On 11 May, 23:18, Manfraco Frank Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everybody! > Pat, so you have had this experience of being protected, I have had > this experience too, but mine was real:
So was mine...real, that is. I've named the entity in my response to Gabby. I've only seen him once, but, I expect to see him again; just, hopefully, not for a few years. ;-) >One day I was walking on this > footpath, when two or three young people jumped out of a car, one of > them said we are going to bash you, I was scared but kept walking on > as if I had not heard him, he repeated his threat and was about to > charge me when a large strong man came to my rescue and took my place, > and staring in this young chap face he said; you mean to bash me and > who is going to do the bashing!? hmmm! > Suddenly these youths realised that they were no mach with this man > and jumped in the car and off they went. > > RP, > <God is the mind which concieves the universe , He is the mind which > runs it, and He is the mind which destroys it. He does not see in the > manner in which we see each other and He does not act in the manner > in > which we act. His awareness and action is transcendental in nature.> > I personally agree with your description of God, except for the > phrase, "he is the mind which destroys it'', because in my belief God > is part of the whole cosmos and therefore God will never want to > destroy himself. > > SP, > You that dreams about going around in the universe, and in your dreams > you have to be part of the cosmos and you want to know if there is a > way that links everything together, I am wondering why you do not go > along with the idea expressed in this thread? > My regards > Manfraco > > On May 12, 12:52 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 11 May, 14:57, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I believe that Slip is coming from his own 'cosmic' vantage point, so > > > to speak.My personal beliefs always come into play when expressing > > > myself and, though not always agreed upon by others, they are no less > > > relevant to our cosmic co-existance. The fact that I can relate to his > > > way of thinking is in no way contrary to my theistic veiws. It is only > > > natural to to look to our experiences to help support our beliefs and > > > when I look to my own I can see times when there was serious doubt > > > about the existance of any God. I may have scraped the whole notion > > > had not other thing occured to re-enforce what I already 'knew'. There > > > are many 'reasons' not to believe but the reasons to believe far out > > > weigh them for me. > > > I agree. In fact, if it weren't for one particularly strange > > experience, I might still be in doubt. But it's those 'rare' events > > that don't happen to most people that, when they DO happen to one of > > us, is absolutely convincing. In my own case, I was confronted with > > an entity that, for most of us, would remain 'unseen'. But it was > > given a visible form and served to protect me against a potential > > threat to my life. The individual who posed that threat has been dead > > for some 14 years, now; but, I am still here. So, the apparition > > worked!! > > > > On May 11, 7:34 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 11 May, 09:49, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I have seen too many surprise turn-arounds to think money is the > > > > > measure of anything and no one knows how they will end their days. > > > > > Plus all babies are born pretty much the same, aren't they? Why not > > > > > say your parents were dirt poor or filthy rich or whatever? > > > > > I think Slip was saying that his personal wealth was gained through > > > > self discovery and that he really wasn't speaking of material wealth. > > > > Unless I read his heart incorrectly. > > > > > > On May 10, 8:41 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Really dude, stop whatever you are doing, get a grip, we don't have > > > > > > any "Need" to be "Supreme" and there is no drive to become anything > > > > > > more than what we are except by people like you that constantly push > > > > > > this idea on the world. > > > > > > The universe is just there, accept it. > > > > > > You want a God because of all your own personal inadequacies which > > > > > > you > > > > > > want to attribute to something "out there". > > > > > > There is nothing out there except other planets, stars and other > > > > > > theories of strings and things. > > > > > > Take control of yourself and your world because that is all you > > > > > > have, > > > > > > from birth to death. > > > > > > Stop trying to comprehend the "HIM" when there is no him. > > > > > > There is only you and the 24 hour period of time you have to spend > > > > > > your day. > > > > > > Stop wasting your days worrying about anything beyond your own > > > > > > personal space. > > > > > > I was born in abject poverty and the day I discovered "ME", was the > > > > > > day I realized my richness. There is nothing out there that is more > > > > > > than what is within "YOU". > > > > > > I am happy to say that I am wealthy today because I put stock into > > > > > > my > > > > > > person and not into some fantasy deity who is all knowing and a > > > > > > vindictive control freak, and of course to whom I was supposed to > > > > > > give > > > > > > 10% of my earnings to which actually goes to the purveyors of such > > > > > > dead meat. > > > > > > Keep falling for the bullshit and that is what you are going to wind > > > > > > up in. > > > > > > > On May 7, 9:53 am, RP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > God is the mind which concieves the universe , He is the mind > > > > > > > which > > > > > > > runs it, and He is the mind which destroys it. He does not see in > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > manner in which we see each other and He does not act in the > > > > > > > manner in > > > > > > > which we act. His awareness and action is transcendental in > > > > > > > nature. In > > > > > > > our vanity we may pretend to comprehend Him, but we do not see or > > > > > > > accept the fact that our intelligence is not infinite but only a > > > > > > > few > > > > > > > grades above that of animals. We have to just look at animals to > > > > > > > realise that , after all our understanding also is finite. We are > > > > > > > learning and growing day by day , but we are far from being > > > > > > > Supreme.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
