Ever seen the movie Pi, Pat? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1sZSCz47w
On 24 Sep., 18:38, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 Sep, 16:43, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Emmet Fox, I think, did the best job that I have seen in explaining > > the ten commandments as diagrams for consciousness living. In his > > book the Ten Commandments, he give us a more mystical interpretation > > that the commandments are not telling us what we should not do, but > > what we cannot do if we are fully living god consciousness. "we > > cannot keep anything for which we do not have the corresponding > > consciousness." For example, take his interpretation of thou shalt > > not steal, which he says, is actually, thou cannot steal. We cannot > > steal because there is no separation between self and other, or self > > and God. He explains it like this: > > > "the sooner we realize the fact (that we cannot steal) the sooner we > > give up trying. When we give up trying to steal, then we shall begin > > to have our own. We shall come into our own rights, our own property > > - using the word property in the widest sense of the conditions that > > belong to us, and when we get that, liberation will not be very far > > off." > > Not bad. I would say that we cannot steal because, to God, all > that occurs is something moving from one place to another (my pocket > to the thief's pocket, e.g.). However, the fact that the word 'Shall/ > Shalt' was used in the original, to me, implies two things: > 1) God is obliging us to not steal > 2) We should, in our own hearts, feel obliged to not steal > > Point 1 is true for the reason I gave above, in that, to God, 'all > stealing is' is just moving matter from one place to another. Point 2 > will become true when people realise that, as was said above, we are > all a function of one and there is only 'that which exists'. If a > person feels that they require the use of something, they should ask > to use it rather than steal it. Once the hearts of men change, their > actions will. > > > I wouldn't rewrite them. I think they are complete and perfect as is, > > depending on how you interpret them. > > I wouldn't rewrite them either, not only are the perfect the way > they are, there are so many levels of truth in them (especially when > you know Hebrew and Kabbalah). Besides, there's the commandment of > not adding to nor subtracting from the Torah. As, to do so, labels > one as a false prophet. > > > On Sep 22, 10:32 am, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Not too long ago I posed to some friends the challenge to come up with > > > ten commandments for living the good life. All had to be secular. To > > > get things rolling these are mine – > > > > 1.don’t kill > > > 2.don’t steal > > > 3.enjoy life > > > 4.love > > > 5.listen > > > 6.use your talents > > > 7.live responsibly > > > 8.keep your body healthy > > > 9.gather regularly with friends > > > 10.think about things > > > > One friend proposed these – > > > > 1. Follow the golden rule. > > > 2. You can't change others, only yourself. > > > 3. If you meet 3 assholes in one day, you better take a look at > > > who the real asshole is. > > > 4. Don't burn any bridges. > > > 5. Work to live, not the other way around. > > > 6. Live consciously as much as possible. > > > 7. Take time off from living consciously to RELAX. > > > 8. Always have a hammock readily available. > > > 9. Keep and protect boundaries. > > > 10. Attend 12 Step meetings often. > > > > Another (and more practical) friend suggests these - > > > 1.Live > > > 2.Love > > > 3.Laugh > > > 4.Never wash socks together; you’re bound to lose one. > > > 5.Have your ATM card swiped and ready to go before the checker > > > is done scanning your items. > > > 6.Don’t take a phone call when I’m standing in front of you > > > ready to pay > > > 7.If you get in your car ready to leave a parking spot, how > > > about you go ahead and back out some time in this millennium > > > 8.Don’t text and drive > > > 9.Dance like nobody is watching. > > > 10.Don’t forward e-mails that I must reply to or I’ll have bad > > > luck, and no, Bill Gates isn’t sharing his fortune by forwarding this > > > e-mail. > > > > What would be your ten? Jim- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
