The evil in the world is a part of our system whereas God is the source of both good and evil. In the Non-Dualistic view there is only One and all , good and evil , emanate from Him. We ascribe good qualities to God and reciprocally evil to Satan.
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 6:00 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Satan is a part of Christian belief and the God of the OT is a > vengeful sort. How do you explain this? Most religious systems > contrast good and evil. > > On Jun 17, 8:06 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> If there is a Devil beside God then there would be many gods. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 2:45 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The Devil might be in charge. How do we know it is God? >> >> > On Jun 17, 10:29 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't know about desire but there are motivational forces which >> >> precede Will. They may be your instincts , your morality , and your >> >> attachments. ' Will ' is just the vehicle and the motivational forces >> >> are the drivers. The driver who is the strongest at the moment takes >> >> over the command of the vehicle , and it is the beauty of God's >> >> creation that to an individual he himself is the sole driver. Maybe >> >> the motivational forces are the traffic signals which the ' individual >> >> will ' follows. >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Just being a spectator here, I know: may we get some anecdotal examples >> >> > out? >> >> >> > My thoughts on this are in agreement with rigsy and RP. Learning about >> >> > the >> >> > Will is facilitated and refined through understanding my desires. >> >> > Perhaps >> >> > Will is the very strong association built up as we explore the terrain >> >> > of >> >> > the world in relation to our nature. But watching my 3yr old reminds me >> >> > that >> >> > there are elements of Will that precede desire, perhaps Will precedes >> >> > Desire >> >> > but since it is blind/deaf/dumb Desire is the creative element. (?) >> >> >> > On 6/17/2011 6:20 AM, RP Singh wrote: >> >> >> >> Well Rigsy , I think that reason and understanding may also be called >> >> >> psychological desire , to fit in with your definition , as it carries >> >> >> along the will on many occasions. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:57 AM, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I agree with your division of desire and within those are the degrees >> >> >>> I think I mentioned. There are different kinds of Will, as well. But I >> >> >>> shall stick to my guns: Desire preceeds Will and defines the type of >> >> >>> action to be taken otherwise Will would be wandering around in >> >> >>> circles. >> >> >> >>> On Jun 16, 1:36 am, RP Singh<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>> Desires are of various kinds : physical , psychological and >> >> >>>> spiritual. >> >> >>>> Will is the agent which leads you to the fulfillment of any or , >> >> >>>> maybe >> >> >>>> , all three. >> >> >> >>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Contemplative<[email protected]> >> >> >>>> wrote: >> >> >> >>>>> Hope you don't mind my jumping in.... >> >> >>>>> To my way of thinking, desire is passive, where-as will is active. >> >> >>>>> Desiring something does not change anything external to the one with >> >> >>>>> the >> >> >>>>> desire. >> >> >>>>> Will, on the other hand, indicates a change in behavior that leads >> >> >>>>> to >> >> >>>>> action, whether consciously or sub-consciously. >> >> >>>>> ...just a thought...- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text -
