Then I think the term would be self-taught which is often necessary and more beneficial than being brainwashed, blinded or befuddled. I am ever curious about the "reversal of fortune" and how it plays out in lives. I am also amazed at the different perception and memories family/others have of the same event.
On May 11, 6:34 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 -
