Worship is very good provided you view yourself as separate from God , but if you believe that it is God within you who acts then it is better to serve his creation.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > Isn't that in itelf a form of worship? > > On Jul 29, 11:18 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> To my mind , God doesn't require worship rather commitment to humanity >> and compassion towards all creatures. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:23 PM, 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 -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text -
