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Topic: Dale Pond
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It is not so much a case of being right as it is finding a way to be in life that works for each. And each is different. So no one definition, determination or view will serve all which is to say there is no "right" way on all accounts. That is why there are so many "takes" on these subjects borning so many diverse belief systems (religions, political differentiations, etc.). To me, and many others, there is only One thing in this universe: MIND. This Mind has two major attributes: 1) being quiet, contemplative and all knowing and 2) active thinking Mind. We are all familiar with the thinking Mind. It has two major attributes: 1) electric concentrative (male) thinking that creates form seemingly from nothing and 2) magnetic decentrative thinking (female) that dissociates seeming substance of form back to point 1) above (nonsubstance) then to renew the stream back through concentrative thinking to form again. These two seemingly opposing streams are in reality One stream in which the two streams periodically alternate their major propensity from concentrative to decentrative in an endless oscillation of polar interexchange. First idea of form, then becoming form, then back to idea of form again. And yes, Lynda, it IS a sex thing! God and Satan therefore are polar extremes created in the Mind of man as mental constructs. They are nothing more than beliefs or ways we view things happening. If events are fortuitous we feel "God" has had a hand in it. If things go wrong, our egos refusing to accept blame, want to blame something or someone else and being ignorant of what is really going on we find a scapegoat that is unknown, unknowable, all powerful - equal to God in its power and ability to do the reverse of create - destroy. As stated before there is nothing in this universe except thinking Mind. Therefore everything is within this thinking Mind and the only thing that can be in thinking Mind is THOUGHT (belief). So the only thing we can deal with is our own thoughts as no other thing can exist in our Minds. Therefore nothing exists outside of our thinking Minds. Therefore we cannot be a victim of this nothing that does not exist. Therefore Satan cannot exist outside of us. Neither can God. Summing up: 1) constructive "good" things are of God (our own positive constructive thinking). 2) destructive "bad" things are of Satan (our own negative destructive thinking). Our active thinking can be either constructive (good) or destructive (bad). Therefore our thinking is God and our thinking is Satan. These names are voodooish labels applied to address a mystery witnessed by an ancient people who didn't know any better. Now we know. So we don't need the old labels or their connotations and emotional baggage (fear born of our ignorance). The above is as succinct as I can make it. But as we all "know/believe", the devil is in the details. :) I'd be happy to address clarifications if anyone wants any. |
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