Sounds god to me Allan
On 28 jul. 2011, at 18:53, Jo <[email protected]> wrote: > We never went church while I was growing up. However, I do believe > that a higher power does exist. I also believe that we are somehow > connected to it. Worship for me has always been about giving thanks > and counting my blessings. > > On Jul 27, 8:25 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> If we are completely bound by the will of God it follows that >> everything is done by God , and hence it is God who would be >> worshiping God which to me appears ridiculous. If you believe yourself >> to be an emanation of God and completely controlled by Him it would be >> lack of wisdom to worship Him. God is our innermost being and is not >> separate from us , but you can only worship someone separate from you >> which is inconsistent with our belief that God is our essence. Either >> believe God to be separate from you , in which case it would be proper >> to worship Him like loving someone , or believe Him to be your Being >> and hence act with an attitude of equality to all and looking at >> everyone animate or inanimate with an equal eye. As for reaching a >> state of calmness and peace I am far from it but it is my resolve to >> be so. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Menfranco Laws <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I see what you mean and I believe that you have reached a stage of >>> calmness and peace, otherwise you would not have written what you have >>> written about we all being part of God in this thread. But I would >>> like to ask you a question to your statement where you say that there >>> is no wisdom in worshipping our creator; my objection to that is that >>> I believe that man needs to pray God, so that they may feel protected >>> from God; I believe that it is one of the needs and the reason why we >>> have religions? >> >>> On Jul 26, 4:35 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I do not say that I have reached a peaceful state , I only say that on >>>> gaining knowledge of the Truth one should strive to reach a state of >>>> calmness and peace. By Knowledge I mean a logical conclusion about the >>>> nature of Reality and not any transcendental experience. >> >>>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Menfranco Laws <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi, RP Singh; These are indeed words of wisdom when you say: What I >>>>> feel, think and do is totally bound by the spirit within me and the >>>>> same is true for everyone else; but then, you assume that you are part >>>>> of God and therefore everybody should be or feel that they are part of >>>>> God, so in reality you are saying that God is pandemic in nature and >>>>> we live within God life force, am I right? >>>>> But, I have to say that not everybody has reached this peaceful >>>>> feeling within them selves that you have achieved, I believe that you >>>>> are one of the few that has this feeling about being part of God and >>>>> you are blessed, the rest of us just think that we may not be worthy >>>>> enough of being part of God, therefore during our lives we are trying >>>>> to achieve what you have achieved for yourself and we hope to >>>>> understand you fully when we reach our goal. >>>>> I wish you all the best >>>>> Menfranco >> >>>>> On Jul 24, 6:25 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> What I feel , think and do is totally bound by the spirit within me >>>>>> and the same is true for everyone else. So , if I think of God >>>>>> separate from me I am thinking wrongly ; as our innermost being is the >>>>>> same in all and all of us follow his dictates totally there is no >>>>>> wisdom in worshiping our creator as albeit we are Him. It is >>>>>> ignorance to worship yourself. God is in all and it is God who does >>>>>> everything as all our bound totally by Him. We should have a feeling >>>>>> of love for all as essentially we are one and not harbour enemity for >>>>>> those of us who are ignorant of the Truth and enjoy hurting others. >>>>>> When a person knows that all are One then he attains a state of >>>>>> calmness and if not he should try to achieve that peaceful state. But >>>>>> of course we cannot cut the ties that bind us through this body and >>>>>> have a practical outlook.- Hide quoted text - >> >>>> - Show quoted text -
