On Jun 1, 3:54 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Man has such a thing as conscience which develops from early childhood > , a man must do what is good according to his conscience whether it is > an impulse or a matter of reasoning; most of the time bad impulses > give only short time gains , if you sacrifice your instincts you gain > long term benefits. >
If you sacrifice your instinct to breathe for more than three minutes, you may lose all other benefits. Be careful which instincts you sacrifice. > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:25 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > We need our impulses as much as we need our reasoning abilities. There > > are good and bad impulses. There is good and bad reasoning. > > > Who determines what is longterm or short term? History and lives are > > replete with unintended consequences. > > > We are not the only concern of God, you know! That would be hubris. I > > read the other day that intuition is the remnant of animal instinct > > since we have so dulled our natural senses. I also noted a stroll by a > > mallard and his mate for a couple of evenings along my driveway that > > was so sweet- as sweet as any human couple. He was very polite > > waddling a few paces behind while she nibbled the seed casings fallen > > from boulevard trees. They retired to the creek. > > > On May 31, 12:31 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Will of God is not visible and one's nature is not a single > >> entity--good or bad , rather one's nature contains both good and bad , > >> the super-ego and the id. It is in one's hand to follow the good > >> prompting of his nature or the evil in him. It is your choice , do > >> good in the interest of longterm benefit or the bad for short-term > >> gains.As to the Will of God , He has made you a partner in His Will , > >> you have to choose, act with reason or follow your impulses like a > >> madman. > > >> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Pat <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >> > On May 31, 5:24 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Whatever a man does he is bound to do as the Will of God is supreme, > >> >> but a person is not a robot. The " I " is an active agent and it is > >> >> the individual who taking control over his nature does good in this > >> >> world and on letting himself go does the bad. Strength of resolve is > >> >> inherent in every person , some use it a lot, others let their > >> >> impulses rule most of the time. It is in man's hand to keep his nature > >> >> under control , and again in his hand to let it run amok. > > >> > I agree with one exception. Actually, it's more of an inclusion. An > >> > individual must discover their nature before taking control of it. > >> > Then the rest follows...good or bad. For example, I fully believe > >> > that Charles Manson DID discover his true nature and STILL inflicted > >> > great injuries against humanity. The same for Hitler. Sometimes, > >> > knowing one's nature does not prevent one from doing evil but leads > >> > them to do it. In other words, if it is God's will that X be done and > >> > X is perceived by most people to be evil, X will still be done, as it > >> > is the will of God.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
