather be..." > > *So, you don't have all the answers.* > > > Wherever they'd rather be > whatever they'd rather be > driving or sailing or doing or being > it isn't here > and it isn't now > > *By "they" you must mean other "souls", but do they have a soul separate from your soul? Or, are they part of your soul which is part of the one over-soul? They must be somebody, or are you projecting that they are not your own self?* *So, many questions, Barry - so few answers. * > > Whereas what they're really seeking > is > > :-) > > *So, what you are really seeking is the answer to a riddle: we are born, we all live and die, and are reborn again. The question is: WHY? Why would anyone have to repeat endlessly a life full of suffering? Or, as Sam Harris puts it: karma is the motive force driving the material world of the senses in an endless cycle.* *This leads to other questions like: "What is the purpose of life and does life have any meaning? Other than the brief pleasure of the possession and smooth things. * *Or, "what is the mystery of consciousness?"* *Why do people have to die? Where do we all go when we die? Do we have a soul or a "Spirit" that does not die when the body dies? * *And, do we go anywhere - maybe our "self" is just annihilated upon death, never to exist again. Or, what if the soul or spirit lives on in another dimension or in a parallel universe which is eternal?* *>* > > > > > > >
