A man's innate nature is corrupted by others and that is not in one's hands. Nature from inside and outside a person determines all actions, so whatever happens it is ultimately God's will and there is nothing presumptuous in accepting and recognizing that.
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > For some it is the struggle to survive rather than strive.//You might > want to acqaint yourself with Thomas Hardy- an early influence- esp. > his "Tess of the D'Ubervilles" and "Jude the Obscure".//American > Democracy lures immigrants with freedom but materialism suffocates > them with greed and envy despite their often good nature and > generosity.//I do think it presumptuous to decide God's plan for our > lives- there are too many surprises along the way. Plus our innate > nature can be corrupted in several ways. Adam and Eve wound up > dysfunctional- look at Cain and Abel! > > Have wounded a thumb slicing a potato on the mandolin (a kitchen > tool). Difficult to type and surf. :-( > > On Nov 19, 4:29 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > The " I " is self-sense which is just a reflection of the Self or God. > Our > > will is totally bound by nature , when we strive and struggle it is > because > > of our innate nature which was given to us. The effect is always a result > of > > the cause and not vice versa. > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:43 AM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > RP Singh. > > > > > So it is not you then? What is you? When people say that we can > > > achive via the application of our will what does this mean? > > > > > There is I think in all of us a sense of 'Self''. What then is this > > > Self? > > > > > On Nov 18, 5:01 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > " My " or " will " is the agent of Nature and is bound by It though > > > seeming > > > > to be free. > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:36 PM, [email protected] < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > RP Singh, > > > > > > > I agree we are all products of our enviroments, I cannot cease to > have > > > > > dark hair even if I wished, but I can choose to apply some dye to > it. > > > > > > > You used the word 'MY' quiet a lot in your response to me, along > with > > > > > the word 'WILL'. If you have no choice then what is this will you > > > > > speak of? Who's will is it, how do you Will to strive? > > > > > > > On Nov 18, 3:19 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > As a new-born I had a short or long nose , blue or black eyes , > > > blonde or > > > > > > black hair, or a white or black complexion------------ was it > > > determined > > > > > by > > > > > > me , no it was in my genes. I was not responsible for my genes > and > > > > > whoever > > > > > > else was responsible but I was bound to them. Similarly my reason > was > > > > > sharp > > > > > > or dull , my imagination was keen or dull , my grasping power > was > > > good > > > > > or > > > > > > otherwise -- all such things were due to my genes. The > environment in > > > > > which > > > > > > I was born was not of my making , yet it acted and reacted on me > and > > > I > > > > > acted > > > > > > and reacted to it. My personality which eventually developed was > a > > > result > > > > > of > > > > > > this interaction and my will to strive , to improve myself , to > learn > > > > > > ----was innate in me and not of my own making. So if these things > > > were > > > > > not > > > > > > in my hands I can say that I am bound even though seeming to be > free. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:32 PM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Ohh how I disagree with this. > > > > > > > > > It is clear that who we are, our very personalities are made > from > > > not > > > > > > > only our experiances but our enviroment. Are we really not > free > > > > > > > though to make of ourselves something other than what we are? > > > > > > > > > Yes yes of course we are. The key is understanding, if we can > > > > > > > understand what in our lives has made us 'Us' then we can > surly > > > > > > > change in any mannor we wish. Of course this must be true or > > > things > > > > > > > like cognative therapy would just not work. > > > > > > > > > On Nov 16, 3:29 pm, RP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Man is bound by his actions and bound to his experiences. > > > Whatever > > > > > > > > actions have to be done man is bound by them , as also > whatever > > > > > > > > experiences he undergoes he is bound to them. People say > > > marriages > > > > > are > > > > > > > > made in heaven , I say every action and every experience is > > > destined > > > > > > > > in heaven. In big things we are able to accept bondage but in > > > small > > > > > > > > things we think we are free , we are able to accept the > > > importance of > > > > > > > > our genes as also our environment , but our reason finds it > hard > > > to > > > > > > > > understand and accept complete bondage.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
