Indeed, I think the point I'm making is simply this. Not all the world is ready to start singing from the same hym sheet, and I do not belive we shall ever be in such a place.
People can change ohh yes we can, but without the where-with-all from the individual to want this change, then no, no they just ownt do it. If you are happy in your bigotry(which we know is a function of ignorance) then how can you change? On 1 May, 16:31, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Bigotry can and has been overcome, simply a matter of attitude > adjustment. It is not the insurmountable obstacle to progressive > thinking. > > On May 1, 10:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ahhhh but then I did not mention his bigotry, which he retains from > > the training of our youth. > > > On 1 May, 15:45, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Perhaps he is already on board! If you really look at his contentment > > > and non interference with the world you can see that he is already > > > part of the solution! > > > > On May 1, 5:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > In answer to your question I'm going to go with my tried and tested > > > > "because people are differant" > > > > > I have many siblings, but let me concentrate on the one closest to me, > > > > my lil brother Kevin(and I'm sure he won't mind me using him as an > > > > example). > > > > > I sometimes envy Kevin, only sometims though, and what I envy is his > > > > ability to go through life without giving the most cursury of thought > > > > to any aspect of life other than how much money he has, and where his > > > > next beer is coming from. > > > > > Not for him the sole searching the quest for answers to some of life's > > > > more philosophical problems, as long as he is fine, and his spoue and > > > > his kids, then he really has no worries. World peace, meh! fair > > > > treatement for all, meh! and honest upfront goverement that works for > > > > the benifiet of all of it's citizerns, meh! > > > > > Okay it means that when we get together(and we do a lot) then the talk > > > > is confined to 'bloke' chat. Kevin is not the only one who see's no > > > > worth nor merit in deeper thought. We just won't get every individual > > > > on board, nope it'll never happen. > > > > > On 29 Apr, 00:22, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > My take on the Dali Lama crying when he was asked if there was an easy > > > > > way to enlightenment sets the stage. > > > > > > Dali cried because he knows that the way to enlightenment is too > > > > > difficult, for enough of mankind to learn, and would never be able to > > > > > bring about the transcendence that Buddhism seeks as its flavor of > > > > > Unity. > > > > > > Why is it that all the great minds of our time and those of history > > > > > all converge on the fact that the power for solving all of the > > > > > problems of the world is within the mind of mankind, but none have > > > > > been able to affect the ways of mankind to bring about any significant > > > > > change? > > > > > The power connection in the mind has many different descriptions of it > > > > > and directions on how to access it. It can be simply a magnificent > > > > > light and it can be Jesus in all his glory. And it is exactly what it > > > > > is according to whoever is describing it. It is a real thing and > > > > > that’s the description that is available from previous information > > > > > that has been incorporated into the belief structure of the > > > > > individual. > > > > > It is energy. It is indescribable. But it is such a wonderful thing > > > > > that we have to describe it so we can claim it as ours. The method of > > > > > description is metaphor, using that which is familiar to us. > > > > > It is a resource for the individual to connect with the collective > > > > > intelligence. > > > > > When we connect with it we get a personal charge, it is a personal > > > > > thing, the opposite of a Unity thing. > > > > > We have gone to it (possibly only subconsciously), identified it and > > > > > made it our personal knowing and understanding justifier, establishing > > > > > our personal religion. And we exclude anything that is not in line > > > > > with our personal religion. > > > > > This is not the way to Unity.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
