[Mind's Eye] Re: Worship

A tad less emotive, and i might have even nodded approval :)

On Jul 29, 2:42 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From "My Life as Author and Editor"- H.L.Mencken- Ed. by Jonathan
> Yardley
>
> "Both of us are against the sentimental, the obvious, the trite, the
> maudlin. Both of us are opposed to all such ideas as come from the
> mob, and are polluted by its stupidity: Puritanism, Prohibition,
> coldstockery, evangelical Christianity, tin-pot patriotism, the whole
> sham of democracy. Both of us, though against socialism and in favor
> of capitalism, believe that capitalism in the United States is
> ignorant, disreputable and degraded, and that its heroes are bounders.
> Both of us believe in the dignity of the fine arts, and regard
> Beethoven and Brahms as far greater men than Wilson and Harding. Both
> of us stand aloof from the childish nationism that now afflicts the
> world, and regard all of its chief spokesmen, in all countries as
> scoundrels."
>
> On Jul 29, 8:25 am, "pol.science kid" <r.freeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > ive been reading the bros karamazov ... and there at one point when there is
> > a discusssion on God and atheism... there is a point made that humanity
> > strives for something for the whole community to worship... to be united in
> > worship...that all the wars of religion are based on that ideal of community
> > worship.. i was thinking about this... and this is the apt post for it...
> > tell me what you think......
>
> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 6:47 PM, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Someone should send that suggestion to the gods.
>
> > > On Jul 29, 5:18 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > To my mind , God doesn't require worship rather commitment to humanity
> > > > and compassion towards all creatures.
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> > >  > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Jo <jojocasame...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > We never went church while I was growing up. However, I do believe
> > > > > that a higher power does exist. I also believe that we are somehow
> > > > > connected to it. Worship for me has always been about giving thanks
> > > > > and counting my blessings.
>
> > > > > On Jul 27, 8:25 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> If we are completely bound by the will of God it follows that
> > > > >> everything is done by God , and hence it is God who would be
> > > > >> worshiping God which to me appears ridiculous. If you believe yourself
> > > > >> to be an emanation of God and completely controlled by Him it would be
> > > > >> lack of wisdom to worship Him. God is our innermost being and is not
> > > > >> separate from us , but you can only worship someone separate from you
> > > > >> which is inconsistent with our belief that God is our essence. Either
> > > > >> believe God to be separate from you , in which case it would be proper
> > > > >> to worship Him like loving someone , or believe Him to be your Being
> > > > >> and hence act with an attitude of equality to all and looking at
> > > > >> everyone animate or inanimate with an equal eye. As for reaching a
> > > > >> state of calmness and peace I am far from it but it is my resolve to
> > > > >> be so.
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> > > > >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Menfranco Laws <menfra...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >> > I see what you mean and I believe that you have reached a stage of
> > > > >> > calmness and peace, otherwise you would not have written what you
> > > have
> > > > >> > written about we all being part of God in this thread. But I would
> > > > >> > like to ask you a question to your statement where you say that
> > > there
> > > > >> > is no wisdom in worshipping our creator; my objection to that is
> > > that
> > > > >> > I believe that man needs to pray God, so that they may feel
> > > protected
> > > > >> > from God; I believe that it is one of the needs and the reason why
> > > we
> > > > >> > have religions?
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> > > > >> > On Jul 26, 4:35 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> >> I do not say that I have reached a peaceful state , I only say that
> > > on
> > > > >> >> gaining knowledge of the Truth one should strive to reach a state
> > > of
> > > > >> >> calmness and peace. By Knowledge I mean a logical conclusion about
> > > the
> > > > >> >> nature of Reality and not any transcendental experience.
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> > > > >> >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Menfranco Laws <
> > > menfra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> >> > Hi, RP Singh; These are indeed words of wisdom when you say: What
> > > I
> > > > >> >> > feel, think and do is totally bound by the spirit within me and
> > > the
> > > > >> >> > same is true for everyone else; but then, you assume that you are
> > > part
> > > > >> >> > of God and therefore everybody should be or feel that they are
> > > part of
> > > > >> >> > God, so in reality you are saying that God is pandemic in nature
> > > and
> > > > >> >> > we live within God life force, am I right?
> > > > >> >> > But, I have to say that not everybody has reached this peaceful
> > > > >> >> > feeling within them selves that you have achieved, I believe that
> > > you
> > > > >> >> > are one of the few that has this feeling about being part of God
> > > and
> > > > >> >> > you are blessed, the rest of us just think that we may not be
> > > worthy
> > > > >> >> > enough of being part of God, therefore during our lives we are
> > > trying
> > > > >> >> > to achieve what you have achieved for yourself and we hope to
> > > > >> >> > understand you fully when we reach our goal.
> > > > >> >> > I wish you all the best
> > > > >> >> > Menfranco
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> > > > >> >> > On Jul 24, 6:25 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> >> >> What I feel , think and do is totally bound by the spirit within
> > > me
> > > > >> >> >> and the same is true for everyone else.  So , if I think of God
> > > > >> >> >> separate from me I am thinking wrongly ; as our innermost being
> > > is the
> > > > >> >> >> same in all and all of us follow his dictates totally there is
> > > no
> > > > >> >> >> wisdom in worshiping  our creator as albeit we are Him. It is
> > > > >> >> >> ignorance to worship yourself. God is in all and it is God who
> > > does
> > > > >> >> >> everything as all our bound totally by Him. We should have a
> > > feeling
> > > > >> >> >> of love for all as essentially we are one and not harbour
> > > enemity for
> > > > >> >> >> those of us who are ignorant of the Truth and enjoy hurting
> > > others.
> > > > >> >> >> When a person knows that all are One then he attains a state of
> > > > >> >> >> calmness and if not he should try to achieve that peaceful
> > > state. But
> > > > >> >> >> of course we cannot cut the ties that bind us through this body
> > > and
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