old3bob

some deep ideas to think about....

projecting and analyzing all that is quite hip, and shrinkable, but I'm not your shrink nor am I looking for one but thanks for trying. FYI I was commenting on the earlier posted Judith song thus not the one you posted. Scroll back a ways and listen to and watch the Bob Marely video that I posted if you will, or not. It has no need to tap into dark power. Btw, the following saying is simple and pure, even transcendent in a way without overly lamenting or trying to be clever and profound even if it is profound for a Christian and really for any religion if understood right, "There but for the grace of God go I".

real good/Spirit is always present but relative good and evil come and go

that sounds like wanna be hip bullshit... there is not much to get other than dark rage, blaming God, Jesus or Spirit and not seeing our karma thus the singers lyrics and the tone of music is in a way glorifying hellish inner states of conflict and gnawing doubt or a false view about Spirit, thus not magical or spiritual, get it?

or $2k

I did not listen to the whole thing and did not need to with its typical hell metal like vibe. (the piper will collect on those enthralled to variations of same) I partly fell for some lower astral crap like that back in the 60's the 70's when I was a kid.

Btw in case you are not sure it is common to download or copy a youtube video right to this site thus not needing to list it as a url. It sounds like the band is tapping into the hell realms for dark power....

"Seems to me that Steve´s view of seeing the qualities attributed to Gods and Goddesses as human is useful in a practice context." by Luke; ok to a point and or in certain cases, but it is a mistake to think humans are the only type of conscious beings ! For there are Beings that have no trace of human conscience or sensibilities and there are also Beings far advanced spiritually beyond us. I didn't get that from a book...

Steve, your humble and deeply diplomatic posts and sincere humanity are not wrong about anything, your wisdom of a cool head is very much appreciated!

Love is one with the lasting root...

it has no lasting root in itself and needs to steal whatever it can get away with which lasts for awhile, which has been a very long while but not forever, thus after stealing and consuming all it can get away with it then implodes or self destructs on itself.

"why" is a dualistic type of question about non-duality, which is simple beyond regular knowing and thus an answer other than mental speculation can not be had that way, anyway in using the term Brahman it can not be added to or taken away from since It is complete. Btw why Love? Isn't Love the only one that knows.... as also echoed with, "Peace that passes all understanding", Philippians 4:7 (thus also beyond regular understanding)

that could use some further detail...

could also be likened to a tidal wave of black, consuming darkness coming upon us, but there are those that "stand strong' against it...

Non-duality insistence is smug when it writes everything off as some form of illusion or not understanding the teachings, even if it means well.