"...I'm left with the difficult vision that the better world is rendered unachievable by desires that the people in it be different, including me." - Neil
Aye, this is at the core of dissatisfactions. AA has its methodology, theology has its brand. Exploring the vast landscape of life is itself a divine practice. There is no additional anthropomorphism required. I admit to obviously seeing a more ideal world too. If I didn’t my rants would be meaningless. However, the sad fact is that they are meaningless in the sense that what is is, and without professing a theology, it is not my will involved. On Oct 10, 8:08 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > The question implicit in the description of Orn's wonderful life is > why we can't just retire at birth. I've just been reading Aristotle's > 'Politics' and this more or less suggests the same. Citizens in its > great societies more or less require this, work being done by others. > This only goes to show there are Orns even older than the Orn > himself. I have found growing old as disappointing as prayer, more or > less a process of wanting something other than the rat-race, or giving > up to be looked after in the asylum. I've spent some time in the last > years in a form of prayer, mostly discovering the hill of beans ain't > worth the candle, and failing to achieve the nirvana of not being > ashamed to fart in public. I'm left with the difficult vision that > the better world is rendered unachievable by desires that the people > in it be different, including me. > > On 10 Oct, 21:14, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Prayer in a nutshell ... the power of positive thought !! (as an > > added benefit it has nothing to do with a god and works quite well > > without one.) > > > On Oct 6, 5:41 pm, bobby <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ask and you shall receive. DOES NOT say ask ME and you shall receive. > > > > Too often people think they are praying TO God, outside of them...in > > > heaven somewhere... > > > > Lets put aside the obvious God knows everything then why would I even > > > HAVE to pray to (him??) > > > > Can you transfer your thoughts outside your own body? Never the > > > less...into HEAVEN miles and miles away in space somewhere. > > > > When you PRAY you are not ASKING some being to GRANT to you. > > > > You should be stating what you want and your energy will flow there. > > > > It's a responsibility thing...I think religions are great for the > > > people who are religious but from MY point of view they are > > > irresponsible. When something doesn't go their way they blame > > > GOD...when it does they blame GOD. The way the world has worked the > > > last 13 thousand years has been giving power away... it's changing. > > > > Happiness, > > > > bg.- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
