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Waiala
02-17-03, 02:41 PM
It is the resistance to life that causes pain. All you really need is the total and complete knowledge that God never allows anybody to need or want. Each person chooses to be in a position of need for the perfection of their soul. And each person has the ability, the inner power to change such situations. Once the need for anything is removed, there's an "abundance." The flow of life is a cardinal rule in the universe. If you don't block the way, the way will carry you. This applies to every human being. It's the same thing with pain. Once it's experienced and acknowledged, then it can be handled. The fear of pain, or the fear that accompanies pain, is what is so intense. Similarly, it's the fear of life that leads to most of our problems. I'm not suggesting, however, that you flow with the tide of the masses! You can be an individual. Thomas Edison, and other great people, were able to flow with their own tide. If you know anything about Albert Einstein, you're aware that he didn't let anybody bother him. He, too, led his own life. Most of the problems that are seen on our plane of vision are created because we really pushed against life instead of going with it. There's a disciplined frame of mind that allows you to flow with the life stream. But it's so simplistic that most people negate it. In other words, if a bad relationship occurs, or a job is lost, or anything else unpleasant happens, you shouldn't worry and struggle over it. Rather, you respond by saying, "I'll ride this difficulty for as long as I can, and then I'll simply jump off and deal with another one." People literally harangue situations to death because they have a terminal "one-time" quality about everything. "If I lose this person, there will never be another like them." Of course there will be! Even with the tragic loss of a loved one, there's still something that will take their place. Most of the time , I am trying so hard to keep from being uncomfortable, without grief and without want, that I create an emotional vortex for myself where I become needy, filled with frustration and worry. Does it really matter if I moved from one place to another? Similarly, your loved one has just moved back Home early. And you and myself will see each other and our other lost family again on the Other Side. It's very hard to explain to others that life has a great plan. And if it means leaving early via war or by a sustematic covert warfare to produce terror for political coercion then it was meant to be. I wrote my 'blueprint' for this life before coming into this world and will exit it when the time comes. So to the people that have been paranoid of a possible attack on our soil again, I say to you fear not for the lord is with you and me and the power of many to over come these fears in prayer is greater in numbers than being by yourself. I have all the members here in my prayer chain whether or not they want it. - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. - Love Waiala Kaniella

Jules
02-24-03, 09:42 PM
Do on to others, as as you would have others do to you Kanelli
The subject that men call ethics is a wastland on the philosophical map. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. Some claim that the pleasure is THE good; others claim THE good is in the name of happiness; others reject such principles and speak of equally and goals of self-fulfillment. Othere claim that THE good is to be found in turning away from the self in devotion, and giving to the whole--Which whole?? In the service of GOD--who's GOD?? -Even in the services of the state--who prescribes the service??
The reason is simple. You say" This is the way you should behave" But I say"NO, that is not the way", and this is right." You appeal to experience. I appeal exsperience against you. You appeal to your authority: It is not my authority.
What is left? If you are stronger then me you can punish me. But does this prove anything other then you have greater power then me? Does it prove the absurd dogma that might makes it right? Is the slave master right because he owns the whip?
From this impasse, no system of ethical rules has been able to deliver.
Is there a rule that can prescribe both my values and yours and decide between them?? Now the beauty of the Golden Rule is that insted of attacking the will of other people, It offers a new dimension "DO AS YOU WOULD TO OTHERS.., AS YOU WOULD WILL OTHERS TO DO TO YOU" It bids you to exspand your vision! It bids you transcend your insulations, see yourself in the place of others. It bids you to test your values or at least your way of pursuing them. If you would disapprove that another should treat you as you treat him, the situations being reversed is not a sign that, by the standard of your own values, you are mistreating him????
The Golden Rule does not solve our ethical problems, but offers a way of approach.It has no simple mechanical appication and often enough is very hard to apply--what genral principle is not??
It does not bid to treat others as they treat us. It certanly does not bid us to treat others as others wants us to treat them.
"DO to others as you would have them do to you"
The disease to which all values are subject is the growth of a hard insulation. Example: I am right: I have the truth, If you differ from me, you are a heretic, you are in error. Therefore while you are in power you must allow me all libertys. I need not, in truth show you any consideration. While you are in power I advocte to the equal right of all creeds: when I am in power, I reject such claim as ridiculous.
All of us wish that OUR princibles could be universal; most of us believe that is should be, that our ought, ought to be all people's ought! but sence we differ there can be on this level no agreement
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Girlyboy
03-14-03, 06:00 AM
I know there may be some who are offended by this but...

Religion is all about who has the best imaginary friend. :)