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On Jul 28, 11:40 am, ashok tewari <[email protected]> wrote: > " ... Creation comes to be and evolves." > > Be careful, RP ! Rats bring rats and make ' creation ' come to be and > evolve. Are you saying, the rat is " God , Truth , Reality , Atma is the > One !" ? > > This is not to suggest ridiculous arguments. Basically, God is one thing and > Atman is another, Truth could a third and may or may not overlap with > Reality ! > > They all must fall in a perspective. What is that ? > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 5:51 PM, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > God , Truth , Reality , Atma is the One who may be unconscious , conscious > > , or Pure conscious and by whose Will , whether explicit or implicit , the > > entire Creation comes to be and evolves. This is, of course , my personal > > reading of the matter or my imaginings, if you like. > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:50 AM, vamadevananda <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Precisely : one, expect a response you may find weird ... > > >> and, two, anybody who finds sexism in the use of ' he ' and ' she,' > >> for entities such as God ( though I mostly do not understand what > >> people mean by the word ! ), is surely letting us know more about > >> oneself than the entity being discussed. For, in that context, the > >> words he and she can only refer to nature or principles, not sexuality > >> or gender > > >> On Jul 28, 2:04 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > ok....that was a very weird response...it was just a question... nothing > >> > personal about it... > > >> > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:02 AM, ashok tewari <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > Hey Kid, there is nothing sexist about male and female. It's in our > >> mind. > >> > > May be you'll be comfortable with your gender one day. > > >> > > Let it be he, she, it or shit. It's the being signified that is meant. > >> > > Ironically, the non - living forms and supports the living ! Perhaps > >> there > >> > > is life in what we term as non - living ? > > >> > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM, pol.science kid < > >> [email protected]>wrote: > > >> > >> I get wat you are saying RP.. but i was talking in ...well..wordly > >> > >> terms...and c'mon..lets not be sexists..it could be SHe > >> also..although i > >> > >> think it should be ....'IT'..which brings me to a questions why do we > >> > >> attribute male/female qualities to certain non-living things... my > >> question > >> > >> is why is life 'her' or 'she'..i mean i have heard in songs and read > >> in > >> > >> poems..life i have never seen reffered to as 'he'... and mostly cars > >> are > >> > >> 'she'... wat alll can you think of...varies from language to > >> language.. i > >> > >> can speak for hindi..its very gendered.. wouldnt you agree > >> Vam....eg..tea is > >> > >> a she in hindi..so is alcohol..so is a CD.. > >> > >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:51 PM, RP Singh <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >> > >>> PSK , there is no 'us' but only He. That's my view-point. > > >> > >>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:09 AM, pol.science kid < > >> [email protected]>wrote: > > >> > >>>> now.. i was thinking.. by the inner you.. do you by any chance mean > >> the > >> > >>>> 'us' we are not really aware of..kind of like the subconcious > >> you...and by > >> > >>>> the outer you do you mean the face we show to the > >> world..figuratively...for > >> > >>>> my part i am aware of 3 "me's"...the outer me..who plays the role > >> in the > >> > >>>> world..responds and acts according to situation..the inner me..or > >> my > >> > >>>> thoughts and my experience ... and further back ..the self in the > >> > >>>> shadows..which knows and has all the answers..but i dare not bring > >> this self > >> > >>>> to the fore..because i am aware that it will shatter the self-image > >> my inner > >> > >>>> self has created of me..its mostly fear of the unknown..and the > >> > >>>> consequences..(conquering yourself is the most difficult thing i > >> think)..but > >> > >>>> it watches from behind nevertheless..and you are aware of > >> it..perhaps there > >> > >>>> are infinite layers..which reveal themselves as you grow... if > >> any of > >> > >>>> this makes sense..... > > >> > >>>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Molly <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >> > >>>>> There is a pattern in life that goes like this: if we are > >> confronted > >> > >>>>> with a problem, want to know ourselves, or are looking for > >> particular > >> > >>>>> meaning in life – and we take this into the contemplative space, > >> hold > >> > >>>>> the question in our mind, dwell on it before sleep each night – > >> > >>>>> however we ask and continue to ask in silence - the answers to our > >> > >>>>> questions will eventually come to us. This pattern is age old, > >> found > >> > >>>>> in ancient texts such as the bible “ask and ye shall receive, > >> knock > >> > >>>>> and the door shall be opened to you,” Luke 11:9 > > >> > >>>>> "We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of > >> all > >> > >>>>> time have gone before us - the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We > >> have > >> > >>>>> only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had > >> thought > >> > >>>>> to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought > >> to > >> > >>>>> slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to > >> travel > >> > >>>>> outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And > >> where > >> > >>>>> we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world." > >> Joseph > >> > >>>>> Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces > > >> > >>>>> I find these answers can come from anywhere, and often the most > >> > >>>>> unexpected places: a spam email, a Facebook post, a passing remark > >> > >>>>> from a stranger, and intimate disclosure from a loved one. > >> Whatever > >> > >>>>> the source, the act of recognizing the answers we are given is > >> > >>>>> recognition of enduring fulfillment. We are recognizing spirit in > >> > >>>>> action, energy in motion, Divine Action. It can all occur in > >> silence > >> > >>>>> within us, or be expressed in creativity, but it is always the > >> > >>>>> realization of the inner you. And in this kind of heroic > >> discovery > >> > >>>>> you find that this inner you in fact is what governs your outer > >> you. > > >> > >>>>> What do YOU think? > > >> > >>>> -- > >> > >>>> \--/ Peace > > >> > >> -- > >> > >> \--/ Peace > > >> > > -- > >> > > ASHOK TEWARI > > >> > -- > >> > \--/ Peace > > -- > ASHOK TEWARI- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
