Not saying God is precon-ed or not precon-ed to any human being; but but but a lot of us are products of our culture, read and accepted beliefs, and probably some hard-wired DNA. Those combinations lead to ideas, icons, slogans etc. All those are blockages to God if you truly want to find him. I know little but I do know one thing spirituality is not what we THINK it is!
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:16 AM, Merle Lester <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > > > who said god was a preconceived idea? merle > > > Totally fair to say. How can anyone 'free' his mind if he hangs onto > preconceived ideas? > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:44 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** > > Larry, > > I think it's fair to say that Buddhism respects the gods people may choose > to believe in, but it remains a central tenet of Buddhism that liberation > and freedom are not found thru a belief in a god. > > Mike > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > ------------------------------ > *From: *larry maher <[email protected]>; > *To: *<[email protected]>; > *Subject: *Re: [Zen] Re: the human body > *Sent: *Mon, Aug 26, 2013 11:08:10 PM > > > I hate to quote the master but the Buddha said 'since there is no way to > prove the existence of God or nor disprove, believe whatever makes it > easier for you.'... What good does it do for a rock to call another rock > 'hard?' > L > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 5:53 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** > > Thing is tho, a belief in a deity *is* the norm. And is also 'painting > legs on a snake' because it just isn't needed. Also, not sure how believing > in a god is fun. Each to their own, I suppose. > > Mike > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Merle Lester <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *Subject: *Re: [Zen] Re: the human body > *Sent: *Mon, Aug 26, 2013 8:57:54 AM > > > > because i can and it's fun!!!!!!!!!..i do not follow the norm mike..do > you?..merle > > > Your definition is meaningless though and certainly not in accord with > how most people define 'God'. The universe works just fine without such a > belief. Why paint legs on a snake? > > Mike > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > ------------------------------ > > > > rubbish...you missed the point then ..... > the forest is god..the forest and the people are one.. > .god, forest and people are all in harmony..it's called life!!!!!!!!... > god is life... > what the hell did you think god was?... > merle..not the old man with a long white beard syndrome?[image: *:)) > laughing] or some other equally absurd notion?[image: *#-o d'oh!] > > > Watched it. Yep, no god. > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Merle Lester <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *Subject: *Re: [Zen] Re: the human body > *Sent: *Sun, Aug 25, 2013 3:46:28 AM > > > > mike ..you have missed the boat...( the point)... watch the brazilian > tribe doc..then tell me "there is no "god"...merle > > Merle, > > Just because belief in a god gives comfort it doesn't make it true. > > Mike > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Merle Lester <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *Subject: *Re: [Zen] Re: the human body > *Sent: *Sun, Aug 25, 2013 1:23:16 AM > > > > mike..explain yourself please.. > and KG.... not true...on a beautiful spring day one rejoices and gives > thanks that one has eyes to see and ears to hear and a tongue to > speak..merle > > And comfort is only sought when dis-eased. > > KG > > On 8/24/2013 4:19 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Merle, > > Utility is no measure of Truth. > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > *Larry Maher* > > > > > -- > *Larry Maher* > > > > -- *Larry Maher*
