What are we doing here? (Buddhism, minority, POV, experience)
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I think most of us can relate to that, as far back as I can remember I have been aware of a wanting to know ‘the meaning’ but it is much more pronounced now
The Bible does provide answers to your questions Kat. With all the good creations, Jehovah desired to make man in His image. He said to Jesus: Let us make man in our image, and they made it happen. Although the original pair chose to rebel, Jehovah chose the right avenue in allowing them to continue until we nearly extinct ourselves, so in the long run when He makes matters right, humans will realize it is best to follow God's ways.
I am no scholar of the Bible but how is it possible that Jehovah said to Jesus that they should make man in his image? Man was here long before Jesus. That conversation never could have happened.
...it is not by choice that billions of your fellow human beings are suffering greatly, and your not watching the news isn't changing their reality in the slightest. Not everybody enjoys life as you do.
No matter what what's going on around us, we have to be in control of our thinking. That's basic humanity 101.
Take a look at a severe example: being a prisoner of Nazi war camp, and how controlled and rational thinking got someone through it all. I'm referring to the excellent book "Man's Search For Meaning".
We have nothing like that gentleman / author faced, so we have no excuses.
Last edited by Thoreau424; 10-06-2021 at 05:39 PM..
No matter what what's going on around us, we have to be in control of our thinking. That's basic humanity 101.
Take a look at a severe example: being a prisoner of Nazi war camp, and how controlled and rational thinking got someone through it all. I'm referring to the excellent book "Man's Search For Meaning".
We have nothing like that gentleman / author faced, so we have no excuses.
*after seeing 'Threads' for the umpteenth time*
How will 'controlled and rational thinking' get anyone of us through that? And on top of that...
When I saw the 150KT warhead annihilate RAF Finningley and nearby Doncaster, I mused - out loud - "Where is God? Hmmm... Must be out to lunch..."
^ Well, you can have two people in the same situation, and one is able to not let their emotions overshadow them and interfere with thinking and action; while the second is a willing emotional puppet, allowing themselves to be swung by anything and everything around them. The difference between the two is choice; one choosing wisely, the other choosing foolishly.
No one wants to take personal responsibility any more, and blames everyone and everything but his/her self (exactly where it belongs). That's the biggest sickness around, way beyond COVID. Instead of acknowledging the problem and facing it head-on, people are aiding and facilitating its growth.
The blame-game off and away from oneself will result in no improvement in life, and instead speed up our decay and downfall.
What are we doing here? Ignoring our biggest problems, feeding false issues, avoiding personal responsibility, living in denial, and promoting a world of dysfunction. That's the legacy already visible around us.
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He doesn't and indeed He cannot be. He is infinite Glory and we cannot add to or subtract from Him.
