mike ... right..so.. first commandment..let there be no gods!
let's us pray though the sun god rises for you to morrow morning your breakfast "catch of the day" is ready and a waiting for you to makes sure you do not starve to death well balanced is the human who believes in no false gods and takes no idols to worship runs naked with joy in the sunlight singing.."oh creation how beautiful you are" merle Merle, If you have no concrete, empirical evidence of a creator god then it's all just preconceived and presupposed. In other words - made up. 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: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 8:16:50 AM 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? or some other >>equally absurd notion? >> >> >> >>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
