31 Mar 07
prayers are a way of focusing the mind, connecting to your inner truth, only if you believe you can come to answers and strength to realise them yourself can you be free from the delusion that things will come to you out of thin air. nothing wrong with believing in a medium that will help you arrive at your own capable self. sometimes belief can inhibit realisation of self. this is when atheism can help in restoring a sense of reality. detachment from habitual wanting or desire (physical, mental or spiritual) to have something without effort is folly. so yeah, why not believe in nothing but realise everything you desire to be.
31 Mar 07
Originally posted by bilobadetachment from habitual wanting or desire (physical, mental or spiritual) to have something without effort is folly.
prayers are a way of focusing the mind, connecting to your inner truth, only if you believe you can come to answers and strength to realise them yourself can you be free from the delusion that things will come to you out of thin air. nothing wrong with believing in a medium that will help you arrive at your own capable self. sometimes belief can inhibit reali ...[text shortened]... ut effort is folly. so yeah, why not believe in nothing but realise everything you desire to be.
This sentence confused me. Do you mean to say that such detachment is folly, or that the desire for something without effort is folly? In the context of your post, I would think the first...
31 Mar 07
Originally posted by sonhouseWhy do you want to pray if you're not interested in God anyway?
Hey, it can't hurt and if there really is a god who answers prayers......
But you want to pray - this indicates that you want to talk to God - but remember in your prayers, God is not a wish-engine.... he will do what HE wants, not what you want....
31 Mar 07
Originally posted by Flower04So 'he' will do what YOU want, to ban atheism?
Why do you want to pray if you're not interested in God anyway?
But you want to pray - this indicates that you want to talk to God - but remember in your prayers, God is not a wish-engine.... he will do what HE wants, not what you want....
31 Mar 07
Originally posted by sonhouseHow about praying God's will, that has the best chance of getting a yes.
Then it does stand a chance of being answered in the positive?
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not WILLING that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.